| Patriarchs Bartholomew, Kirill at Edict of Milan celebrations/Православие.Ru Patriarchs Bartholomew, Kirill at Edict of Milan celebrations Belgrade, October 4, 2013 Photo: Tanjug Video The celebrations of 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan will bring together seven heads of Orthodox Churches, including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus " in Nis on Sunday. Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, government officials, President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik and Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic will attend the celebrations. Serbian Patriarch Irinej called on Thursday on all believers and people of goodwill to join in the final part of the marking of this great historic event. Bishop of Backa Irinej Bulovic has said at a press conference that the celebrations will begin as soon as delegations arrive on Friday. The central ceremony will take place on Sunday, when a liturgy will be held in front of the newly-built Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen in Nis. According to Bulovic, archbishops of Cyprus and Greece, Metropolitan of Warsaw, a delegation from Bulgaria and representatives from Alexandria will also attend the celebrations. The delegation of the Roman Catholic Church will be headed by Cardinal Jozef Tomko, and representatives of the Armenian Church will also be present. Thanks to the Edict of Milan, the Christian faith and Church got the freedom of worshipping, which changed the face of Europe in terms of culture and civilization, Bulovic said. " Thus, the foundations were laid for Christian Europe that now lasts 1,500 years, " Irinej Bulovic underlined. Irinej thanks Kirill for support and love for Serbia Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej Friday thanked Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill for the love he has shown for the Serbian people and for feeling the pains of Kosovo-Metohija as if they were pains in his own heart. “You have visited Kosovo several times. We know that the problem of Kosovo is not only ours but also yours. You are able to solve the problem in the most appropriate way,” Irinej said while welcoming the Russian patriarch, who arrived in Serbia for the celebration of 1,700 years of the Edict of Milan, at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport on Friday. |
| 3. The Patriarchate of Antioch avoids controversial manners of speaking, and draws attention to two important points: A. To accuse the Patriarchate of Antioch of ethnocentricity is certainly untruthful and disingenuous. The Patriarchate of Antioch simply says to all peoples: " Come and see. " This assertion testifies to the openness of the Antiochian Church, and to the equality among its believers, and the diversity that characterizes the Antiochian ministry throughout world. B. The Patriarchate of Antioch has been accused, among other allegations, that it has renounced “the agreement of Athens.” The Patriarchate of Jerusalem has called " the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs” to witness to this fact. In Response to this, the Patriarchate of Antioch asks for the permission of the most holy Father the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to quote his Protocol No. 943 dated November 12, 2013. The Ecumenical Patriarch himself is a guarantor in explaining everything: As Your Beatitude, kyr kyr John, has come to realize and assess, we, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in our mediocrity, have issued many repeated attempts to address the problem at hand. This problem has arisen suddenly and without warning—so we have made many appeals to our brother, His Beatitude, kyr Theophilos, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the following vein: that he not continue on any further in his action to ordain the one whom they call archbishop-elect … Unfortunately, Your Beatitude, contrary to all the counsels of the Ecumenical Patriarchate which are fraternal and sought after, and for the sake of the common pan-Orthodox good, and the sacred tradition of the Church, and even against Your own personal appeals, the patriarchate of Jerusalem has gone forward in ordaining and establishing the archbishop in question … 10 августа 2015 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Church of Antioch breaks off Eucharistic communion with Patriarchate of Jerusalem Church of Antioch breaks off Eucharistic communion with Patriarchate of Jerusalem The reason of the break-off is the dispute on the canonical jurisdiction of Qatar territories, to which both Local Churches have claims. The position of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on the Interruption of Communion by the Patriarchate of Antioch The position of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on the Interruption of Communion by the Patriarchate of Antioch The Patriarchate of Jerusalem expresses its sorrow on the recent decision of the Patriarchate of Antioch to break off communion with it, and would like to sincerely and truthfully inform the sister Orthodox Churches and its flock about the following: Комментарии Richard Blazucki 11 августа 2015, 15:00 This bickering within the Church fills the hearts of believers with dismay & encourages the enemy of all of us. Get this resolved ASAP & lay it aside for the love of Christ! © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
