| Archive His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates Paschal Great Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 8 April 2018 year 23:25 On 8 April 2018, the Feast of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Paschal Great Vespers at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Concelebrating with His Holiness was an assembly of hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches to the Moscow Patriarchal Throne, and abbots of the stavropegic monasteries. Praying at the service were hegumenesses of convents, deans of the Moscow church districts and rectors of Moscow churches, clerics of Moscow and the Moscow region, members of the Moscow parish councils, staff members of the Synodal departments, representatives of the Orthodox youth organizations, and many pilgrims and parishioners. By tradition, used during Great Vespers was the old Gospel Book that dates back to the time of the Empress Yelizaveta Petrovna. It was bequeathed by the late Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechayev) and transferred from the Monastery of St Joseph of Volokolamsk to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. With the blessing of the late Patriarch Alexy II, this Gospel Book is brought from the sanctuary only twice a year, during Great Vespers on the feast days of the Nativity of Christ and of Pascha. After the Paschal Vespers, Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna greeted His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on behalf of the Holy Synod, worshippers and the plenitude of the Russian Orthodox Church, saying in particular: “For two thousand years lies and slander have been spread about the Nativity and Resurrection of Christ. However, nowadays I, deeply touched, want to say that with your blessing the preaching of the Risen Lord reaches even small children. Yesterday I heard a moving story about a child who had returned home after a meeting with a priest and said to his parents, “Mom and dad, do not take offense, I love you, love you very much, but I love the Lord more.” “This, Your Holiness, is the result of the missionary preaching activitites entrusted by you not only to clergymen, but also to educators. Your Holiness, allow us to wish you God’s abundant help in your Primatial ministry. And may the faith of Christ flourish and never die down in our homeland.” Greeting His Holiness Patriarch Kirill were also representatives of the Orthodox youth organizations, hierarchs, representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, clerics and laypeople. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church delivered a Primatial homily and blessed the worshippers. After the service, a concert took place near the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, organized by the Moscow Orthodox youth. Patriarchal Press Service Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the 11th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill 1 February 2020 year 14:11 On 1 st February 2020, the 11 th anniversary of his enthronement, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia officiated at the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was vested in his enthronement robes. Concelebrating with His Holiness was an assembly of hierarchs and clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches: Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, Bishop Antonije of Moravica of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Feoktist (Dimitrov) of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky) of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk of the Orthodox Church in America; and Archpriest Kakhaber Gogotishvili of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Among those praying in the church were Archimandrite Stephan (Dispirakis), representative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to the Patriarch of Moscow; Mr. Vladimir Legoyda, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media and acting head of the Patriarchal Press Service; hegumenesses of convents and clerics of Moscow and the Moscow Region; staff members of the Synodal and other church bodies, representatives of parish councils, faculty and students of the church educational institutions. During the Litany of Fervent Supplication prayers were lifted up for the unity of the Orthodox Church and for the protection of the Church from divisions and schisms. Special prayers were said for His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and the Russian Church under his guidance. The Primate of the Russian Church lifted up the prayer for peace in Ukraine. After the Divine Liturgy His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry read out a message of greetings from the members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, and presented His Holiness with a mantle and a bouquet of flowers. The Primate of the Russian Church delivered a Primatial homily and presented church awards. Patriarchal Press Service Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Tweet Нравится Patriarch Kirill asks priests not to give flowers for jubilee, but to help hospital Moscow, November 17, 2016 “Important equipment for the St. Alexei Hospital will be bought with this money,” said the chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Services, Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevsk, at a Moscow press conference. Patriarch Kirill will celebrate his jubilee on November 20. The central event will be the Liturgy in Christ the Savior Cathedral on Sunday. Primates and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches, as well as bishops and clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church will participate in the service. The service will begin at 9:30, with all desiring being able to congratulate the patriarch. Four Orthodox patriarchs and also heads and representatives of the remaining Local Orthodox Churches (fifteen in all) will take part in the Jubilee celebrations. Translated by Jesse Dominick 17 ноября 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Georgia’s Orthodox patriarch to visit Moscow to mark Russian patriarch’s 70th birthday Georgia’s Orthodox patriarch to visit Moscow to mark Russian patriarch’s 70th birthday Patriarch Kirill will celebrate his 70th birthday on November 20. A Word from the Patriarch The Third Week of Great Lent A Word from the Patriarch The Third Week of Great Lent His Holiness Patriarch Kirill The ascetic labor of self-restriction, the ability to choose the difficult path is the thing we cannot avoid on the path to success. