| Tweet Нравится Venerable Fathers Mikael and Arsen the Georgians (9th century) Memory 3 (16) May Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians. Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians. The biographies of Sts. Mikael and Arsen the Georgians have unfortunately not been preserved. It is known that they were contemporaries of Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (843–859). The following entry is recorded in the synodicon of Jerusalem’s Holy Cross Monastery: “Our Holy Fathers Mikael and Arsen, founders of Olympus.” The record indicates that Sts. Arsen and Mikael established Georgian monasticism on Mt. Olympus. According to Paul Ingorokva, a scholar of the Georgian Middle Ages, Arsen was probably a disciple of St. Grigol of Khandzta. Ingorokva calls Arsen “a handsome gentleman, a kind monk full of wisdom, the son of a great nobleman, and a relative of St. Eprem, bishop of Atsquri.” It is believed that at some point Arsen moved from Khandzta Monastery to Palestine and labored there with a certain Macarius of Leteti. Afterward, St. Arsen founded a Georgian monastery on Mt. Olympus in Asia Minor. Twenty years later, Venerable Ilarion the Georgian arrived on Mt. Olympus and found three Georgian monks who were almost certainly disciples of Mikael and Arsen. O Holy Fathers Mikael and Arsen, most radiant stars, bestow upon us the grace of your prayers and enlighten the faithful of our nation and the world! Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press : St. Herman Press, P.O. Box 70, Platina, CA 96076 22 мая 2007 г. 1 Synodicon: a commemoration book. Mt. Olympus, located in Bythinia of Asia Minor, southeast of Prousa, was an important monastic center from the 5th to the 14th centuries. The monasteries of Olympus came to include the monastic communities on the plain of Prousa. The number of monasteries in the region is numbered at around fifty, their apogee occurring between the 8th and 10th centuries, when Olympus occupied the first place in the list of holy mountains. Monasteries in the region included Atroa, Chenolakkos, Medikion, and Pelekete. |
| Valaam Monastery Celebrates Twenty-seventh Anniversary of Revival of Monastic Life On December 13, 2016, the feast-day of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, the Stavropegic Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration celebrated the twenty-seventh anniversary of the rebirth of monastic life on Valaam. In 1989, the first six monks arrived to restore Valaam Monastery. These were Hieromonks Barsanuphius (Kapralov), Gerontius (Fedorenko), Photius (Begal), Hierodeacon Seraphim (Gordeyev), and novices Leonid Makarov and Vadim Erlikh. With the coming of the first monks, spiritual life began anew on the island, and services were resumed at the Church of Venerable Sergius and Herman of Valaam, the Wonder-workers. “More than a quarter-century—that is a whole generation,” noted Bishop Pankraty of Troitsk, Abbot of Valaam Monastery. “Now I am happy to see the same pilgrims who visited the monastery nearly thirty years ago and were baptized and entered into the Orthodox Church. I see their children too: now they are adults and many of them have their own families. And now we are baptizing their children. This really gladdens us! Today the second generation of Christian families who found the true faith owing to Valaam Monastery is growing up. “For centuries, the brethren of Valaam Monastery has preserved a tradition according to which the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called stopped here, on Valaam, during his travels through the vast expanse of the future Holy Rus’. In memory of this monastery’s tradition, the great builder of Valaam Monastery, Abbot Damascene, in the mid-nineteenth century built a chapel in honor of Apostle Andrew the First-Called and a memorial cross here. Later, when this site was visited by the prominent Russian merchant and benefactor Innocent (later Schema-Monk Innocent) Mikhailovich Sibiryakov (1860-1901) shortly before his move to the St. Andrew’s Skete on Holy Mount Athos, his heart was filled with the desire to build a Church in honor of Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Thanks to his contribution a fine church was constructed here. “Valaam was predestined by God to be a place of solitary monastic prayer, a place of ascetic labors—and we should always keep this in mind. We mustn’t grow slack but endure all the temporary hardships and temptations, all the sorrows which are inevitable on the monastic path for the sake of the promise of Christ, Who said, H e that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved (Mt. 24:13) and Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven (Mt. 5:12).” Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| St. Tamar " s Church under construction in Adygea celebrates its patronal feast/Православие.Ru St. Tamar " s Church under construction in Adygea celebrates its patronal feast Maikop, April 28, 2015 Construction of the Church in honor of the Holy Right-Believing Queen Tamara of Georgia (+ 1207, feast: May 14 and the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women) has begun in Maikop. Maikop is the capital of Adygea—an autonomous republic in the Northwest Caucasus in Southwestern Russia, with a largely Muslim population. While the church walls are currently being constructed, services are temporarily celebrated in a repaired trailer. On the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women by the grace of God and through the parishioners’ joint efforts the church celebrated its patronal feast already for the sixth time, reports the official website of the Maikop and Adygea Diocese. The congregation had been preparing for this festival in advance, improving the church territory and making the festal meal. In the evening of April 25 the Vigil service was celebrated with blessing of breads. On April 26, on the patronal feast, the Divine Liturgy was performed. The church rector, Priest Alexander Zvonchenko, served the Liturgy with Archpriest Oleg Mayorov concelebrating him. The seventh anniversary of priestly ordination of Father Alexander, celebrated at the same day, added to the solemnity of the festival. The parishioners together proclaimed the priest “Many years”. Archpriest Oleg cordially greeted Fr. Alexander on this anniversary and gave him an icon of the Savior. 28 апреля 2015 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Russian Church opens the first monastery in Ingushetia Russian Church opens the first monastery in Ingushetia The Holy Synod of the Russian Church at its session on Wednesday approved of Bishop of Makhachkala and Grozny Varlaam’s initiative to open the New Sinai Monastery in the Stanitsa of Ordzhonikidzevskaya (Sleptsovskaya) in Ingushetia. First service celebrated at the first convent of the Republic of Adygea First service celebrated at the first convent of the Republic of Adygea For 20 years the clergy, the monastics and parishioners have wanted a convent, now that the dream is coming true thanks to the labors of the sisters headed by the Abbess, Mother Taisia (Ostavchuk). Museum of history of Orthodoxy in North Caucasus opens in Pyatigorsk Museum of history of Orthodoxy in North Caucasus opens in Pyatigorsk The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church made the decision to establish this monastery in 1904. It was founded with the blessing of St. John of Kronstadt, who even marked this place with a cross on the photographs that had been shown to him. Some of the saint’s personal things are on display at the museum’s exposition. Комментарии © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| New Patriarch to pray for peace in Bulgarian’s Soul February 25, 2013 Neofit, the newly elected Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, vowed to pray for peace in the hearts of the Bulgarian people, minutes after he was officially enthroned. On his way to the Holy Synod, the new patriarch declined to make any comments to the reporters and his only words were: “The first task of the church is to be united and work together. May all Bulgarians be happy and work for the good of Bulgaria.” The new Patriarch, bishops, priests, President Rosen Plevneliev, ministers, delegates and officials took a family photo in front of St. Alexander Nevski cathedral. Ruse Metropolitan Neofit was elected Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church by the Holy Synod‘s national church council on Sunday after he prevailed over two other candidates at a runoff. The three who were were chosen after prolonged debates and stalemates last weekend were: Neofit, the Stara Zagora metropolitan Galaktion, and Lovech’s Gavriil. The news about Neofit‘s election was announced Sunday by interim Patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan, Kiril. Neofit collected 90 votes at runoff against Gavrail, who got 47. The announcement was accompanied by solemn church bells in downtown Sofia. Neofit was born on October 15, 1945 in Sofia. He is a graduate of the Theology Academy in Sofia, and has specialized in Moscow. Neofit is a former lecturer and conductor of the Theology Academy choir, coadjutor at Sofia Bishopric, President of the Theology Academy, first Dean of the restored Faculty of Theology at Sofia University, and was Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod. He is known to have been very close to late Patriarch Maxim. Bulgaria’s Patriarch Maxim , who led the Church since 1971, passed away on November 6, 2012, at the age of 98. A solemn procession from the Holy Synod building to the Alexander Nevsky cathedral followed the electionof the new patriarch. There was a cordon of representatives of all military divisions of Bulgaria. At the end of the enthronization ceremony, the new Patriarch stepped to the throne, when two Bishops promulgated three times “Worthy” for him, followed by the clergy and then the laity. The new Patriarch received the patriarchy attributes: robe, crown, scepter, the patriarchal cross and the engolpiya (small icons) – the latter two worn on the chest. The Orthodox Church 26 февраля 2013 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem arrives in Moscow Moscow, May 23, 2013 His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus of Jerusalem has arrived in Moscow for his official visit. The program of the visit of the head of the