| Archive Пн Rector and parishioners of the Metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus visited churches in the Syrian cities of Bloudan and Zabadani 31 October 2022 year 18:07 On October 30th 2022, at the invitation of Bishop Moses of Larissa, auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarch John X of Antioch and all the East, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus " Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev) took part in the Divine Liturgy at the church of St. George in Bloudan (Syria). Archimandrite Procopius (Tayar) and Archpriest Simeon Ayuba, rector of the church of St. George, also concelebrated the Archpastor. The Liturgy was conducted in Arabic and Church Slavonic. Attending the service were parishioners of the church of St. Ignatius the God-Bearer at the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus, states the website of the Representative Office. In his hierarchal address, Bishop Moses warmly greeted the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate, emphasizing that the joint service of the Divine Liturgy is a visible indication of the unity of the Orthodox Church. At the conclusion of the service, a brotherly tea party was held in the parish hall. Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev) warmly thanked Vladyka Moses for the invitation to attend the Divine Liturgy and expressed his spiritual joy of communion with the large Orthodox community of the church of St. George. This community, said Fr Philip, bears witness to Orthodoxy in the difficult circumstances in which the entire Syrian nation has found itself, having undergone difficult years of war trials. Father Philip also told the congregation about the practice of pastoral ministry in the Russian Orthodox Church and the current statistics of the number of parishes in Moscow in comparison with Soviet times. Then a delegation from the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus, accompanied by Bishop Moses and Archpriest Simeon, visited the city of Zabadani and the church of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The Russian Orthodox Church, in agreement with His Beatitude, Patriarch John X, is taking part in the rebuilding of this church after the end of hostilities. 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 |
| Archive Parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church representation in Beirut attend festive Divine Liturgy in the city of Zahle 23 June 2020 year 10:48 On 21 June 2020, the Day of All the Saints Who Shone Forth in the Russian Land, the community of the Beirut representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, led by their rector, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), made a pilgrimage to the city of Zahle at the invitation of Metropolitan Anthony of Zahle and Baalbek. On that day, there were celebrations there on the occasion of Metropolitan Anthony’s 50th birthday. During the Sunday Liturgy at the St. Nicholas cathedral in Zahle, His Eminence Anthony was assisted by the rector of the Beirut representation of the Russian Orthodox Church Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev) and the diocesan clergy. The service was held in Arabic and Church Slavonic; the diocesan choir and the choir of the ROC Beirut representation conducted by Ms. Ye. Baranova sang. Following the Prayer after Communion, Metropolitan Anthony addressed himself to the parishioners and members of the Russian Orthodox Church community with an archpastoral homily. Then Archimandrite Philip read out a congratulatory message from the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to Metropolitan Anthony on the occasion of his 50th birthday. The message reads: ‘Your Eminence, Dear Vladyka! Kindly accept my cordial congratulations on your 50th birthday. From your youth you have fully devoted your life to the service of the Church. After receiving an excellent theological education, you have chosen the narrow monastic path of withdrawal from the world and subjection to the will of God. With great diligence you served as abbot of the Bkeftin Monastery of the Dormition gaining a considerable spiritual and pastoral experience. Our Lord the Chief Pastor Jesus Christ, looking on your work and humble heart, has called you to the lofty archpastoral ministry. In the person of Your Eminence the faithful of the Metropolis of Zahle have acquired an authoritative spiritual father and wise pastor. During my visit last autumn to your cathedral city at the invitation of its outstanding native the Most Reverend Metropolitan Niphon, I could personally see that you are a model for your flock in speech, in love, in spirit, in faith and in purity (cf. 1 Tim. 4:12). |
