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“On the Inevitability of Suffering” ~ By New Hieromartyr John, Archbishop of Riga and Latvia,
On the Inevitability of Suffering By New Hieromartyr John, Archbishop of Riga and Latvia, Who, For His Unyielding Witness to the Truth Suffered Many Persecutions And Was Burned Alive By Communist Assassins In the Night of October 12, 1934. “From that time, Jesus began to show to His disciples […]
Paschal (Resurrectional) Epistle 2023 from our Bishops
(The Resurrection of Christ and the raising of Adam and Eve from Hades) Paschal Resurrectional) Epistle 2023 from our Bishops “O Thou Who art risen from the dead, raise us up who have fallen into sin” (Resurrectional Sticheron in the Fourth Tone) Beloved Fathers and Brethren in the [Risen] Lord: […]
Explanation of Great or Holy Thursday ~ from the Synaxarion
GREAT THURSDAY On Holy and Great Thursday, the Divine Fathers, who ordered all things aright, in succession to the Divine Apostles and the Sacred Gospels, have handed down to us the tradition of celebrating four events: the sacred Foot-washing, the Mystical Supper (that is, the bestowal of […]
An Explanation of the Services of Holy Week and Pascha
A Brief Explanation of the Services of Passion Week and Pascha Source: Bishop Alexander [Mileant] Holy and Great Monday THE WEEK OF OUR Savior’s Passion begins with Holy and Great Monday. The first three days of Holy Week recall Christ’s last teachings with His disciples. These teachings inspire […]
Video Lecture ~ “The Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple”
This very edifying lecture concerning the Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple explains how this feast assists us in our preparations as Orthodox Christians for the Celebration of Our Lord’s Nativity and goes further towards the understanding of how the church structures its holidays. […]
The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul
The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul A sermon by Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (+430AD) On this present day holy Church piously commemorates the suffering of the holy, glorious and all-praiseworthy apostles Peter and Paul. Saint Peter, the fervent follower of Jesus Christ, for […]
Nativity Message from Our Synod of Bishops 2021
Hellenic Republic Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece The Holy Synod To be read in Church on the Feast of the Nativity Protocol No. 3167 NATIVITY MESSAGE for 2021 “To adore Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Orient from on high. O Lord, […]
A Christmas Sermon ~ Metropolitan Demetrius
Sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on December 24, 2021/ January 6, 2022, at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.
The Feast of Nativity ~ its Origins
You may have heard from unbelievers, and even certain “Christians” that the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, Christmas, has “pagan roots”, and thereby try to diminish its importance, its holiness and even its “Christianity”. Or some will say: “Christmas is not mentioned in the Bible.” This shows that they […]
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