| Archive Пн New head of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission arrives in Jerusalem 19 November 2023 year 11:28 On November 16, 2023, the newly appointed head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), arrived in Jerusalem. He was met by nuns from the Gorny Convent and staff members of the Mission. After prayers were offered in the Church of the Holy Martyr Alexandra the Empress, Archimandrite Vassian greeted the Mission staff, giving them his blessing, Press Service of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission reports . On November 17, Archimandrite Vassian officiated at the prayer service in the Church of St. Alexandra to invoke the Holy Spirit before any good work. Con-celebrating with him were Hegumen Nikon (Golovko), the Mission secretary; sacristans of the Mission’s metochions – Archpriest Miroslav Vitiv of the Church of Prophet Elijah in Haifa, Archpriest Nikolai Zhdanov of the Church of St. Tabitha in Jaffa, and Hieromonk Amvrosy (Ignatov) of the Church of the Holy Forefathers in Hebron – as well as Deacon Makary Petukhov, a cleric of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission. The service was attended by Mother Superior Yekaterina (Chernysheva), abbess of the Gorny Convent in Ein Karem, and sisters of the abode; Mr Yury Romashuk, the Mission’s representative to the Palestinian National Authority and administrator of the Pilgrim Residence; Nun Lukina (Ganicheva) of the Mission’s Metochion in Jericho; Nun Nikolaya (Ganzha) of the Mission’s Metochion in Magdala; and members of the Mission staff. ‘Many Years’ was sung after the service. Later, Archimandrite Vassian met with the clergy and sisters of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem and was brought up to speed on day-to-day affairs of the Mission. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 21 апреля 2024 г. (8 апреля ст.ст.) воскресенье Неделя 5-я Великого поста. Глас 5-й. Прп. Марии Египетской (переходящее празднование в 5-ю Неделю Великого поста). Апп. Иродиона, Агава, Асинкрита, Руфа, Флегонта, Ерма и иже с ними (I). Свт. Нифонта, еп. Новгородского (1156). Прп. Руфа, затворника Печерского, в Дальних пещерах (XIV). Мч. Павсилипа (117–138). Свт. Келестина, папы Римского (432). Сщмч. Сергия Родаковского пресвитера (1933). Литургия св. Василия Великого. Утр. – Ев. 2-е, Мк., 70 зач., XVI, 1–8 . Лит. – Евр., 321 зач. (от полу), IX, 11–14 . Мк., 47 зач., X, 32–45 . Прп.: Гал., 208 зач., III, 23–29 . Лк., 33 зач., VII, 36–50 . 7 April 2024 year Share with friends |
| Accept The site uses cookies to help show you the most up-to-date information. By continuing to use the site, you consent to the use of your Metadata and cookies. Cookie policy Russian Church representative takes part in memorial service on the 40th day after repose of Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria DECR Communication Service, 23.04.2024. On April 21, the 5 th Sunday of Lent and the 40 th day after the demise of His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the St. Nedelya Cathedral. Metropolitan Grigory of Vratsa, Locum Tenens of the Bulgarian Patriarchal Throne, officiated. Concelebrating were Metropolitans Grigory of Veliko Tarnovo, Gavriil of Lovech, Ioann of Varna and Veliki Preslav, Seraphim of Nevrokop, Naum of Rousse, Kyprian of Stara Zagora, and Daniel of Vidin, Bishop Gerasim of Melnik, chief secretary of the Holy Synod; Bishop Siony of Velic, hegumen of the Troyan and Bachkovo monasteries; Bishop Polycarp of Belogradchik, vicar of the Metropolis of Sofia; Bishop Pachomy of Branitsa, rector of the Sofia Theological Seminary; Bishop Isaac of Velbazhda, second vicar of the Diocese of Sofia; archimandrite Vasily, protosyngel of the Metropolis of Sofia; archimandrite Evfimy, spiritual advisor of the Diocese of Sofia; archpriest Vladimir Tyshchuk, representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus " ; staurophoric oikonomos Nelu Oprea, representative of the Romanian Orthodox Church; archimandrite Stefan, father superior of the Troyan Monastery; and clergymen of the Metropolis of Sofia. After the Liturgy, a memorial service was celebrated for the recently departed Patriarch Neophyte in the middle of the church. Concelebrating with the assembly of hierarchs were Metropolitans Nikolai of Plovdiv, Anthony of Western and Central Europe and Yakov of Dorostol, website of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Metochion in Sofia reports. At the end of the memorial service, a funeral litany was celebrated at the grave of the ever-memorable Patriarch Neophyte. His Holiness Neophyte, Patriarch of Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia, 78, passed away in the Lord after a long illness on March 3, 2024. Print publication Share: Page is available in the following languages Feedback |