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: The Most Disgusting Thing in the Church is Monastic Careerism His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: The Most Disgusting Thing in the Church is Monastic Careerism On August 22, 2010, on the feast of the Synaxis of the Saints of Solovki, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia served Divine Liturgy in the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Solovki Stavropegic Monastery. Комментарии Gerasimos 18 ноября 2016, 12:00 Wow, they can buy a lot of equipment for the price of a bouquet... Seriously, if you want to give the equipment maybe you should make the festival smaller? Maybe just don " t do any festival? © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Presentation of Italian Edition of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill " s Book " A Pator " s Word " Takes Place in Vatican Source: DECR Communication Service September 19, 2015 On September 18, 2015, the presentation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s book “A Pastor’s Word. God and Man. History of Salvation” took place at the German College in the Vatican. The book was published in the Italian language by Accademia “Sapientia et Scientia” in collaboration with the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Vatican Publishing House. Presenting the book at the ceremony were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk , chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. As Metropolitan Hilarion noted in his speech, the book “A Pastor’s Word. God and Man. History of Salvation” is a collection of talks given by Metropolitan Kirill (now Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia) within the framework of his programme on Russian TV. “This book enables a reader to hear the voice of a pastor, for whom his service to Christ and His Church is of utmost importance,” the hierarch said, “In these talks we often hear the voice of Christ Himself, since many programmes were filmed in the Holy Land.” The DECR chairman expressed his certainty that the book would find a lively response among the Italian readers, since, initially intended for the Russian audience, it speaks about eternal and universal truths in plain modern language. “Everyone will feel, with what love and care His Holiness addresses our contemporaries,” Metropolitan Hilarion continued. To conclude his speech, the DECR chairman expressed his hope that the presentation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s book in the Vatican would promote dialogue and mutual understanding between the Eastern and the Western Christian traditions. In his address, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller emphasized the importance of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s book for today’s European society. As Cardinal Müller noted, His Holiness’ most significant thought is that love alone can restore unity between Christians. Among those who also spoke at the ceremony were Prof. Giuseppina Cardillo Azzaro , President of the Accademia “Sapientia et Scientia” ; Mr. Vadim Razumovsky, Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Vatican; and Prof. Lorenzo Ornaghi, Rector Emeritus of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. 22 сентября 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| On the occasion of his Name " s Day Patriarch Kirill and Met. Hilarion (Alfeyev) sent greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria: Greeting from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Your Holiness, Beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant at God’s Altar, Please accept my heartfelt greetings on the commemoration day of the martyr Neophytos, your tireless intercessor before the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords (1Tim 6:15). By his prayerful supplication, this saint pleasing unto God helps you to follow your path, strengthening you for bearing the cross of your lofty and laborious primatial ministry, which you perform with zealousness to the glory of the consubstantial and undivided Trinity and for the salvation of the clergy and flock of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. May the King of Peace renew Your Holiness’ physical and spiritual strength by the intersession of your heavenly patron, and grant to you His abundant help for performing your ministry in His vineyard. With fraternal love in Christ, +KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Greeting from His Beatitude Metropolitan Hilarioin of Volokolamsk: Your Holiness, Please accept my cordial greetings with your Name " s Day. The untiring prayerful intercession of the holy martyr Neohytos, which has been assisting you in your monastic labours for forty years now, bestowing on you gifts of the manifold grace of God (1 Pt 4:10) and giving strength to Your Holiness for bearing the heavy cross of patriarchal service, is truly a source of God’s blessings for your abundant flock as well. In this day of celebration for Your Holiness and for the whole Bulgarian Orthodox Church, I prayerfully wish you peace, good health, and boldness in your primatial prayer for the future of the Bulgarian Orthodoxy. It is with warmth and gratitude that I recall our talks in Sofia, looking forward to new joyful meetings. With respectful love in the