| The Enthronement of Bishop Irénée at the Ottawa Cathedral Source: OCA Natalya Mihailova 29 November 2014 The Enthronement of His Grace, Bishop Irénée as Bishop of Ottawa and the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Canada will be celebrated at Annunciation/Saint Nicholas Cathedral here on Saturday, November 29, 2014. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, will preside at the Divine Liturgy and the Rite of Enthronement, during he will present the archpastoral staff to Bishop Irénée. A celebratory banquet will follow at the cathedral. Bishop Irénée, who had been serving as Administrator of the Archdiocese of Canada, was elected by the Holy Synod of Bishops on October 21, 2014. Three weeks earlier, he had been nominated by delegates to the Extraordinary Archdiocesan Assembly held in Gatineau, QC. Born in Montréal, Quebec on December 25, 1948, Bishop Irénée received a BA in Slavic Studies from the University of Ottawa in 1971, after which he began studies at Holy Trinity Seminary, Jordanville, NY. He was accepted as a novice at Holy Trinity Monastery and placed under the spiritual guidance of Archimandrite Kiprian. In 1974, he was tonsured a Rassophore monk. The following year, he was tonsured a Stavrophore monk with the name Irénée, in honor of the sainted hieromartyr of Lyons. In 1978, he was blessed to serve in France. In May of the same year, he was ordained to the diaconate in Brussels, Belgium, and in August to the priesthood in Geneva, Switzerland. He continued to serve in France until 1982, at which time he returned to Canada to serve Montréal’s French mission. He and the mission’s faithful were received into the OCA in 1986. In 1992, Hieromonk Irénée was elevated to the dignity of Igumen by His Grace, Bishop Seraphim of Ottawa, to care for the French language monastics in Québec. He also served as a supply priest to the parishes in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto and Québec City. In April 2009, the Holy Synod of the OCA elevated Igumen Irénée to the dignity of Archimandrite and elected him as an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Canada with the title of Bishop of Québec City. In October 2009, ten bishops participated in his consecration to the episcopacy at Ottawa’s Annunciation Cathedral. On October 1, 2010, the Holy Synod appointed Bishop Irénée as Administrator of the Archdiocese of Canada. |
| His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Presides at 130th Anniversary Celebrations of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL Source: OCA Photo: oca.org On June 11-12, 2022, on the weekend of Holy Pentecost, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the celebration of the 130th anniversary of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL. Upon arrival, His Beatitude and Deacon Peter Ilchuk, Deacon to the Metropolitan, were greeted by His Grace Bishop Daniel of Santa Rosa, Locum Tenens of the Diocese of the Midwest. The celebrations began on Saturday evening with the All-Night Vigil service for Pentecost presided by His Beatitude and concelebrated by Bishop Daniel, Priest Alexander Koranda, Cathedral Dean, Archpriest Tarasiy Maxim, Archpriest Herman Kincaid, Deacon Peter Ilchuk, Protodeacon Thomas Keith, and Deacon Paul Garklavs. His Grace welcomed His Beatitude following the Vigil and a meal was hosted by the parish immediately after the service. The next morning, Sunday, June 12, Metropolitan Tikhon was greeted by Bishop Daniel of Santa Rosa and the clergy of the cathedral where His Beatitude then presided at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. His Beatitude gave the sermon where he exhorted the faithful to remember new life offered to Christians in the Holy Spirit: “This is the season of sanctity; this is the season of the spirit. This is not the beginning of a normal in-between time – of ordinary time understood as something pain or drab. Instead, this is the season when we celebrate the work that Christ came to accomplish and has accomplished. That work is the making of saints through the indwelling of His Holy Spirit.” At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan presided at the celebration of the Vespers of Pentecost and the kneeling prayers. Following the Vespers service, Bishop Daniel presented him with a panagia which belonged to Archbishop Paul of blessed memory in gratitude for His Beatitude’s care and leadership. His Beatitude then presented the cathedral community with relics of Saint Tikhon of Moscow. Finally, Father Alexander welcomed His Beatitude on behalf of the community and presented him with paintings of Holy Trinity cathedral, painted by Olga Garklavs. Concluding the Sunday celebrations were a community photo and lunch held at a local restaurant. |
