| What is one to make of these accounts? If nothing else, for now, one can acknowledge the special place that Matushka Olga has had in the lives of certain native people and a growing number of contemporary women. But it is in the slow and gradually expanding process of knowledge which moves from local veneration to broader awareness that God reveals how He can be " wonderful in His saints. " Matushka Olga was herself a midwife and may have also known from personal experience the traumas of being abused earlier in her life. Perhaps it is in this role as an advocate for those who have been abused, particularly sexually, that God will continue to use Matushka Olga in drawing " straight with crooked lines, " His work of " creating beauty from complete desolation and nothingness. " If God wills, may it also one day be possible to exclaim: " O Blessed Mother Olga, pray to God for us! " Fr. John Shimchick Jacob " s Well 7 октября 2015 г. Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также St. Juvenaly – First Martyr of America Commemorated July 2/15 St. Juvenaly – First Martyr of America Commemorated July 2/15 The holy, glorious, right-victorious hieromartyr Juvenaly of Alaska, Protomartyr of America, was a member of the first group of Orthodox missionaries who came from the monastery of Valaam to preach the Word of God to the native inhabitants of Alaska. He was martyred while evangelizing among the Eskimos on the mainland of Alaska in 1796. His feast day is celebrated on July 2, and he is also commemorated with all the saints of Alaska (September 24), and with the first martyrs of the American land (December 12). On the Sunday of All Saints of America Jesse Dominick On the Sunday of All Saints of America Jesse Dominick Although he is not officially canonized, Fr. Seraphim is the first truly American saint. Комментарии isabelle 26 апреля 2017, 09:00 Thanks be to God for this article on St.Olga. Thank you Fr Shimchick, I so needed this. Maria 16 января 2017, 16:00 God,help us through your saints.I have read the accounts of St. Olga many times,and always am in awe of how she helped people. We can all strive to help others,and ourselves,even in a small way. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: |
| Let us bow down, brothers and sisters, who hunger and thirst after righteousness, with our hearts, to the pure life-giving source of Holy Scripture. Without it, the soul is doomed to decay and spiritual death. With it the soul blossoms, as paradisiacal flowers, saturated with verbal, life-giving dew, worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven. Priest Andrei Chizhenko Translated by Jesse Dominick Pravlife.org 11 мая 2017 г. Not all of these works are available in English, but we do have other Patristic commentaries on the Gospels from St. Cyril of Alexandria, St. Augustine, the Venerable Bede, and others.—Trans. Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Methodius: The Deep Things of the Scriptures Fr. Ted Bobosh Methodius: The Deep Things of the Scriptures Fr. Ted Bobosh In the world today, especially in American Christianity, there are divisive debates opposing biblical literalists with those who do not think every scriptural verse was or is meant to be read only literally. Similar debates occurred from the beginnings of Christianity. The Gospel in the Church Archbishop Nikon (Rklitsky) The Gospel in the Church Archbishop Nikon (Rklitsky) The quiet wind of heavenly life blows within Christ’s Church. Through her is established a connection to the World on High, and mystical contact with eternity. In her is defeated death, which becomes a rest from labors and a portal to " the best and most useful. " Nevertheless, the majority of people, blinded by the sorry trumpery of life, does not notice the mystical spiritual life in the Church and cannot draw from her that water of life, about which the Lord said that those who drink of it shall never thirst; that is, they will receive complete spiritual fulfillment. |
| Vladimir Basenkov Translated by Jesse Dominick Pravoslavie.ru 16 сентября 2017 г. Рейтинг: 8.8 Голосов: 38 Оценка: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Domostroi or Domestic Order is a sixteenth-century Russian set of household rules, and instructions for various religious, social, domestic, and family matters. Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также How a Edinoverie Parish is Organized Vladimir Basenkov How a Edinoverie Parish is Organized Vladimir Basenkov What was an Edinoverie parish like 100 years ago and today? How do Edinoverie parishes differ from conventional Orthodox parishes? This next article on the Edinoverie discusses these questions. Edinoverie Old Believers: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Vladimir Basenkov Edinoverie Old Believers: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Vladimir Basenkov The Edinoverie allows you to truly, as a in monastery, break away from worldly vanity, immerse yourself in a prayerful condition, look at the Orthodox faith through the prism of greater strictness with yourself, and pull yourself up to a personal spiritual height. Getting To Know the Old Believers: How We Pray Vladimir Basenkov Getting To Know the Old Believers: How We Pray Vladimir Basenkov There are no longer long services and plangent, angelic singing in our city parishes, and icons of the Rublev school are found far from everywhere. But grains of these olden times, of this semi-monastic life have been preserved, by the will of God, and survived to our day in the Edinoverie (United Faith, Old Rite) parishes of the Russian Church. Комментарии John Hand 17 сентября 2017, 05:26 Spasibo for another great, interesting article on the " Old Believers " . As far as I know the only English translation of the Domostroi is the edition Edited and translated by Carolyn Johnston Pouncy (Cornell University Press)- could someone tell me if this is a worthwhile translation for English speaker? Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: |
