Author: frandrew
The Joy of Christ’s Resurrection
The Joy of Christ’s Resurrection (Saint Philaret of New York) The holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, speaking in his Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ’s last farewell talk with His disciples, cites the Saviour’s words: “Ye now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart […]
Paschal Epistle of Archbishop Andronik (ROCOR)
(Russian text below) It is the day of resurrection! Let us be illumined for the feast! Pascha! The Pascha of the Lord! From death unto life, and from earth unto heaven has Christ our God led us! Singing the song of victory. Christ is Risen! Dear pastors, monastics, and laypeople […]
Holy and Great Friday
HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY Sermon of Saint Philaret of New York delivered in 1973 Last night, in the reading of the Ninth Gospel concerning the suffering of our Saviour, and this morning, when the Gospel of St. John was read during the Ninth Hour, we heard the Conqueror of Hades, […]
The Bitter Fruits of the Union of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and The Moscow Patriarchate
Below this introduction is a general epistle by His Eminence Archbishop Andronik of Syracuse and Saint Nicholas Convent. In it he exposes just a small portion of the change that our former brothers have gone through by their union with the so-called Moscow Patriarchate. As a illustration that this noticed […]
The Life-Giving Cross ~ Our Spiritual Treasure
The Holy Life-giving Cross of the Lord ~sermon from Saint Philaret of New York “Rejoice, Life-Giving Cross, invincible victory of piety, and door of paradise, confirmation of the faithful, rampart set about the Church. By it the curse is destroyed, and the reign of death is trampled down. Those born of […]
Sermon from the Consecration Liturgy of the New ROCOR Church in New York
Sermon of Archbishop Sophrony, Delivered during the Consecration of the New ROCA church in Mountain View, NY. July 21, 2013 (Russian Below) Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! I would like to preserve this feeling throughout the entire Liturgy, that we are celebrating a Paschal service, that Christ is with us, […]
Photo Gallery of the Consecration of the New Martyrs Church in Middleburg, N.Y.
On July 19th our Rector Fr. Andrew traveled with the guardian of the Holy Myrrh Streaming icon of St. Nicholas to the new monastery and residence of our Archbishop Andronik for the consecration of the Church. Over 400 people attended as well as Archbishop Sophrony of St. Petersburg, Russia. The […]
Spiritual Deadness
Sermon for the Sunday of the Myrrh Bearing Women. On Spiritual Deadness The White Angel by the tomb. 8th century fresco, Serbia. The Gospels have told us today[1] about the exploits of the holy women who followed the God-Man during His earthly wanderings. They witnessed His sufferings and were present […]
Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas Comes to Alberta, Canada
Miraculous and Holy Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas Comes to Alberta, Canada During the week of the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the ROCA parish of St. Vladimir in Edmonton, Alberta, was blessed to receive a visit from the Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Nicholas, brought […]
Parish life ~ Helping each other
One of the greatest pleasures of parish life… An expression of our bond as a parish family is when we can help each other with some project or task that is needed. Here are a few photos from when we replaced the roof on an parishioner’s garage. One of our […]
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