| Archdiocesan Assembly nominates Bishop Irénée for vacant Canadian See Source: OCA Natalya Mihailova 03 October 2014 Clergy and lay delegates representing parishes from across the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Canada nominated His Grace, Bishop Irénée to fill the vacant See of Ottawa and Canada at an extraordinary Archdiocesan Assembly here on Thursday, October 2, 2014. Bishop Irénée‘s name will be forwarded to the Holy Synod of Bishops for canonical election. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, chaired the Assembly, which opened with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. The electoral plenary session followed. Earlier, members of the Archdiocesan Council had been appointed by Metropolitan Tikhon to act as a search committee to identify possible candidates. Bishop Irénée was born in Montréal, Quebec on December 25, 1948. In 1971, he received a BA in Slavic Studies from the University of Ottawa, after which he began studies at Holy Trinity Seminary, Jordanville, NY. He was accepted as a novice at Holy Trinity Monastery and placed under the spiritual guidance of Archimandrite Kiprian. In 1974, he was tonsured a Rassophore monk. The following year, he was tonsured a Stavrophore monk with the name Irénée, in honor of the sainted hieromartyr of Lyons. In 1978, he was blessed to serve in France. In May of the same year, he was ordained to the diaconate in Brussels, Belgium, and in August to the priesthood in Geneva, Switzerland. He continued to serve in France until 1982, at which time he returned to Canada to serve Montréal’s French mission. He and the mission’s faithful were received into the OCA in 1986. In 1992, Hieromonk Irénée was elevated to the dignity of Igumen by His Grace, Bishop Seraphim of Ottawa, to care for the French language monastics in Québec. He also served as a supply priest to the parishes in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto and Québec City. In April 2009, the Holy Synod of the OCA elevated Igumen Irénée to the dignity of Archimandrite and elected him as an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Canada with the title of Bishop of Québec City. In October 2009, ten bishops participated in his consecration to the episcopacy at Ottawa’s Annunciation Cathedral. On October 1, 2010, the Holy Synod appointed Bishop Irénée as Administrator of the Archdiocese of Canada. |
| Bishop Jovan of Slavonia visits Moscow Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 19 March 2015 Bishop Jovan of Slavonia, the Serbian Orthodox Church visited Moscow on 12-17 March 2015 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. On March 13, Bishop Jovan visited the St. Tikhon Orthodox Humanitarian University,’ took part in the meeting of the ‘PSTGU-Serbia’ Club of Russian Serbian Friendship and delivered a report on ‘Jasenovac and the Serbian Orthodox Church.’ On March 15, Bishop Jovan concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevo at the Church of the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin. The church is located at the Headquarters of the Russian Airborne Troops in Sokolniki, Moscow. Tweet Donate Share Code for blog Bishop Jovan of Slavonia visits Moscow Natalya Mihailova On March 13, Bishop Jovan visited the St. Tikhon Orthodox Humanitarian University,’ took part in the meeting of the ‘PSTGU-Serbia’ Club of Russian Serbian Friendship and delivered a report on ‘Jasenovac and the Serbian Orthodox Church.’ On March 15, Bishop Jovan concelebrated the Divine Liturgy ... Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. For example, 5 euros a month is it a lot or little? A cup of coffee? It is not that much for a family budget, but it is a significant amount for Pravmir. If everyone reading Pravmir could donate 5 euros a month, they would contribute greatly to our ability to spread the word of Christ, Orthodoxy, life " s purpose, family and society. |
| Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop Leo concelebrate Liturgy at New Valaam Monastery Source: OCA Natalya Mihailova 01 March 2016 On Sunday, February 28, 2016, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and His Eminence, Archbishop Melchisedek concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with His Eminence, Archbishop Leo and His Grace, Bishop Arseni at the Church of the Transfiguration of Christ at the New Valaam Monastery during the Metropolitan’s official visit to the Orthodox Church in Finland. Photo: http://oca.org/ At the conclusion of the Liturgy, Metropolitan Tikhon presented an icon and relic of Saint Herman of Alaska. In turn, Archbishop Leo presented an icon of Our Lady of Valaam to Metropolitan Tikhon. The texts of their greetings to one another appear below. Additional information on and a photo gallery of Metropolitan Tikhon’s visit to the Church in Finland will be forthcoming. [See related story .] Address of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon Church of the Transfiguration of Christ, New Valaam Monastery, Finland Sunday, February 28, 2016 Your Eminence, Archbishop Leo; Your Eminence, Archbishop Melchisedek; Your Grace, Bishop Arseni; Reverend Father Abbot Sergius and Brothers of this Holy Monastery; Reverend Fathers, Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The light of the Transfiguration of Christ, shining brightly in this Holy Church, in this Holy Monastery, and in Your Eminence’s words of greeting, leads us all to joy in Christ – joy in the Holy Eucharist, joy in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, joy in our common apostolic ministry in Finland and in North America. It has been a great blessing for me and my small delegation from the Orthodox Church in America to make this pilgrimage to the Finnish lands, to witness the great presence that the Orthodox Church of Finland has established here and to catch a glimpse of the Christian life in all three of your dioceses. We have been ably assisted by bishops, clergy, monastics and faithful of your Church, but most especially by Father Rauno Pietarinen, who has been our faithful guide throughout our visit. |
