| Therefore let us open our eyes while there is still time. Let us firmly believe that the final victory will not belong to the devil and his angels, but to our King and Leader Christ. So let us hasten to take up the victory-bearing weapon blessed by our King for battle—Great Lent; a weapon that is for us bright and glorious, and for our adversary terrible and fatal. Let us abstain from gluttony and drunkenness, that they might not burden our hearts (cf. Lk. 21:34) and not bury them in corruption and darkness. Let us abstain from gathering up earthly treasures, that through them satan cannot separate us from Christ and force us to surrender. And when we fast, let us fast not for the sake of human praise, but for the sake of our soul’s salvation and to the glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit the angels and saints in heaven and the righteous on earth sing hymns of praise—to the Trinity One in Essence and Indivisible, now and ever, and to all ages, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. St. Nicholai (Velimirovich) Translation (from the Russian) by Nun Cornelia (Rees) St. Nicholai Velimirovich Translation (from the Russian) by Nun Cornelia (Rees) 25 февраля 2017 г. Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц 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 Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц 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 " Fasting unites man with God " Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok " Fasting unites man with God " Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok The Orthodox Christians have the Nativity Fast from November 28 to January 6. Fasting is voluntary. However, people are terrified and think, “How can I read all prayers and abstain from food when my health is so poor?” The person does not trust God... |
| The Lord of creation, the one who walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden, the one who raised Lazarus from the dead, the one died on the cross for the sins of the world and rose again three days later calls to us. The bridegroom calls out to his church and to the world this morning, simply asking, “Who do you say that I am?” Amen. Given by Deacon Kevin at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Portland, OR 7 апреля 2012 г. Рейтинг: 3.5 Голосов: 6 Оценка: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц 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 Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц 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 Homily on the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) St. Nikolai Velimirovich Homily on the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) St. Nikolai Velimirovich But this event has more than historical significance; it also has a spiritual meaning, and therefore also a moral meaning for every modern-day Christian. According to the spiritual meaning, Jerusalem signifies the human soul, and the entry of the Lord into Jerusalem signifies the entrance of God into the soul. On Palm Sunday Archpriest Andrew Phillips On Palm Sunday Archpriest Andrew Phillips This is not just an historic event, but an event that can be repeated at every communion. For whenever we seek peace and humility as if seated on an ass, as innocent as children crying " Save, we pray " , then Christ enters our souls and makes them into Jerusalems within us. Homily on Palm Sunday St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Homily on Palm Sunday St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Here is another meaning of the colt of an ass. It is an image of every person who is led by irrational desires, deprived of spiritual freedom, attached to the passions and habits of fleshly life. Christ’s teaching looses the ass from its attachment; that is, from fulfilling its sinful and fleshly will. Sermon for Palm Sunday Sermon for Palm Sunday With the expectation of the Messiah, and the events of Christ’s ministry on earth, word travelled quickly around Judea that Jesus was the one whom the prophets had spoken about and whom everyone was expecting. Yesterday Christ performed a miracle by raising Lazarus from the dead, the miracle that foreshadowed his glorious resurrection next Sunday. Now everyone is convinced that this is the Messiah-king who will save the Israelites. Комментарии Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: |