| Primates of Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches celebrate at Assumption Cathedral in Moscow Kremlin January 24, 2013 On January 23, 2012, the commemoration day of St. Philip of Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and His Holiness and Beatitude Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of All Georgia celebrated the Divine Liturgy and a thanksgiving to St. Philip at the Cathedral of the Assumption at the Moscow Kremlin. Among their concelebrants were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, Archbishop Arseny of Istra, and Archbishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, head of the office for Moscow Patriarchate’s institutions abroad. Assisting the celebrants were also Metropolitan Nikoloz of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo, Metropolitan Theodore of Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti, Metropolitan Dimitri of Batumi and Lazeti, and Metropolitan Gerasime of Zugdidi and Tsaishi, head of the Georgian Patriarchate’s foreign department (Georgian Orthodox Church), as well as Archbishop Niphon of Philippopolis, Representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Among those who concelebrated were also Archpriest Vladimir Divakov, patriarchal secretary for Moscow, Protopresbyter George Zviadadze, rector of Tbilisi Theological Academy, Archpriest Nicolay Balashov, DECR vice-chairman, Archimandrite David (Chincharauli), Archimandrite Vakhtang (Liparteliani), and Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), secretary of the Patriarchal Council for Culture. There were two choirs – the choir of the Sretensky Monastery and the Patriarchal Choir of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Among the worshippers were Lebanon’s President M. Sleiman, President of the Russian Rail-Ways joined-stock company V. Yakunin, Presidential Commissioner for the Child’s Rights P. Astakhov, Chief Medical Officer G. Onischenko, and President of the International Pubic Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Nations V. Alekseyev. After the Divine Liturgy, the heads of the Russian and Georgian Churches said a thanksgiving at the shrine with the relics of St. Philip of Moscow. |
| Indeed, no one had ever dared address such a bold rebuke to “the Terrible” Tsar, and Philip knew that he had sealed his fate with his own lips. The Tsar interpreted his sympathy for the people as complicity with the boyars. Inasmuch as there was no evidence for this, other charges were brought; a trial was staged, and the courageous hierarch, accused of sorcery and other imaginary crimes, was deposed and sentenced to imprisonment in a monastery. But even as he was moved from one monastery to another, farther and farther from the capital, the people followed him with their love. This infuriated the Tsar who finally sent one of his Oprichniki to the Metropolitan on a mission of murder. The Metropolitan foresaw that his end was near mad had prepared himself by receiving the Holy Mysteries. The Tsar’s envoy arrived on pretext of getting a blessing. “My friend, do what you have come to do,” replied the Metropolitan simply, “and don’t tempt me with your false requests.” The assassin suffocated his victim with a cushion. It was December 23, 1569. Twenty-one years later the Metropolitan’s incorrupt relics were moved to Solovki, and in 1652, under the reign of the pious Tsar Alexis Michailovich, the relics were transferred to Moscow, to the Dormition cathedral in the Kremlin. Metropolitan Philip is commemorated by the Church on January 9, July 3, and again on October 5 as one of the five great hierarchs of Moscow, as a “pillar of Orthodoxy, champion of the truth, a shepherd who hid down his life for his flock.” All quotations in this Life are taken from Corntontine deGrunwald’s Saints of Russia , Hutchison of London (1960) Source Code for blog 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. |
| Of particular interest to the round-table participants was the speech of Protopriest Vyacheslav Bachin, Rector of Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Cuba, who talked about his pastoral work. The parish offers courses in Russian, there are photo-exhibits of church life in Russia, discussions with native Cubans interested in the Russian spiritual tradition; the members do pastoral work with Ukrainian children who suffered from the Chernobyl accident now in Cuba for treatment. Speakers who followed included Mr DI Kravtsov, who heads the organization Rossotrudnichestvo [“Russian cooperation”] in Argentina, Priest Dionisy Kazantsev of Brazil, Mr. N.V. Volkov of Venezuela, and others. Wrapping up the first day of the round table, Fr. Philip said: “It is very good that our meeting is being held in a constructive atmosphere, that each was able to speak and share his experiences in working with Russians. Our participants found similarities in the problems they face, characteristic of one or another parish of the Russian Church in Latin America.” Concluding the first day was a presentation by Mr. N.N. Mikhailov, Director of American Programs of Russkiy Mir [“Russian World”] Foundation . On August 23, the round table continued. Fr. Philip opened the session and recapped the previous day’s highlights. The clergyman noted the importance of preserving and strengthening Russian communities in Latin America: “We must not only wait for government help, but we must try to support our own parishes, dioceses, and finally, our Fatherland. For instance, it would be important for successful businessmen to develop their business in Russia and other countries of the canonical responsibility of the Moscow Patriarchate.” The DECR representative continued: “Orthodoxy is open to receiving local populations. Still, we must bear witness to the universality of our faith in such a way that Orthodox Christians are not accused of proselytism.” Priest Alexei Aedo Vilugron then took the microphone, speaking in Spanish about the life and mission of the Russian Orthodox Church in Chile: “I am happy to be here and wish to talk about the state of the Russian Orthodox Church in Chile today. We now have three missions in Santiago, Concepcion and Valdivia. There are many Chileans among our parishioners. Russians who attend church are mainly in Valdivia. Unfortunately there are those who did not support the reestablishment of canonical unity, so we have the same problems as Argentina and Brazil.” |
