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Third Video Message of Metropolitan Demetrius to the Faithful

Metropolitan Demetrius of America addresses the flock a third time encouraging them to pray in their homes if they are not able to get to church; and on prayers “for those who are absent with a reasonable cause.”  

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Teaching of the Holy Fathers On Illness ~ Father Seraphim Rose

  Everyone, whether or not he is a Christian, must expect a certain amount of sickness and discomfort to enter his life. Physical pain is universal; no one escapes it. Therefore, how much we suffer from illness, or how intensely, does not matter so much as how we understand these infirmities.The […]

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A Second Video Message of Encouragement to the Faithful ~ Metropolitan Demetrius (G.O.C.)

Metropolitan Demetrius, sending another message of encouragement to the faithful concerning the present trials in conjunction with the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross.  

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Follow-up letter to the flock regarding the Coronavirus from the Eparchial Synod of America (G.O.C.)

 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΟΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΗ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ  ΙΕΡΑ ΕΠΑΡΧΙΑΚΗ ΣΥΝΟΔΟΣ Γ.Ο.Χ. ΕΝ ΑΜΕΡΙΚῌ  HELLENIC ORTHODOX TRADITIONALIST CHURCH OF AMERICA  HOLY EPARCHIAL SYNOD OF THE G.O.C. IN AMERICA  March 7/20, 2020 The Holy Hieromartyrs of Cherson  Protocol no.  2020-2 Beloved Clergy and Faithful,  This letter is a follow-up to the recently published […]

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Encyclical Concerning the Divine Liturgy and Divine Communion at a Time When the Coronavirus is Spreading

  Hellenic Republic Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece The Holy Synod Protocol No. 3022 Athens, February 29/March 13, 2020 Encyclical Concerning the Divine Liturgy and Divine Communion at a Time When the Coronavirus is Spreading   Beloved Fathers and Brethren in Christ; Beloved Children in the Lord: The […]

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Keeping The Faith – A Lenten Message by Metropolitan Demetrius, 2020

In this short video, Metropolitan  Demetrius (G.O.C.) of America  sends a message to the faithful concerning the coronavirus stressing that although it is necessary for us to take all the proper precautions to assure that we do not contract the virus by lack of cleanliness, Holy Communion is the mystery […]

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“Come now, let me relieve the wound of thy despondency…”

Letter to Olympia. To my lady, The most reverend and divinely favoured deaconess Olympia, I John, Bishop, send greeting in the Lord. Come now let me relieve the wound of thy despondency, and disperse the thoughts which gather this cloud of care around thee. For what is it which upsets thy […]

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Every Christian Must Bear His Cross

EVERY CHRISTIAN MUST BEAR HIS CROSS   St. Metropolitan Philaret Third First Hierarch of the ROCOR (†8/21 November, 1985) At today’s Divine Liturgy we heard that the Lord Jesus Christ said that a Christian must carry his cross: whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up […]

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Sermon for the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Sermon on the Transfiguration of the Lord Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky, +1936), the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad   The prayers sung in church today explain to us, brothers, that the Lord revealed His divine Transfiguration with the specific goal of persuading His followers that they, too, are to […]

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Metropolitan Demetrius visits for our parish feast day

This year’s celebration of Saint Vladimir was made even more festive with a visit from our Bishop His Grace Metropolitan Demetrius of North and South America (G.O.C.) Below are a few photos taken during the services and a link to a video of an impromptu question/answer session after the meal […]