Church of Jerusalem includes: celebrations of the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture, visits to the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, and holy places of St. Petersburg and Valaam Monastery. His Beatitude Patriarch of the holy city of Jerusalem and all Palestine was ceremoniously met at Vnukovo airport. In the evening the delegations of the Jerusalem and the Russian Orthodox Churches will hold discussions in the throne room of the Patriarchal residence, reports Sinfo. On May 24, in the morning, in the Patriarchal Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, his Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus of Jerusalem and his Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia will serve a Divine Liturgy after which the Cross procession will proceed from the Church of the Theophany to Slavyanskaya square, where the heads of the Russian and the Jerusalem Orthodox Churches will hold a solemn prayer service at the monument of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Equals-to-the-Apostles. Patriarch Theophilus’s participation in celebrations of the Day of the Slavic Writing and Culture is a continuation of the tradition of inviting heads of local Orthodox Churches to this holiday. His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople took part in the celebrations of 2010. A delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople takes part in these celebrations annually, and this year it is headed by Bishop Kyrillos of Abydos. On the same day, Patriarch Theophilus will visit the holiday concert, " Our Favorite Songs " , in the evening on Red Square in Moscow, which open to all. On May 25, 2013, on the 100th-year anniversary of canonization of Holy Patriarch Hermogenes, his Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia and his Beatitude Patriarch Theophilus of Jerusalem will bless a newly-erected monument to St. Hermogenes in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin walls. St. Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia from 1606–1612, inspired the popular uprising that put an end to the Time of Troubles in Russia. The Polish Catholic rulers who martyred St. Hermoges for his steadfastness in the Orthodox faith were finally expelled. On May 27, the head of the Church of Jerusalem will come to St. Petersburg where he will take part in blessing of the St Nicholas naval Cathedral in the town of Kronstadt; during the following days he will be visiting Churches of St. Petersburg, the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and will also make a pilgrimage to the Valaam Monastery. 23 мая 2013 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Russian Patriarch Calls on Moscow, Athens to Cherish Common Spiritual Affinity Source: Sputnik Moscow, September 22, 2016 The Russian Orthodox Church hails the spiritual affinity between Russia and Greece and calls on Moscow and Athens to preserve it, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill said on Wednesday. " As long as she [the Mother of God] keeps Russia and Greece under her protecting veil we will survive. May God grant that the origins of our spiritual affinity are not disregarded … by our statesmen. We will remind them about them if they are neglected, " the patriarch said, speaking at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the ties between Russia " s Orthodox Church and Greece " s Mount Athos. Holy Mount Athos, located on a peninsula in northeastern Greece, is a famous monastic center with 17 Greek monasteries, one Russian named after St. Panteleimon, one Bulgarian and one Serbian. The district enjoys autonomous status within the Greek Republic. Russia and Greece are celebrating 2016 as a cross-cultural year, marking the millennial anniversary of the first Russian settlement on the Holy Mountain. Edited by OrthoChristian.com Sputnik 22 сентября 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Putin hopes to strengthen Russia-Greece cooperation Putin hopes to strengthen Russia-Greece cooperation The president has called the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Russian monks’ presence on the holy Mount Athos a landmark event of the year Greece and Russia hold conference on religious and pilgrimage tourism in Athens Greece and Russia hold conference on religious and pilgrimage tourism in Athens Pilgrimage routes in Greece and Russia will be presented during the conference and bilateral discussions will be held aiming to enhance cooperation between the tourism sectors of the two countries. " For Orthodox Unity! " Russian Bikers Will Make Greece Tour an Annual Thing " For Orthodox Unity! " Russian Bikers Will Make Greece Tour an Annual Thing Russia " s Night Wolves motorcycle club plans to make its " Holy Mountain " moto-pilgrimage to Greece an annual event, club spokesman Vadim Strogov said at a press conference at the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Athens Sunday. Комментарии Anthony 22 сентября 2016, 21:00 Our countries need much closer political ties too. Things could have been so different for both Greece and Cyprus had our leaders formed a much closer bond with those with whom we have so much in