| O, great is the power of God and ineffable are His wonders, so that one who loves God and abides by His will cannot be destroyed even by the grave and the earth cannot imprison him. Moreover, even during his lifetime the sea itself was obedient to him, and after his death, death did not affect his God-bearing body. But, moreover, like an aromatic lily it grew on the fragrances of his virtues which blossomed from his youth, and, as the prophet said: ‘his body did not undergo decomposition’ (Acts 2:31). Logismoi 27 января 2016 г. The 14th is the day St. Sava is commemorated by the Serbs. In the Russian Church, he is commemorated on the 12th. Here is an interesting post by Fr. Gregory Edwards on the Serbs " celebration of his feastday in Thessaloniki in 2009. Fr. Daniel Rogich, Serbian Patericon: Saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Vol. 1 (January-April) (Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1994), p. 102. Timothy Ware [now Met. Kallistos of Diokleia], The Orthodox Church , rev. ed. (London: Penguin, 1997), p. 76. Fr. Rogich, p. 66. Sir Dimitri Obolensky, Six Byzantine Portraits (Oxford: Oxford U, 1999), pp. 120-1. St. Nicholas (Velimirovi) , The Prologue from Ochrid, Vol. 1 , tr. Mother Maria (Birmingham: Lazarica, 1986), p. 58. Bishop Athanasius (Jevti), ‘The Mystery of Touch: Holy Relics in Serbia—A True Physical Love (An Interview)’, tr. Elizabeth Theokritoff, Christ: The Alpha & Omega , ed. St. Herman of Alaska Monastery (Alhambra, CA: Western American Diocese, 2007), p. 246. Obolensky, p. 121. Ibid ., p. 171. Ibid ., p. 171, n. 230. Domentijan, ‘The Life of St. Sava’, tr. Fr. Mateja Mateji, An Anthology of Medieval Serbian Literature in English , ed. Fr. Mateja Mateji & Dragan Milivojevi (Columbus, OH: Slavica, 1978), pp. 57-8. Fr. Justin (Popovi), ‘The Life of the Holy & Great Martyr Tsar Lazar of Serbia’, tr. Rt. Rev. Todor Mika & Rev. Stevan Scott, The Mystery & Meaning of the Battle of Kosovo: Selected Writings of Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich & Archimandrite Justin Popovich , Vol. 3 of A Treasury of Serbian Orthodox Spirituality (Grayslake, IL: Free Serbian Orthodox Diocese of the USA & Canada, 1989), p. 2. Atanasije, ‘Eulogy to St. Sava’, tr. Fr. Mateja Mateji, Anthology , pp. 68-9. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Prophet Zachariah Commemorated on February 8/21 Prophet Zachariah Commemorated on February 8/21 The Prophet Zachariah the Sickle-Seer the eleventh of the twelve Minor Prophets. He was called to prophetic service at a young age and became, in the wondrous expression of church hymnology, “a spectator of supra-worldly visions.” The Holy Prophet Micah Commemorated August 14/27 The Holy Prophet Micah Commemorated August 14/27 St. Nicholai Velimirovich Of all his prophecies, the most important prophecy is that of the Messiah, especially the place of His birth. He mentioned Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Messiah, " Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting " (Micah 5:2). Holy Prophet Malachi Holy Prophet Malachi Commemorated on January 3 The Holy Prophet Malachi lived 400 years before the Birth of Christ, at the time of the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity. Malachi was the last of the Old Testament prophets, therefore the holy Fathers call him “the seal of the prophets.” Комментарии Anthony 21 февраля 2017, 14:00 This is a very good article that explains a lot about our contemporary world through the Bible. I see much the same as happened to Israel of old with what is happening in my own Greek nation. We turned our backs on God and ended up enslaved to the fourth reich EU. Now the nation is in freefall demographically from abortions, economically from consumerism debt, corruption (people forgot Christ " s own commandment - render to Caesar the things that are of Caesar " s and to God the things that are of God ie pay your taxes) and spiritually from a loss of true Orthodox faith. (And thrown in the mix is the heresy of ecumenism for which parts or rather members of the clergy are notorious for) and you see the catastrophe engulfing the nation. © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация |
| Printed according to the publication of the Parish of Saint Vladimir, Berlin, early 1940s Tweet Donate Share Code for blog St Vladimir, the Pioneer of Greatness and Holiness Among Russian People St. Nikolai Velimirovich [caption id="" align="" width="" ] Saint Nicholas (Velimirovich)[/caption] Prince Vladimir was the first to embrace and choose the Heavenly Kingdom together with the Russian people. I say, “with the people” because there were separate ... 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. Donate Related articles Monument to St Vladimir Duke unveiled… Natalya Mihailova Russian President Vladimir Putin has led ceremonies launching a monument to St Vladimir Duke of Kiev,… Celebrations to mark the centenary of… Natalya Mihailova At the airport Metropolitan Hilarion was met by Metropolitan Ignaty of Khabarovsk and Priamurie, Mr. V.… How Holy Russia Celebrated the Anniversary… Natalya Mihailova On the eve of the celebrations, July 27, 2015, a meeting took place between His Holiness,… Also by this author " What does the phrase ‘Eternal Memory mean? St. Nikolai Velimirovich You’re troubled because you don’t understand the meaning of the words you’ve heard so often and have said… |