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| Archive Patriarch Kirill meets with Islamic religious leaders in Kazan 21 July 2021 year 20:22 On 21st July, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Islamic religious leaders at the residence of the President of Tatarstan located in the Kazan Kremlin. Taking part in the talk were Mufti Kamil Hazrat Samigullin, chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan; Grand Mufti Sheikh-ul-Islam Talgat Tadjuddin, chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia; Mufti Albir Hazrat Krganov, chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Moscow and Central region “Moscow Muftiyat” and Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Chuvash Republic. Attending the meeting were Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan, head of the Tatarstan Metropolia, and Mr. Vladimir R. Legoida, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media and acting head of the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Mufti Samigullin welcomed His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and congratulated him on the consecration of the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God on the site where this miraculous icon was found. Also greeting His Holiness the Patriarch was Mufti Tajuddin who thanked His Holiness for the heartfelt words he said after the divine service in the newly consecrated Cathedral. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church said in his sermon that the traditionally good interconfessional relations had helped strengthen the unity of the Fatherland. Chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Russia noted the similar positions of the representatives of Orthodoxy and Islam on many key issues shown in particular during discussion of the amendments to the RF Constitution last year. Mufti Tajuddin added that the citizens of Russia could have different religious affiliation, but they were united by the centuries-long shared history in one Motherland. Discussed were issues of teaching “The Fundamentals of Religious Culture” by clerics of traditional religions, their ministry during the pandemic, and organization of interreligious forums. Press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia/ DECR Communication Service Календарь ← 7 April 2024 year |
| His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah celebrate at the Epiphany Cathedral on the Epiphany Moscow, January 20, 2010 On January 19 th , 2011, the feast of the Holy Epiphany of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah of All America and Canada on a visit to Moscow celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Yelokhovo. Concelebrating were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR); Bishop Aleksandr of Dmitrov; Bishop Tikhon of Podolsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Finance and Economic Managements; Bishop Melchizedek of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania (Orthodox Church in America); archpriest Matfei Stadnyuk, rector of the Cathedral of the Epiphany; archimandrite Zacchaeus (Wood), representative of the OCA in Moscow; archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), abbot of the Sretensky Monastery; archpriest Nikolai Balashov, DECR deputy chairman; Rev. Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations; hieromonk Antoniy (Sevryuk), head of the personal secretariat of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; clerics of the Cathe4dral of the Epiphany and other Moscow churches. After the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah performed the Office of the Great Blessing of Waters, after which His Holiness addressed the worshippers with the primatial homily dedicated to the Epiphany of the Lord. He greeted the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America and congratulated the rector, clergy and parishioners on the Patronal Feast. Metropolitan Jonah greeted His Holiness and the plenitude of th4e Russian Orthodox Church. The divine service was followed by fraternal repast. His Holiness thanked His Beatitude for his ministry on the American continent. The Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous Church, yet she has come into being from the Russian ecclesiastical mission, headed by Patriarch, then Bishop, Tikhon of Russia. The OCA has been independent for some forty years and is becoming the Church of the Americans thus bringing witness to the missionary labours of our fathers and forefathers, His Holiness said and wished His Beatitude and the OCA bishops unity, strength, and God’s help to maintain spiritual cordial ties with the Russian Mother Church, which is willing to support American Orthodoxy. His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah thanked His Holiness Patriarch Kirill for concelebrating the Divine Liturgy on the feast day and for support rendered by the Russian Orthodox Church to the Orthodox Church in America. DECR Communication Services 20 января 2011 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| 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 April 2024 year |
| Archive Reception at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour marks 11th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill 1 February 2020 year 20:47 On 1st February 2020, after the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, and an assembly of hierarchs and clergymen of the Russian Orthodox Church, a reception took place in the Cathedral’s Refectory Chambers on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of His Holiness’ enthronement. Among those delivering speeches of greetings were Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and Moldova; Mr. Igor Schegolev, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District; Mr. Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of the Russian Federation; and Mr. Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg. Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis, representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, greeted His Holiness on behalf of representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches. “Sharing with your Church the moments of hardship and joy, we, representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches to your Throne, living under your Primatial omophorion, congratulate Your Holiness on this glorious day – the day of your enthronement – and wish you spiritual and bodily strength in your lofty ministry for the good of the Russian Church and Russia,” Vladyka Niphon said, in particular. The Primate of the Russian Church thanked all the concelebrants and guests of the reception. In his address at the conclusion of the meeting His Holiness suggested that a mention of God should be included in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. “I think that through joint efforts and prayers we will help ensure that such a lofty idea as faith in God, which shapes personal, public and political morality, is present in our Constitution,” His Holiness said, calling for the start of discussion on the issue. Patriarch Kirill also thanked Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who is completing his service in Russia, for his work as Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation. Greeting the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church were members of the Holy Synod, heads of metropolias, abbots of Stavropegic monasteries, representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, Synodal institutions, and clergy. Patriarchal Press Service Календарь ← 7 April 2024 year |
| 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 April 2024 year |
| Archive Hierarchs and clerics of six Local Orthodox Churches celebrate on dedication day at the church of ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ icon of the Mother of God in Moscow 7 November 2019 year 10:17 November 6 is the feast day of the ‘Joy of All Who Sorrow’ icon of the Mother of God. This year, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Moscow church in Bolshaya Ordynka Street, where the miracle-working icon is kept. Concelebrating were Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis, representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia); Bishop Dionisy of Voskresensk, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; Bishop Anthony of Moravici, representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; Bishop Longin of New Graanica and Midwestern America (Serbian Orthodox Church); Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuevo, chairman of the Synodal department for church charity and social ministry; Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, DECR deputy chairman; Archimandrite Serafim (Shemyatovsky), representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), rector of the Russian Orthodox Church metochion in Sofia; Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations; Archpriest Kakhaber Gogotishvili (Georgian Orthodox Church); many ordained guests and DECR staff members as well as clerics of the church. After the Litany of Fervent Supplication Metropolitan Hilarion said a prayer for peace in Ukraine and at the end of the service addressed the worshippers. He spoke about the meaning of the feast and the history of the miracle-working icon that was painted in the 17th century and underscored that the Most Holy Mother of God is Mother of all of us, heeding to our prayers and bringing them to her Son. When we worship our Lord Jesus Christ, we worship his Most Holy Mother, beseeching her help and protection. Metropolitan Hilarion greeted all guests who concelebrated with him, addressing each of them personally and congratulated all the worshippers with the feast. A prayer of praise was said before the main shrine of the church – the miracle-working icon of the Mother of God – ‘Joy to All Who Sorrow.’ DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 April 2024 year |
| Archive Representatives of Local Orthodox Churches arrived in Kazan for the celebration in honour of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God 3 November 2021 year 13:31 On November 2nd, 2021, the representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Niphon of Philippopolis, the representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Bishop Anthony of Moravici, representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky) and the representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archpriest Daniel Andreyuk arrived in the diocese of Kazan. Representatives of Local Churches will take part in celebrations on the occasion of the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, established in memory of the deliverance of Moscow and Russia from the invaders in 1612. Distinguished guests will also speak at the international academic and theological conference entitled " Theology and secular sciences: traditional and new relations " , which is taking place these days at the Kazan Theological Seminary. On the first day of their stay in Kazan, Metropolitan Niphon, Bishop Anthony, Archimandrite Seraphim and Archpriest Daniel visited the diocesan administration. Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan cordially greeted guests and told them about the history of Orthodoxy in Tatarstan, the shrines of the Kazan region and the development of various areas of Church ministry. The Metropolitan paid special attention to social service in the Kazan diocese, educational activities and youth work. Representatives of Local Churches thanked the head of the Tatarstan Metropolitanate for the invitation to visit the capital of Tatarstan and share the joy of prayer at the site of the miraculous appearance of the Kazan icon of the Most Holy Theotokos with the clergy and believers of Kazan. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 April 2024 year |
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