common - ie Russia and Serbia. Instead they have enslaved us to the babylonian whore in Brussels. © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| On behalf of the whole Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Luka thanked Patriarch Theophilos for his cordial welcome and the words of support and consolation that His Beatitude passed to the clergy and all the faithful members of the canonical Church in Ukraine. At the end of the meeting, director of the UOC-MP’s Pilgrimage Center Vladimir Telizhenko discussed with the patriarch details of the ministry of numerous clerics of the UOC-MP who had arrived to the Holy Land in these days. On the same day Archbishop Elisei of Izyum and Kupyansk, and Bishop Ephraim of Berdyansk and Primorye along with some of the pilgrims from Ukraine met with the primate of the Church of Jerusalem. The hierarchs of the UOC-MP thanked His Beatitude for their opportunity to venerate the shrines of Palestine and asked for his prayers for the Ukrainian state and people. Translated by Dmitry Lapa Pravoslavie.ru 4 октября 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Welcome Address to President Poroshenko of Ukraine from the Patriarchate of Jerusalem His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem Welcome Address to President Poroshenko of Ukraine from the Patriarchate of Jerusalem His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem " The Church of Jerusalem is the Church of the Cross of Christ. We share in both the joys and the sufferings of the Church and our peoples wherever they may be, and we stand ready to make our contribution to the restoration of peace and the building of reconciliation. " Jerusalem Patriarch calls Ukrainian schismatics " lost " Jerusalem Patriarch calls Ukrainian schismatics " lost " Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem urges Ukrainians to reconcile with Russia and calls leader of the unrecognized " Kiev Patriarchate " Filaret Denisenko " lost. " The Church schism is a bleeding wound on the body of the Ukraine, Holy Synod of UOC MP says The Church schism is a bleeding wound on the body of the Ukraine, Holy Synod of UOC MP says The Holy Synod grieves that the seizure of canonical churches by schismatic bodies are another obstacle to healing the schism. Комментарии Ncoli Cernusak 5 октября 2016, 17:00 Hello " I am in hopes that the poor folks i Ukraine are receiving relief. Could you tell me? © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| The best example of such an understanding, and the presentation of such an understanding of the Old Testament, is the famous sermon of the holy First Martyr Stephan, related in the 7 th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. Those who are interested in the topic mentioned here, should compare the conception of the Old Testament in the presentation of the Apostle Stephan and the same conception in the presentation of Prof. Kartashev. They will be easily convinced of their contrasts and will be able to judge for themselves, which of these conceptions is more logical, successive, has more historical understanding and artistic intuition. The true church understanding of this question is still absolutely identical to the understanding of it by the Apostle Stephan in the, one might say, first minutes of the Christian Church – Its unified character and catholicity, as it was defined by the great teacher of the Church St. Vicente Lerinsky: «What the whole Church always and everywhere believes and believed is unified-catholic.» Because the Church and Church truth, necessary for the eternal salvation of the soul, cannot depend on temporary historical and geographical factors. The Church considers only that theology, which has roots in eternity, to be Its own. Then it does not ask for any scientific diplomas from a theologian, but Itself confers them on Galilean fisherman John the Theologian and even on the malefactor on the cross: «for while the one was led down to hades by the heaviness of his blaspheming, the other was lightened of his sins, unto the knowledge of things divine.» The Church will never accept any other deep thinking as Its own and does not call it by the holy and elevated name of Theology, recognizing everything that does not belong to It – as mundane foolish wisdom, no matter what the external world calls it. Protestantism sank to the disgrace of «theologians,» like Prof. B. Bauer, «Pastor» Drews and others, who rejected the reality of Christ’s existence. Is it possible that scholarly «Orthodox theology» will come to such disgrace as well? Читать далее Источник: Translated from Russian by Tatiana Pavlova. Holy Trinity Orthodox Mission 466 Foothill Blvd, Box 397, La Canada, Ca 91011, USA Editor: Bishop Alexander (Mileant) Вам может быть интересно: Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Russian Ambassor visits Serbian Patriarch and Bishop Jovan of Sumadija/Православие.Ru Russian Ambassor visits Serbian Patriarch and Bishop Jovan of Sumadija November 26, 2010 On November 23, 2010, His Excellency Alexander Vasilyevich Konuzin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Serbia, made an official visit to His Holiness Irinej, Patriarch of Serbia, at