| In consideration of Bishop Isihije’s work aimed at promoting relations between the Valjevo Diocese and the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Alexander awarded him with the Order of the Holy Hieroconfessor Nicholas the Metropolitan of Alma-Ata and Kazakhstan and presented him a cross and a panagia. Other members of the Serbian delegation received medals commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Turkestan Diocese. As a gift for the Valjevo Diocese, Metropolitan Alexander handed over to Bishop Isihije icons containing particles of the holy relics of the heavenly patrons of Kazakhstan – Hieroconfessor Nicholas the Metropolitan of Alma-Ata and the Venerable Confessor Schema-Archimandrite Sebastian, Elder of Karaganda. With the blessing of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, Bishop Isihije presented to the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District an icon and a particle of the holy relics of St Nicholas (Velimirovi) the Bishop of Ohrid and ia – one of the most venerated Serbian saints, known all over the world. Metropolitan Alexander expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the gift and noted that St Nicholas of Serbia is deeply revered by Orthodox Christians in Kazakhstan. St. Nicholas’s spiritual exhortations, well-known among the faithful, strike a chord with many people, both active church-goers and those who seek their path to God. During the meeting, Bishop Isihije shared his impressions of his visit to Astana and Almaty. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 19 апреля 2024 г. (6 апреля ст.ст.) пятница Свт. Евтихия, архиеп. Константинопольского (582). Равноап. Мефодия, архиеп. Моравского (885). Прп. Платониды Сирской (308). Мчч. 120-ти Персидских (344–347). Мчч. Иеремия и Архилия иерея (III). Мчч. Петра Жукова и Прохора Михайлова (1918); сщмч. Иоанна Бойкова пресвитера (1934); сщмч. Иакова Бойкова пресвитера (1943); прп. Севастиана Фомина, исп. (1966). Литургия Преждеосвященных Даров. На 6-м часе: Ис. XLV, 11–17 . На веч.: Быт. XXII, 1–18 . Притч. XVII, 17 – XVIII, 5 . |
| With the outbreak of the First World War, Archimandrite Nikolai was sent on a diplomatic mission to England, where he successfully pleaded the cause of the embattled Serbs. In addition, the distinction of his Oxford doctorate helped gain him an invitation to speak at Westminster Abbey. As one Anglican prelate later recalled: " The Archimandrite Nicholai Velimirovich came, and in three months left an impression that continues to this day. His works, " The Lord " s Commandments " and his " Meditations on the Lord " s Prayer " electrified the Church of England. His vision of the Church as God " s family, as over against God " s empire, simply shattered the West " s notion of what it had regarded as the Caesaro-Papism of Eastern Orthodoxy. " (Canon Edward West, " Recollections of Bishop Nikolai, Kalendar, Serbian Orthodox Church of USA and Canada, 1979; quoted in Kesich.) Archimandrite Nikolai then took his mission to America, where he enlisted the aid not only of emigrant Serbs, but also of thousands of Croats and Slovenes in their common war with Austria. His spiritual and intellectual strengths made him a very persuasive ambassador for his country, even as he was also - and always - an ambassador for Christ and His Church. Returning home to Serbia in 1919, Archimandrite Nikolai was consecrated Bishop of Zica. The ravages of war had inflicted great physical and emotional damage, and the new bishop applied himself energetically to the work of restoration. He taught religion, helped the poor, established orphanages, and took the helm of the popular spiritual revivalist movement, Bogomljcki Pokret, steering it away from its inclination towards sectarianism. This movement encouraged prayer, the reading of the Bible, and frequent confession and communion. Under Bishop Nikolai " s spiritual guidance, its influence spread, and it contributed to a revival of monasticism. Monasteries and convents were restored and reopened, and the flowering of monastic life in turn reinvigorated the spiritual life of the Serbian people as a whole, who responded with esteem and devotion to the leadership of this extraordinarily gifted archpastor. |
| A Manual of the Orthodox Church’s Divine Services/Comp. Sokolof, (Archpriest) D. Repr. Jordanville, N.Y, 1975. Massie R. Nicholas and Alexandra. London, 1968. Maylunas A., Mironenko S. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra. Their Own Story. London, 1996. Mazo M. ‘We Don’t Summon Spring in Summer’: Traditional Music and Beliefs in the Contemporary Russian Village//Christianity and the Arts in Russia/Ed. by Brumfield W. C., Velimirovic M. M. Cambridge, 1991. McLean H. Leskov and Ioann of Kronstadt: On the Origins of Polunoshniki//American Slavic and East European Review. Vol. 12, 1 (February 1953). P. 93–108. McLean H. Nikolai Leskov: The Man and His Art. Cambridge, Mass., 1977. Меск G. von. As I Remember Them. London, 1973. Meehan B. Holy Women of Russia: The Lives of Five Orthodox Women Offer Spiritual Guidance for Today. Crestwood, N.Y., 1997. Meehan B. From Contemplative Practice to Charitable Activity: Russian Wbmen’s Religious Communities and the Development of Charitable Work//Lady Bountiful Revisited: Wbmen, Philanthropy, and Power/Ed. by McCarthy K. New Brunswick, N.J., 1990. Meehan B. [Meehan-Waters]. Popular Piety. Local Initiative, and the Founding of Women’s Religious Communities in Russia, 1764–1917//St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly. 25 (1986). P. 17–42. Meehan B. To Save Oneself: Russian Peasant Women and the Development of Women’s Religious Communities in Pre-Revolutionary Russia//Russian Peasant Women/Ed. by Famworth B., Viola L. New York, 1992. Meinardus 0. A Study of the Relics of Saints of the Greek Orthodox Church//Oriens Christianus. 