| Thousands of pro-life marchers from across the United States braved the cold in the nation’s capital on Friday, January 18, 2019 for the 46th annual March for Life which marked the anniversary of the January 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States. The theme of this year’s March was “Unique From Day One” . His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, led the Orthodox Christian hierarchs, clergy, seminarians and faithful at the March. Other members of the OCA Holy Synod of Bishops and Chancery staffers who participated included His Eminence, Archbishop Melchisedek of Pittsburgh; His Eminence, Archbishop Michael of New York; His Grace, Bishop Daniel of Santa Rosa; Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor; Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, Secretary; Melanie Ringa, Treasurer; and Archdeacon Joseph Matusiak. Archpriest John Parker, Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary , South Canaan, PA and Archpriest Chad Hatfield, President of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary , Yonkers, NY, led many students from their respective schools. Among others present were His Grace, Bishop Thomas of the Diocese of Oakland, Charleston and the Mid-Atlantic of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and His Eminence, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, the Ecumenical Director and Diocesan Legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church. Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health and Human Services and a member of the OCA’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, DC marched with Metropoltan Tikhon, hierarchs, and marchers. Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishops Melchisedek and Michael, Father Tosi and Archpriest John Kowalczyk appeared on the stage for the pre-March opening prayers, delivered this year by Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS. At the conclusion of the pre-March program, Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the celebration of a prayer service before making his way with the Orthodox Christian marchers to the Supreme Court building. Among the participants in the service was US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar , a member of DC’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral. Metropolitan Tikhon offers prayers during pre-March service. |
| Primate of Orthodox Church in America prays at Donskoy monastery before the relics of his heavenly patron. Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 06 December 2014 On 4 December 2014, the Feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple and the commemoration day of St Tikhon’s enthronement, the delegation of the Orthodox Church in America, led by His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, visited the Donskoy Stavropegic Monastery in Moscow. The delegation included Bishop Alexander of Toledo; archpriest John Jillions, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America; Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky, Director of the Office of External Affairs and Interchurch Relations of the Orthodox Church in America; archpriest Eric Tosi, Secretary of the Orthodox Church in America; archpriest Nazary Polataiko, Secretary of the Archdiocese of Canada; protodeacon Joseph Matusiak, Secretary of the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America; Ms. Melanie Ringa, Treasurer of the Orthodox Church in America; and Mr. Roman Ostash, Assistant to the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America. His Beatitude Tikhon was also accompanied by Archimandrite Alexander (Pihach), rector of the Moscow Metochion of the Orthodox Church in America – the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine In-the-Fields; archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations; and Mr. Dmitry Petrovsky, a DECR staff member. Photo: http://www.donskoi.org/ The Primate of the Orthodox Church in America said a thanksgiving before the holy relics of St Tikhon the Patriarch of All Russia. Concelebrating with His Beatitude were Bishop Alexander of Toledo; Bishop Sergy of Solnechnogorsk, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate; Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk, administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA; Bishop Tikhon of Podolsk, a vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; Hegumen Paramon (Golubka), abbot of the Donskoy Monastery; archpriest Nikolai Balashov, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; archpriest Vladimir Divakov, secretary of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia for the city of Moscow; protodeacon Vladimir Nazarkin, assistant to the DECR chairman; and brethren of the monastery. The prayer service was said in Church Slavonic and English. |
| Archive Primate of Russian Orthodox Church meets with His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada 6 December 2019 year 20:25 On 6 th December 2019, at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada. Representing the Russian Orthodox Church at the meeting were also Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations; Bishop Kliment of Krasnoslobodsk and Temnikov; Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, DECR vice-chairman; Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations; and Mr. Sergei Monakhov, DECR staff member. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon was accompanied by Archbishop David of Sitka and Alaska; Archimandrite Andrei (Hoarte), bishop-elect of Cleveland, auxiliary to the archbishop of the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America; Archpriest Alexander Rentel, chancellor of the OCA; Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk, rector of the OCA Representation in Moscow; and Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak, secretary to the OCA Primate. Prior to the brotherly meeting His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada celebrated a moleben at the Church of All Russian Saints. During the meeting that followed His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expressed satisfaction with the high level of bilateral relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church in America. His Holiness mentioned an educational project of the Summer Institute, organized by Ss. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Postgraduate Studies for representatives of various Churches who come to Moscow to learn more about the life of the Russian Orthodox Church. “In compliance with the agreement between our two Churches, among those studying in the Summer Institute are your representatives, your clerics. In particular, Bishop Daniel of Santa Rosa took a course there. We believe that this means of developing bilateral relations is of great importance,” His Holiness said. |
| Orthodox Christians to witness to sanctity of life at annual DC March admin 04 January 2014 On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Orthodox Christians from across the country will gather in the US capital for the annual March for Life. Metropolitan Tikhon with members of the Holy Synod participate in 2013 March for Life. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, will be joined at the March by several members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, including His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel; His Grace, Bishop Melchisedek; His Grace, Bishop Michael; and His Grace, Bishop Mark. Metropolitan Tikhon will deliver the opening prayer at the March’s outset. It is anticipated that students from Saint Tikhon’s Seminary, South Canaan, PA and Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Crestwood, NY, and clergy and faithful from the region and beyond will participate. Marchers are asked to gather under the “Orthodox Christians for Life” banner at the right side of the stage near Seventh Street. They will march to the Supreme Court, where Metropolitan Tikhon will lead the hierarchs, clergy and faithful in prayer for the victims of abortion. On Tuesday, January 21, Vespers will be celebrated at the OCA’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral, 3500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, at 7:00 p.m. A reception will follow. All marchers are invited to attend. On Wednesday evening, Metropolitan Tikhon will offer the invocation at the annual Rose Banquet at DC’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. Additional details will be posted on the OCA web site as they become available, while general information on the March may be found at www.marchforlife.org . For more information please contact Orthodox Christians for Life at www.oclife.org , the Saint Ambrose Society of Saint Vladimir’s Seminary at , or DC-area clergy. General March information may be accessed at www.marchforlife.org . In related news, an interdenominational service will be held at Constitution Hall on Wednesday, January 22, from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Representatives from many faith traditions—including Orthodox Christian—are expected to attend. |
| Eastern Orthodox make strong showing at March for Life/Православие.Ru Eastern Orthodox make strong showing at March for Life Washington, D.C., January 27, 2014 L-R: Bishop John (Abdallah), Bishop Mark (Maymon), Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp), and Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) March for Life President Jeanne Monahan addressed concerns that the annual pro-life walk was too heavily Catholic, reaching out to evangelical Protestants. But based on the participation of Eastern Orthodox Christians in this year's events, marchers may have been forgiven for believing the whole march breathed with the other lung. Every major event, and several minor ones, featured distinguished clergy from the world's second largest Christian denomination. Archpriest John Jillions, the chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), represented his church at the “National Memorial for the Preborn and their Mothers and Fathers,” an annual interdenominational prayer service held at Constitution Hall. The most visible participation came as Orthodox clergy filled the stage at the March for Life, which began with an invocation given by Bishop Demetrios (Kantzavelos), the Greek Orthodox bishop of Chicago. He prayed that the public witness would reach “civil authorities who have legislated against the rights of the unborn, jurists who have adjudicated against life, physicians who have not healed but have brought harm and death, parents who have made choices to end life in the womb – some callous and self-interested, others tragic and conflicted,” and “young persons raised in a culture that espouses a right for some to kill.” Bishop Demetrios, who also participated in the 2014 Chicago March for Life, said that supporting the right to abortion is based in “profound ignorance.” “Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do,” he said. He was joined on stage by the ruling hierarchy of the OCA (Metropolitan Tikhon, Bishop Melchisedek, Bishop Mark, Bishop Michael), as well as representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Antiochian Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, and a representative of the U.S. Catholic bishops. |
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