Lord, +Hilarion Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Chairmanof the Department for External Church Relations Moscow Patriarchate His Holiness Patriarch Kirill , Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) 25 января 2016 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Patriarch Kirill: It was a talk of Primates aware of their responsibility for the state of Universal Orthodoxy 31 August 2018 year 14:29 August 31, 2018 – His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia have met at the Throne Hall of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Phanar quarter in Istanbul. Participating in the meeting were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, DECR vice-chairman, and members of the Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Before the departure for Moscow from the Istanbul airport, Patriarch Kirill answered questions from journalists. According to His Holiness, for the past two years since the previous meeting of the two Primates, ‘much has happened in the life of our Church, and the whole situation in the world has greatly changed’. Having described the dialogue that took place between them as ‘a talk between two brothers’, Patriarch Kirill stated that they discussed ‘all the problems on the agenda’. ‘I hope we will continue working together so that the world may become better’, he added. ‘Without coordination with His Holiness, I would not like to let you into details, although there was nothing secret, nothing that would make one’s conciseness explode’, Patriarch Kirill specified, ‘It was a very correct talk – a talk between the heads of two Churches who are aware of their responsibility of the state of Universal Orthodoxy and for the state of human souls in places and countries under our responsibility’. Speaking about a continuation of pan-Orthodox dialogue, His Holiness underscored that ‘problems keep emerging, challenging Churches from the pastoral point of view. The world is changing rapidly, and no Church can make decisions that would run contrary to the position of another Orthodox Church’. ‘Therefore, we are simply programmed for interaction and cooperation, and since the world is rapidly changing, this cooperation, too, should be dynamic enough’, His Holiness concluded. Patriarchal Press Service Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Primate of the Ethiopian Church on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his enthronement 3 March 2023 year 10:00 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus " congratulated His Holiness Patriarch Abune Mathias of Ethiopia on the tenth anniversary of his enthronement. HIS HOLINESS ABUNE MATHIAS, PATRIARCH OF ETHIOPIA Your Holiness, Beloved Brother in Christ, Please accept my cordial greetings on the tenth anniversary of your accession to the Throne of Patriarchs of Ethiopia. As a worthy continuator of your predecessors’ labours, you work selflessly for the good of the people entrusted to you. Millions of Ethiopian Christians have found in you a good shepherd who with all his heart shares their joys and afflictions and is ready, in accordance with the Gospel, to lay down his life for his friends (Jn 15:13). The Lord Almighty has ordained that you steer the church ship in the trying times for Christians in Ethiopia facing many sorrows and ordeals. But the righteousness of God has been manifested (Rom 3:21) and now we state with gratitude that the Lord keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him (Dt 7:9). The years of your Primatial ministry have been marked by the rise of faith in the country, by the reunification of the Ethiopian Church in 2018 and by overcoming new divisions in these latter days. I am glad that today the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Moscow Patriarchate continue their active high-level cooperation, as was yet again confirmed by the meeting of the Commission for Bilateral Dialogue held in Moscow on February 11-16, 2023. It is my sincere hope that this trust-based cooperation will make further progress and bear good fruit. May Christ the Chief Shepherd preserve Your Holiness in health and longevity and grant peace and welfare to the people of Ethiopia. With brotherly love in the Lord, +KIRILL PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive On the Day of the Nativity of Christ, Patriarch Kirill celebrated Great Compline at the Church of Christ the Saviour 7 January 2018 year 21:28 In the evening of January 7, the Day of the Nativity of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Great Compline at the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. His Holiness was assisted by a great assembly of bishops and clergy. Among them were representatives of Local Orthodox Churches to the Patriarchal See of Moscow from the Orthodox Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Serbia, Jerusalem, Bulgaria and the Czech Lends and Slovakia. Among the numerous worshippers were mothers superior of Patriarchal convents, Moscow clergy, members of parish councils of Moscow churches, and staff members of synodal departments. The service was broadcast live by the TV Center and Soyuz TV channels. Patriarch Kirill read the beginning of the Gospel from the old altar-Gospel of the time of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, which is brought out of the Church of Christ the Savour’s altar twice a year: during the Christmas and Easter Great Compline. After the service, Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna extended greetings to His Holiness on behalf of the plenitude of the Russian Orthodox Church. He spoke about new Christian martyrs who spilt blood in the last century of the Russian Orthodox Church, ‘And we can see that the Christian blood and prayers of new martyrs have proved to be capable of restoring the Russian Orthodox Church to her former magnificence’. He also praised Patriarch Kirill for his missionary efforts, saying, ‘We see the fruit of your missionary work in the Russian land, because