| On 15 April 2015, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Panos Kommenos, Greece’s Minister of National Defence and leader of ‘The Independent Greeks’ political party. They were joined in the meeting, which took place at the Patriarchal and Synodal residence in St. Daniel’s Stavropegic Monastery, by archpriest Nikolai Balashov, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), and deacon Anatoly Churiakov, a staff member of the DECR secretariat for inter-Orthodox Relations. Welcoming the guest, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expressed his joy over meeting with him during Bright Week and mentioned his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church noted the importance of the development of relations between Russia and Greece and underscored that these relations were influenced by the belonging of the majority of the population to Orthodoxy. He said: ‘The Orthodox factor plays a special role in the relations between Greece and Russia. Governments, parties and even political regimes in our countries change, but relations between people have always been good because they are maintained on the basis of Orthodoxy.’ Patriarch Kirill said that Panos Kommenos was a founding member of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on matters regarding Hellenism and Orthodoxy and told the guest about the State Duma interfactional deputies group for protection of Christian values. His Holiness also mentioned the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy in which deputies from Greece, Russia and other countries work. His Holiness noted minister Kommenos’ stand on the support (including the material one) of the important educational and social work done by the priests of the Orthodox Church of Greece, especially in rural areas, where the Church serves as a real centre of life in community. Patriarch Kirill spoke of the necessity of pan-Orthodox and pan-Christian solidarity. ‘I believe that the main concern of all Christians today should be the situation of the Christian populations in the Middle East and North Africa,’ he said. |
| Tweet Нравится Patriarch, Metropolitan, and President offer condolences over metro explosions Moscow, April 3, 2017 Photo: ria.ru As previously reported , two explosions went off in the St. Petersburg metro this afternoon, leaving at least ten dead and fifty injured. The subway system has been completely shut down. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those killed in the explosions in the St. Petersburg metro, praying for the repose of the souls of the departed, and for the healing of those left injured. “May the Lord strengthen the residents of St. Petersburg in connection with the tragedy that has befallen all of us,” reads the patriarchal condolences, as quoted by pravmir.ru . Condolences have also gone out from Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga: “We have deep sorrow in our hearts from the news about the bombings that occurred in the St. Petersburg metro which killed, hurt, and wounded innocent people. I pray for the repose of the souls of the innocent victims who died, and the healing of those who were injured, and the comfort of their families and friends,” the metropolitan’s message reads. Priests will be sent to every hospital where the wounded are sent, to offer spiritual support to the victims and their loved ones. All possible spiritual and material aid will be offered by the diocese with the blessing of the metropolitan. The head of the diocesan Department for Charity and Social Services Archpriest Nikolai Bryndin is in communication with the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region Emergency Department and the St. Petersburg Committee for Social Policy. In his turn, President Vladimir Putin, in St. Petersburg for a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, stated, “Unfortunately, we have to start our meeting with this tragic event. The reasons for it are as yet unclear, so it’s too early to talk about that. The investigation will reveal the reasons. But, of course, we always consider all possibilities—domestic and criminal, and above all, terroristic actions,” as quoted by Interfax . |
| Archive Пн Supreme Church Council holds first online session 11 February 2021 year 16:15 On 11th February 2021, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church held its first online session. The Primate of the Russian Church participated in the meeting remotely, from the Holy Synod’s historical hall at the Patriarchal residence in Peredelkino. In his opening address His Holiness Patriarch Kirill raised a number of topical issues concerning the relationships between the Church and society. Presented at the meeting, in particular, were reports prepared by the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media (“Assessment of Public Attitude Towards the Church: Major Challenges) and the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism (“Developing the System of Basic Theological Education for Monastics. 2020 Results and Prospects for 2021”). The Supreme Church Council chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill consists of: Taking part in the meeting were also Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha, head and editor-in-chief of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Publishing House; Bishop Savva of Zelenograd, deputy chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; Hegumen Peter (Yeremeyev), rector of the Russian Orthodox University; and Mr. Alexander Schipkov, first deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media. Patriarchal Press Service Календарь ← 21 апреля 2024 г. (8 апреля ст.ст.) воскресенье Неделя 5-я Великого поста. Глас 5-й. Прп. Марии Египетской (переходящее празднование в 5-ю Неделю Великого поста). Апп. Иродиона, Агава, Асинкрита, Руфа, Флегонта, Ерма и иже с ними (I). Свт. Нифонта, еп. Новгородского (1156). Прп. Руфа, затворника Печерского, в Дальних пещерах (XIV). Мч. Павсилипа (117–138). Свт. Келестина, папы Римского (432). Сщмч. Сергия Родаковского пресвитера (1933). Литургия св. Василия Великого. Утр. – Ев. 2-е, Мк., 70 зач., XVI, 1–8 . Лит. – Евр., 321 зач. (от полу), IX, 11–14 . Мк., 47 зач., X, 32–45 . Прп.: Гал., 208 зач., III, 23–29 . Лк., 33 зач., VII, 36–50 . 7 April 2024 year Share with friends |