| The extent of the so-called “Western captivity” is debatable. See the article The Theological Writings of Archbishop John and the Question of “Western Influence” in Orthodox Theology by Fr. Seraphim Rose for a good discussion of the matter . —Trans. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также St. Gregory Palamas: Traditionalist or Innovator? Jesse Dominick St. Gregory Palamas: Traditionalist or Innovator? Jesse Dominick Although his theology was vindicated by several councils in Constantinople between 1341 and 1351, and he was canonized just nine years after his death in 1368, it remained a topic of disagreement. His theology and influence fell into nigh-obscurity from the late sixteenth century practically until the twentieth century, and today there is still disagreement within the Orthodox Church over how to understand his theology and interactions with his opponents, as well as continued debate from outside the Church. St. Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers Fr. George Florovsky St. Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers Archpriest George Florovsky Indeed, the Church always stresses the permanence of her faith through the ages, from the very beginning. This identity, since the Apostolic times, is the most conspicuous sign and token of right faith-always the same. Yet, " antiquity " by itself is not an adequate proof of the true faith. Second Sunday of Lent, St. Gregory Palamas Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko) Second Sunday of Lent, St. Gregory Palamas Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko) The triumph of Orthodoxy always starts in a person’s heart, and only afterwards is it expressed externally. True, sometimes there are cases when the external attracts the heart, as if waking it up. But for this to happen, there must be something in the heart, which makes such an awakening possible. God demands our heart. To serve God without heart, Orthodoxy without heart—this is the same as a man without heart. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Torch-bearers of the Triune Godhead Jesse Dominick Torch-bearers of the Triune Godhead A Homily for the Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs Jesse Dominick From these fathers we learn that the content of theology, the entirety of the Christian spiritual life, is the Mystery of the Cross, which shapes the ethos of repentance—our prayerful striving to become like Christ in all things—in the Orthodox Church. The Three Holy Hierarchs – Teachers, Intercessors and Protectors of Orthodoxy Patriarch Daniel of Romania The Three Holy Hierarchs – Teachers, Intercessors and Protectors of Orthodoxy Patriarch Daniel of Romania We pray to our Savior Jesus Christ, the Three Holy Hierarchs and to St. Demetrius the New, protector of Bucharest, to illumine you, to strengthen you and to grant you healing and health of soul and body, so that you can follow the example of the saints and to become worthy of the grace and light, the peace and joy of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen. Sermon on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) Sermon on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) There is much in common among the three hierarchs and great ecumenical teachers whom we commemorate today: Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. All three lived in a time when the Christian Church, after almost three centuries of persecution, received freedom and was flourishing throughout the Byzantine ‘oikoumene’. All the three were involved in contesting contemporary heresies. All the three combined serving the Church in episcopal rank with literary activity, and it is precisely their literary legacy which secured for them the paramount place that they occupy in Christian Tradition. All the three were victims of ecclesiastical intrigues. Their posthumous glory, however, exceeded any expectations their contemporaries might have had, and their significance for the entire Christian Church in East and West cannot be overestimated. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также With Love for Truth Jesse Dominick With Love for Truth On Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II and the visit of Pope Francis to Georgia Jesse Dominick As a wise and discerning shepherd, Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II maintained a balance between respect for his guest and respect for his own flock and Church, and his own ordination, with all its ensuing responsibilities, stating: “True faith, humbleness and our traditions—these are the ancient treasures that we preserve and will continue to do so in future. We greet you again and confess that our unity is in the true faith. Only true faith and love will open the path towards our communion.” Ecclesiastical Delegation from Greece Meets Patriarch and Hierarchs of the Church of Georgia Ecclesiastical Delegation from Greece Meets Patriarch and Hierarchs of the Church of Georgia Meetings Focused on the Church of Georgia " s Response to the Synod in Crete VIDEO: Georgian Orthodox Church rejects document on ecumenism drafted for the Great Council, 2016. VIDEO: Georgian Orthodox Church rejects document on ecumenism drafted for the Great Council, 2016. Following the session of the Holy Synod of the Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church held on February 16, 2016, His Holiness Ilia II, Patriarch and Catholicos of Tbilisi and All Georgia announced that the Synod has rejected the document " The relation of the Orthodox Church towards the rest of the Christian world " which was prepared for the upcoming Pan-Orthodox Council to be held in Crete in June 2016. Комментарии Anthony 8 октября 2016, 11:00 Thank you Fr Peter. An absolutely brilliant, succinct erudite summation of why this heretical council must be rejected. The Church is in such desperate need of people like Fr Peter to bring us Truth when our own hierarchs are dragging us into an abyss with their heretical ecumenism. Of course the Church has always suffered being battered by enemies from within - in the former times it was the valiant minority - saints like Athanasios the Great and Mark of Ephesus who defended the purity of Dogma. Nowadays we have men like Father Peter doing the same thing. God bless him and all those who defend our Church. © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Only try from a young age to instill in them, with God’s help, love for prayer. It is a journey, and its boat will undoubtedly guide us to God. Fr. Andrei Chizhenko Translated by Jesse Dominick Orthodox Life 16 сентября 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также A Pastor’s Adult View on Children’s Confession Fr. Artemy Vladimirov A Pastor’s Adult View on Children’s Confession Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, Nikita Filatov Confession is the most important component of the spiritual life of every Christian, both adults and children. At what age should children begin to go to Confession? How to explain to them the essence of this Mystery? How to prepare for Confession? What can help to overcome the hesitation or even fear in our young people? Family Dinner as the Best Time to Educate Children Anna Saprykina Family Dinner as the Best Time to Educate Children A Mother’s Notes Anna Saprykina To read something pious at the table is a normal thing for a monastery. But to do something like that in the family would be completely impossible—at least in such a large family as mine, with small children... Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov on modern childhood education and instruction Interview with Nun Cornelia (Rees) Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov on modern childhood education and instruction Interview with Nun Cornelia (Rees) When you enter a school auditorium for the first time, you must first of all be clear about the following: children are joyful, knowledge-loving creatures who look at the world (provided they have not been captivated by computer games—more on this later) with wide-open eyes. Therefore, every educator—and especially, every instructor of God’s Law—must have a fresh and sharp perception of the world, the ability to approach a subject from an entirely unexpected side. Комментарии Olga chisenko 17 сентября 2016, 08:00 I am trying to find out where fr chizonko can be contacted. I may be related. Thank you Оля Olyatat@ yahoo.com. Thank you. My family lives in krolevets ukraine Isaac Crabtree 16 сентября 2016, 16:00 I really needed to read this advice. Thanks Jesse for translating such a work. © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| As concerns the Protestants, here there absolutely is no regenerating grace of the Holy Spirit in its wondrous manifestations, for Protestantism does not have the mystery of Chrismation, in which is granted to us the grace-filled strength to become new creatures in Christ. However, we must not only rejoice that we are children of the Orthodox Church, receiving from it this great grace; but we must unveil this grace in our lives, unto its wondrous manifestations. And this will come to pass only when we will steadily fulfill all the Divine commandments. Therefore let the words of Apostle Paul, heard by us in the Liturgy today, awaken in us not only a feeling of joy, but also the desire to realize this in our lives. Then the grace of the Holy Spirit will teach us the salvific, chaste, and holy life, and to us will be fully suitable the words of the apostle Paul: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world (Tit. 2:11-12). Amen. Delivered in the Russian embassy church of St. Nicholas in Sophia, January 6, 1924 From: Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev). Homilies (Sophia, 1944), pp. 17-20 (in Russian). St. Seraphim (Sobolev) Translated by Jesse Dominick Pravoslavie.ru 19 января 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также What is Holiness? Orthodox Spirituality, Part 1 Fr. Alexey Young What is Holiness? Orthodox Spirituality, Part 1 Fr. Alexey Young Fr. Alexey was a spiritual child of Fr. Seraphim Rose, and, as these videos attest, acquired his talent for synthesizing the Patristic Tradition and communicating deep subjects in easy-to-understand language. As the videos are in a format that cannot be posted we will be posting articles, with Fr. Ambrose’s blessing, based on notes on the videos, beginning with lesson one on the holiness acquired by the saints in their earthly life, appropriate for the feast of All Saints. The Baptism of Our Lord Archpriest A. Narushevich The Baptism of Our Lord Archpriest A. Narushevich Pride was the source of the sin of our forefathers, for they desired to become like their Creator, “like God, knowing good and evil” (Gen. 3:5). Our Lord Jesus Christ, accepting baptism from His creature, shows an example of great humility. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Why can " t the Pope see this? Thank God for true Orthodox hierarchs like Patriarch Ilya. And thanks for the article, Jesse. Ad Orientem 6 октября 2016, 01:00 AXIOS! Jesse Dominick 5 октября 2016, 11:00 When man fell the fallen mode of reproduction came into play. Those conceived by the fallen mode inherit the fallen mode of being, thus the Theotokos, conceived in the usual manner, received the fallen state of human nature, whereas Christ, conceived virginally, that is, in the unfallen manner, received the unfallen state of human nature. This is all clear in St. Maximus the Confessor, and others. As for a universal and infallible jurisdiction of the Pope -- well, we all know that Church history simply doesn " t bear that out, as is obvious from the Catholic Church " s own notion of doctrinal development, which we reject. Jesse Dominick 5 октября 2016, 11:00 Linus, it can be legitimately said in an Orthodox manner that the Spirit proceeds from the Father THROUGH the Son, as was laid down at the Council of Blacharnae in 1285. The saints you have mentioned lived several centuries beforehand and understandably may have spoken less precisely. A good book to check out would be " Crisis in Byzantium " by Aristeides Papadakis, in which he demonstrates that Patriarch Gregory II and others were aware of Patristic texts that sometimes seemingly taught a double procession, but when placed in proper context, they " re meaning is not that which was laid down at Lyons of a double procession as from one principle. As for the Theotokos - no doubt God was preparing a lineage to bring her forth. St. Gregory Palamas talks a good bit about this. Also, St. John of Damascus, in his Exact Exposition, speaks of her being foreordained, proclaimed in diverse images, etc, but he also speaks of her striving after holiness and becoming the home of all virtue whilst living in the Temple -- nowhere does he proclaim that she had been freed from the taint of original sin. Jesse Dominick 5 октября 2016, 11:00 Matthew, the translation of the Patriarch " s words were sent by a friend in Georgia, translating from this article on interpressnews.ge: You can at least run it through some online translators and see that the translation is accurate. |
| P. Antonio Arganda 27 апреля 2017, 03:30 Met. Hilarion is of the school of thought that Roman sacraments are " valid " . The differences between the Orthodox and the R.C.s are reduced to differences of opinion. He believes that Roman sacraments are completely valid. The ecclesial theology of St. Hilarion Troitsky is completely ignored as are the thoughts of many Orthodox canonists. It should be remembered that the Frankish heresy did not adopt baptism by infusion until 1311. Anthony 5 октября 2016, 16:38 @ Jesse Dominick - apologies, my comment was wrongly framed - I meant to say the article compares St Seraphim and pseudo Saint Francis, and shows just how disparate their spirituality is, in other words encouraging people to read it to see and understand the differences. Jesse Dominick 5 октября 2016, 11:55 Anthony, to be clear, the article comparing St. Seraphim and Francis of Assisi is in no way favorable to Francis. Anthony 4 октября 2016, 20:22 As a Greek Cypriot whose own home Church is spiralling into freefall heretical ecumenism and communion with the heretics, and as one who is now under Moscow, I find this extremely disappointing. Comparisons have been made in articles such as the one that appears above these comments, between St Seraphim of Sarov, and the prelest riddled, hapless pseudo- " " saint " " francis of assisi. And now someone from the ROC is giving a part of these holy relics to heretics. For what? Has 75 years of enslavement to godlessness not taught these people anything. Look at the spiritual state of Russia prior to the revolution. It " s this exact dabbling with heresy that brings the wrath of God. What a disgrace. Fr. Peter Olsen 4 октября 2016, 17:12 On the Russian Orthodox calendar we celebrate the transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas to Bari, Italy in 1087. Note that this was after the schism, and the relics were actually stolen by Venetians. The relics were put in the church of St. Stephen, I " m sure a church that still commemorated the Pope. The circumstances surrounding this were certainly different than gifting relics to the pope, but I always found it odd that it was God " s will that relics of an Orthodox saint should be transferred to heretics, and that it would even be celebrated on our church calendar. |
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