since you became the Primate of the Russian land you have tirelessly repeated that our love, education and mission work should be addressed in the first place to the youth. May the Lord bless your Primatial ministry with many good years for the sake of the prosperity of the Russian Orthodox Church and our beloved Motherland’. Maria Antipova, student of Moscow State University, and Mikhail Kotelnikov, chief conductor of the Youth Synodal Choir, brought greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on behalf of the Orthodox youth in Moscow. Then His Holiness addressed himself to the congregation with a primatial homily. This was followed by traditional greetings extended to the patriarch by bishops, clergy and laity. Patriarchal Press Service/ DECR Communication Service Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia: We perceive the provocations against the Patriarch of the Russian Church as provocations against the entire Orthodox Church 21 June 2022 year 10:02 On June 18, 2022, Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia, a hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, received in audience a group of British journalists - representatives of various news agencies. In the talk with them, His Eminence Theodosios stated in particular: “We are categorically against of all kinds of provocations carried out by some Western forces against His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. We cannot silently see such attacks, which we consider to be illegal, inappropriate actions against a religious person of a high standard, who is a true spiritual symbol of modern Orthodoxy. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill does not participate in any political conflict. He, as a man of peace, is always in favour of dialogue. We as a part of the Orthodox Church, proceeding from our moral and religious convictions, reject as well all kinds of wars, every manifestation of violence in any region of the world. The accusations against Patriarch Kirill are false and unfounded. I would like to emphasize again that His Holiness always called on all sides to reconcile, to renounce wars and violence. Today we call upon those who engage in incitement in the West against Patriarch Kirill to abandon their aggressive attitude not only against His Holiness but also against the entire Orthodox Church. We express prayerful support for the Russian Orthodox Church and her Primate, Patriarch Kirill. We ask God for an end of the war in Ukraine, for a possibility for settling all the political differences through dialogue and adoption of well-considered decisions. The provocations against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church are perceived by us as hostile actions on the part of the West against the entire Orthodox Church. Once again, I would like to express the feeling of profound solidarity with the Russian Church and the certainty that these accusations, which are unfounded, will not affect the life of the Russian Orthodox Church, its head, clergy, and faithful. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill is the Primate for more than 100 million believers, not only from Russia and Ukraine, but also from many other countries of the world. Coming from his lips were always sermons about love, peace, and mercy, as well as calls for reconciliation of all parties to the conflict, but also a rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism”. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Franklin Graham Meets with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk October 29, 2015 Son of legendary American evangelist Billy Graham , Franklin Graham, head of the Samaritan’s Purse charity organization, is in Moscow this week and has met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. According to Interfax-Religion , during the meeting with His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill spoke of the ever-declining moral values in western societies, noting that they have become secondary in such societies, made up as they are of migrants of various religions. " Radical changes in spiritual life have occurred in the West in the past few years. Western countries have stopped identifying themselves with the Christian tradition. On the basis of the fact that not only Christians now live in the West, they have gone to the idea of society in which Christian moral values should not dominate, " the patriarch noted. Expressing concern over laws that equate gay marriage with that ordained and blessed by the Lord, he stated: " People who disagree with these laws are even subjected to repression. And the Christians who defend the eternal significance of Christian moral values are subjected to all kinds of pressure, primarily information.” On the meeting, Graham wrote on his Facebook page: This week I am in Moscow, and it was a great privilege to meet with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church today. We discussed the persecution of the church worldwide, especially in countries like Syria, and the need to protect Christians. We discussed the refugee crisis and how the church can help these people who are fleeing for their lives. And we talked about the need to reach a younger generation brought up in secular schools surrounded by a secular culture who know nothing of God and His love for them. I appreciate Patriarch Kirill’s very clear moral voice on issues of marriage, family, and the sanctity of life. On Graham’s meeting with Metropolitan Hilarion at the rectory of the “Joy of All Who Sorrow” parish, the DECR Communication Service reports that they amicably discussed the possibility of cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association on issues such as defense of traditional morality and humanitarian aid. His Eminence also previously met with Billy Graham during a visit to America. 29 октября 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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