| Metropolitan Hilarion takes part in the opening of choral part of the 13th Moscow Easter Festival Source: DECR The choral programme of the 13th Moscow Easter Festival began at the Hall of Church Council of the Church of Christ the Saviour on April 21, 2014. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, addressed the organizers, participants and guests. He greeted them on behalf of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and said that the audience has gathered to listen to church music and share spiritual and musical culture which has made the life of the Holy Orthodox Church richer over centuries. He continued to say: ‘For two thousand years and in different parts of the world the Christian Church has glorified the Risen Christ at Divine services, through liturgical art that includes church singing. We do not celebrate without singing. Even in a small village church someone, even two or three old women who lost voice, sing at the Liturgy, Matins and Vespers. ‘The Orthodox praise God not only by saying prayers, but also by singing them. The word “Orthodoxy” originally meant the true teaching about God and was translated into Slavonic as correct glorification of God. During Easter-tide our hearts are filled with praise to the Lord, and our prayers to God, who was risen for the sake of opening our way to salvation, has taken shape in the sounds of church music. ‘During the festival the listeners will hear various pieces of church music, both Russian and foreign which have glorified the Risen Saviour over centuries. I wish that the music of Orthodox divine services, in which we all participate these days as I hope, will arose kind feelings in our hearts and we will bring Easter joy to our near and dear and feel this joy throughput the next year and through all our life. Christ is risen!’ Performing at the concert were the Moscow Synodal Choir conducted by Alexei Puzakov, Athos Fessalonikis Imnodi choir from Greece conducted by Ioannis Liakos, and Choir of the Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg conducted by Pavel Petrenko. They sang Easter liturgical hymns by Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), Dmitry Bortnyansky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Pavel Chesnokov, Georgy Sviridov, Petr Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Golovanov, and Sergei Degtyarev. |
| Archive Пн Metropolitan Anthony holds talks with Primate of Malankara Church 27 February 2024 year 13:23 As part of a visit to India from 22nd to 2th February 2024 a number of meetings were held between the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony and the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church His Holiness the Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III. Talks were held during which both sides discussed issues relevant to the current state of relations between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Malankara Church of India. The key role of personal contacts between the primates of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Malankara Church of India was especially noted. Metropolitan Anthony conveyed to His Holiness the Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III greetings from His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and thanked the delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate for the invitation to participate in events marking the 1950th anniversary of the martyr’s death of the holy apostle Thomas. The primate of the Malankara Church recalled warmly his visit to Russia in September of 2023 and his meeting with His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill during which he spoke of the great fraternal love he felt of the Russian Orthodox Church towards Indian Christians. Both sides noted the progress of the working group in coordinating bilateral relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Malankara Church, in particular the success of projects on a wide range of issues such as cooperation in the academic and media spheres, exchanges of monks, social ministry and in other areas. The talks with the primate of the Malankara Church were the culmination of the visit by the metropolitan of Volokolamsk to India. Early in the morning of 27th February he left for Moscow from Cochin International Airport. The metropolitan was accompanied on his trip by the DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations hieromonk Stephan (Igumnov) and the secretary of the chairman of the DECR deacon Nikolai Vasin. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 12 апреля 2024 г. (30 марта ст.ст.) пятница Прп. Иоанна Лествичника (649). Свт. Софрония, еп. Иркутского (1771). Прор. Иоада (X в. до Р. Х.). Апп. Сосфена, Аполлоса, Кифы, Кесаря и Епафродита (I). Св. Еввулы, матери вмч. Пантелеимона (ок. 303). Прп. Иоанна безмолвника (VI). Прп. Зосимы, еп. Сиракузского (ок. 662). Литургия Преждеосвященных Даров. На 6-м часе: Ис. XXIX, 13–23 . На веч.: Быт. XII, 1–7 . Притч. XIV, 15–26 . Утреня только по Триоди. На часах и изобразительных кондак «Не ктому пламенное оружие...». В конце изобразительных совершается поклонение Кресту, после чего Крест через Царские врата относится в алтарь. 7 April 2024 year Share with friends |