the Ambassador " s personal request, reports the official website of the Serbian Patriarchate . The Ambassador informed His Holiness during the visit about his meeting in the Russian Embassy on the previous day with monk Artemije and his entourage, and expressed his regret for any misinterpretation of that meeting, which took place upon the initiative of monk Artemije, and not at the Ambassador " s request. The former bishop of Raska Prizen, Artemije, came to Mr. Konuzin to explain the recent events concerning his demotion from his own point of view. Mr. Konuzin listened out of diplomatic hospitality, but told his guest in conclusion that Church issues and problems must only be solved in the Church and not on the street, and that he himself was not called to solve their problems. On November 26, Mr. Konuzin was also received in the monastery of Kalenic by His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija. 29 ноября 2010 г. ... Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Metropolitan Hilarion Receives the New Russian Ambassador to the USA Metropolitan Hilarion Receives the New Russian Ambassador to the USA On September 26, 2008, Sergei Kislyak, the new Russian Ambassador to the United States, paid a visit to His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, at his residence at the Synodal Building in New York City. We offer our readers photographs of the event, which was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The Primate of the Russian Church Abroad Meets With the Russian Ambassador to France The Primate of the Russian Church Abroad Meets With the Russian Ambassador to France On Saturday, November 19, 2011, upon his arrival to Paris, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York proceeded to the residence of Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to France. Russian ambassador to Greece prays at the Cross of St. Andrew the First-Called in Patras Russian ambassador to Greece prays at the Cross of St. Andrew the First-Called in Patras After the formal reception the ambassador with his spouse visited the Monastery of the Holy Prophet Elias and the Monastery of the Mother of God where they prayed before the revered Icon of the Holy Theotokos, “Care for the Old”. The Monastery’s Abbot, Archimandrite Simeon (Chatzis), according to the custom, offered the guests a monastery meal. Комментарии Войдите через FaceBook ВКонтакте Яндекс Mail.Ru Google или введите свои данные: © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| Ukrainian officials exerting pressure on priests of the canonical Church Kiev, October 29, 2014 The official website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) has published the statement of the External Church Relations Department of UOC MP, made in connection with an attempt of the state authority in the Kirovohrad region to force the rector of the parish of Exaltation of Holy Cross to transfer to the uncanonical “Kyiv Patriarchate”. The full text of the statement is as follows: In connection with the attempted interference of the state authority bodies of the Golovanevsk (Holovanivsk) district of the Kirovohrad region in the activities of the local parishes of UOC MP with the purpose of the forced change of their confessional status, the UOC External Church Relations Department reports the following: On October 20, 2014, Rector of the parish of Exaltation of Holy Cross in Peregonovka village of Golovanevsk district of the Kirovohrad region Archpriest Svyatoslav Levandovsky was summoned to the Peregonovka village council, where deputy head of the district administration Vladimir Vladimirovich Kozak compelled him to transfer his parish from UOC MP to the so-called “Kyiv Patriarchate”, unrecognized throughout the universal Orthodox world. The government official exerted psychological pressure on Archpriest Svyatoslav Levandovsky and threatened him that in case of refusal to transfer to the “Kyiv Patriarchate” the clergyman would be forcibly driven away from the church and “left without his job and salary”. The UOC MP External Church Relations Department is authorized to state that such actions are a crude violation of the international and national legislation about freedom of conscience (of worship). Furthermore, the above-mentioned actions of a government official is a sheer abuse of his power. The mentioned fact also reveal’s the neglect of the commission of the Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatsenyuk to the executive state authority bodies of October 13, on “prevention of aggravation of interreligious relations, including seizure of buildings for public worship.” Once again we would like to stress that such gross interference by the civil authorities in UOC MP affairs is absolutely inadmissible. We state that information on this incident as well as other similar incidents will be reported to the competent Ukrainian bodies and international agencies that monitor cases of human rights violations, and the right to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion is an integral part of human rights. 1 ноября 2014 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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