54 (1970). P. 130–278. Memissi F. Wbmen, Saints, and Sanctuaries//Signs. 3 (1977). P. 101–112. Meyendorff J. Monastic Theology//Meyendorff J. Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes. New York, 1987. Meyendorff J. St. Gregory Palamas and Orthodox Spirituality. Crestwood, N.Y, 1974. Molokhovets E. Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets’ «A Gift to Young Housewives»/Trans. Toomre J. Bloomington, 1993. |
| “I myself find great inspiration in the great Serbian saints, beginning with Saint Sava and continuing through to the newly glorified Saint Sebastian and Saint Mardarije, who were active in the American Mission,” Metropolitan Tikhon continued. “I have especially high veneration for Saint Nicholai [Velimirovic], who spent his last years at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery and remains a source of inspiration for the monastics and seminarians and many others throughout the Orthodox Church in America. “I am certain that our Lord, Jesus Christ will strengthen you with His grace for the heavy cross of archpastoral leadership that now lies on your shoulders,” he concluded. “I am also certain that the strong spirit of the Serbian Church will likewise sustain you, so that you may faithfully offer your service to God in the tradition of Saint Sava and Saint Nicholai. May you continue to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ on this North American continent.” Photo: http://oca.org/ Metropolitan Tikhon presented a hand-carved wooden panagia to Bishop Irinej, who in turn gave a beautiful book, The Christian Heritage of Kosovo and Metohija , which documents the tragic history of the region in which over 100 historic churches have been destroyed in recent years, to Metropolitan Tikhon. Mr. Liberovsky offered a presentation on original holdings in the OCA Archives concerning the recently canonized Serbian missionary saints of North America, Mardarije and Sebastian both of whom served in the North American Mission before the establishment of the Serbian Diocese. According to Father Jillions, Metropolitan Tikhon and Bishop Irinej discussed a variety of matters, including the recent Council in Crete, at which Bishop Irinej was present; the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA; pastoral challenges facing the Church in countries outside traditional Orthodox lands; and theological education in America. Metropolitan Tikhon also spoke fondly of his 2006 visit to Serbia’s Soko Monastery, where he had been the guest of His Grace, Bishop Lavrentije. |
| 524 См. рассуждения Лескова: РГАЛИ. Ф. 275. Оп. 1. Д. 830. Л. 15, а также: Е.К. Воспоминания. С. 33. 526 Проблема рассматривалась с самых различных точек зрения. См.: Nichols R.L. The Icon and the Machine in Russia’s Religious Renaissance, 1900–1909//Christianity and the Arts in Russia/Ed. by Brumfield W. C., Velimirovich M. M. N.Y., 1991. P. 131–144; Mal’tseva A.A. The Russian Icon of Late XVIII–XIX cc. СПб., 1994. С. 7–8. 527 О. Иоанн страстно жаждал подобных знаков признания, хотя и корил себя за это желание. См.: РГИА. Ф. 1067. Оп. 1. Д. 4. Л. 94; Д. 8. Л. 63 об. Для сопоставления с Западом см.: van Duren Р. В. Orders of Knighthood and of Merit: The Pontifical, Religious, and Secularised Catholic-founded Orders and their relationship to the Apostolic See. N.Y., 1995. Примеры открыток этого периода см. в кн.: В.М. Два дня в Кронштадте. С. 108, 142, 370, а также: Иоанн Кронштадтский . М., 1992 (непронумерованный раздел фоторепродукций). 528 Cм:.Didron М. Manuel d’Iconographie Chrétienne Grecque et Latine. Paris, 1845. P. 455–456; Икона/Сост. A. C. Кравченко. М., 1993. С. 73–78. 530 См. фотографии о. Иоанна на кораблях «Любезный» и «Отважный» в кн.: В.М. Два дня в Кронштадте. С. 207, 213. 532 О решении Синода см.: РГИА. Ф. 796. Оп. 176. Ед. хр. 3498. Л. 1. Об эмалях см.: Mukhin V. Church Culture. C. 106, 108–109. 534 См. уничижительные комментарии Лескова об этой практике в кн.: Толстой Л. Н. Переписка с русскими писателями. М., 1962. С. 245. 535 Об упорядочении производства и продажи икон и прочих священных изображений//Санкт-Петербургский духовный вестник. 24 октября 1897 г. 43. С. 844. 537 Одно из первых подобных происшествий случилось в 1895 г. См.: РГИА. Ф. 796. Оп. 175. Ед. хр. 2017, 2-й ст., 3-е отд. Л. 1–4. 538 О том, как пресса трактовала религию в 1881–1895 гг., см.: Балуев Б. П. Политическая реакция 80-х годов XIX века и русская журналистика. М., 1971. С. 172. 541 Меншиков М. О. Памяти святого пастыря// Иоанн Кронштадтский . М., 1992. С. 360–361. Сам Меншиков был недавно «реабилитирован» в России. См. предисловие М. Б. Поспелова в кн.: Меншиков М. О. Из писем к ближним. М., 1991. С. 3–14. |
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