Category Archives: Epistles & Articles of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

An article by one of our Church’s most respected hierarchs, Archbishop Averki of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY (who reposed in the Lord in 1975), talks about the meaning of True Orthodoxy in the modern world. For more information … Continue reading →

“Thy resurrection, O Christ Savior, the Angels hymn in the heavens; Vouchsafe also us on earth with pure hearts to glorify Thee.” Stichera of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ   Congratulations to you all, honorable fathers, dear brothers and sisters … Continue reading →

Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Agafangel, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York Honorable prelates, dear pastors, brothers and sisters! The light fades and the darkness deepens – we draw near to the end of the Seventh Day. There is … Continue reading →

Beloved honorable Fathers, brothers and sisters in Christ! The time of Great Lent is at hand. In the yearly cycle in the life of the Church, the coming days are days of repentance. We celebrated the Nativity of Christ and … Continue reading →

This epistle to the flock was delivered on the ocassion of the glorification of the New Martyrs of Russia. In it, the Bishops of the Church Abroad express the unity in spirit with the new martyrs and the catacomb church. … Continue reading →

In this extremely important epistle, the council of bishops outlines the responsibility of the Church Abroad in Russia, and explains the reasons for the establishment of a church administration there.   As God willed, in 1920 a portion of the … Continue reading →

This resolution clearly defines the position of the Church Abroad towards the ecclessiastical body known as the Moscow Patriarchate. In this document, the Sobor denounces the election of Patriarch Pimen on behalf of the persecuted Russian Church, and cites canons … Continue reading →

This declaration clearly enunciates the ecclessiological position of the Church in Exile, rejecting the false self-proclaimed “patriarch” Sergius and proclaiming the sufferings of the Catacomb Church, here clearly identified as the “persecuted Russian Church” as opposed to the false official … Continue reading →

A letter addressing appropriate relations with the MP, and the ecclessiological position of the Church in Exile. Dear Father Victor, For a long time now I have been intending to write a few words to you, but somehow I haven’t … Continue reading →