| Image: synod.com The trustees of the Russian Geographical Society (RGO) are planning to restore the Orthodox Holy Trinity Chapel on the territory of the Fort Ross national historical park in Jenner, California, Nikolai Tokarev, the head of oil company Transneft stated at a meeting of the RGO Board of Trustees on April 24, reports TASS. Mr. Tokarev said that Russian and American politicians, businessmen, and public figures meet annually at Fort Ross. “Today we can definitely say that the Fort Ross dialogue has turned into a positive point of crystallization in the relations between the US and Russia, which is very important today,” he explained, adding that when they received the proposal to support the reconstruction of the historic church, they didn’t have to spend much time thinking about it. According to him, the upcoming work will contribute “not only to the reconstruction of the historical appearance of Fort Ross, but will also be the realization of the mission of dialogue, the center of gravity for all who care about Russian-American relations. Another RGO Trustee, Frederick Doug Arfst Paulsen, also noted that “the Russian development of North America is an important part of history that is often forgotten.” Fort Ross is the only surviving Russian wooden stronghold in America, he noted, “but the United States does not allocate sufficient funds for its maintenance, and the structure needs restoration.” He also highlighted the joint Russian-American work on the Fort as especially important in today’s political climate. Fort Ross is a former Russian settlement and stronghold on the California coast, about 50 miles north of San Francisco. It was founded in 1812 by a Russian-American company to provide food for Russian possessions in Alaska and to expand the resource base of Russia in America. The Holy Trinity chapel was used by Russians and Aleuts who were members of the colony. The fort was sold to American landowners in 1842. Several American saints—St Innocent of Alaska, St Sebastian Dabovich, and St Tikhon of Moscow—had visited and stayed at Fort Ross. Today, the fort is a place of pilgrimage several times throughout the year, on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and St Vladimir’s Day. |
| Archive Пн His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs meeting of Supreme Church Council 15 June 2021 year 14:41 On 15th June 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia presided over an online meeting of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Primate of the Russian Church participated in the session remotely, from the Holy Synod’s historical hall at the Patriarchal residence in Peredelkino. In his opening address His Holiness presented the meeting agenda. The participants in the session heard a report by Metropolitan Yevgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye, chairman of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechisation, who spoke on dates and topics of the 30 th International Christmas Readings; as well as an annual report on the work of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs, presented by its chairman, Bishop Serafim of Istra; an annual report on parish youth ministry, delivered by Metropolitan Yevgeny of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye and Bishop Serafim of Istra; and an annual report on seminary teachers associations, prepared by Archpriest Maxim Kozlov, chairman of the Education Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Supreme Church Council chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill consists of: Invited to take part in the meeting were also Bishop Savva of Zelenograd, deputy chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuyevo, head and editor-in-chief of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Publishing House; and Mr. Alexander Schipkov, first deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media. Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Календарь ← 21 апреля 2024 г. (8 апреля ст.ст.) воскресенье Неделя 5-я Великого поста. Глас 5-й. Прп. Марии Египетской (переходящее празднование в 5-ю Неделю Великого поста). Апп. Иродиона, Агава, Асинкрита, Руфа, Флегонта, Ерма и иже с ними (I). Свт. Нифонта, еп. Новгородского (1156). Прп. Руфа, затворника Печерского, в Дальних пещерах (XIV). Мч. Павсилипа (117–138). Свт. Келестина, папы Римского (432). Сщмч. Сергия Родаковского пресвитера (1933). Литургия св. Василия Великого. Утр. – Ев. 2-е, Мк., 70 зач., XVI, 1–8 . Лит. – Евр., 321 зач. (от полу), IX, 11–14 . Мк., 47 зач., X, 32–45 . Прп.: Гал., 208 зач., III, 23–29 . Лк., 33 зач., VII, 36–50 . 7 April 2024 year Share with friends |
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