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| Archive Lesser Blessing of a church of All Saints in Strasbourg 24 December 2018 year 13:44 On December 23, 2018, the Lesser Blessing of the stauropegial church of All Saints took place in Strasbourg. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the rite was celebrated by Bishop Nestor of Kherson assisted by Hegumen Philip (Riabykh), rector of the Parish of All Saints, Rev. Maxim Politov, secretary of the Chersonese diocesan administration, Rev. Daniel Ecklein, rector of the church of St. Gregory Palamas and St. Attalia in Strasbourg, Rev. Yevgeniy Makushkin, Deacon Ioann Kulyak and Deacon Dimitry Stadnik, Strasbourg Parish of All Saints. Present in the church were A. Meshkov, Russian ambassador to France, and his wife; I. Soltanovsky, permanent representative of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe, and his wife; and Yu. Soloviev, Russian consul general in Strasbourg. Present at the celebration was also Mr. Michel Arnold, French architect of the church. After the Lesser Blessing of the church of All Saints, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in it for the first time. The liturgical singing was performed by the parish choir conducted by Ms. Anastasia Ivanova. The Lesser Blessing of the church of All Saints became a real feast for the whole community. There were tears of joy and emotion in the eyes of many of those present. Indeed, only recently there used to be an abandoned lot at the site of the church. The construction of the church of All Saints and the parish spiritual and cultural center began five years ago, on December 4, 2013. The plot is given to the Russian Orthodox community by the city of Strasbourg for rent for 99 years. All the construction work was carried out on private donations. Those who made nominal donations are listed in the Lepta (contribution) Book, and people pray for them. The book counts already about a thousand names. ‘Donations for the construction were given not only by our parishioners, but also people from various countries. The largest part of the donations came from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany but there also were money transfers from the USA, Canada, Poland, Great Britain and even Japan. I would like to underscore that there are many French people among the donators, who, though not Orthodox, regarded the construction of our church with love and attention’, said the rector of the Parish of All Saints in Strasbourg, Hegumen Philip, pointing especially to the contribution of Russian commercial organizations, such as Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Mill, Vneshtorgbank, and Transneft, which assumed the largest part of costs for financing the project. |
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| 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 Communities of the Russian Orthodox Church in different countries of the world pray for victims of terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall DECR Communication Service, 24.03.2024. Prayers for those killed in terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow and for the health of the injured are offered up at the Representations of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Local Orthodox Churches and in the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate located in foreign countries on different continents. On Saturday, March 23, archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus " to the Patriarchal Throne of Antioch, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and the memorial service in the church of St. Ignatius the God-Bearer – the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Damascus, Syria. On March 24, parishioners of the Metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Lebanon prayed during Matins and the Liturgy at the church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Jal el Dib. Archimandrite Philip celebrated the office sung on the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy and the memorial service for all the victims of the terrorist attack. Attending the services was Mr. Rodrigue El-Khoury, a representative of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On March 23, archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Israel, celebrated the litany for the innocent victims of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall on March 22. Concelebrating with him at the mission church of St. Elijah in Haifa were archpriest Miroslav Vitiv, a sacristan, and hieromonk Tikhon (Proyaev) and deacon Makary Petukhov, clergymen of the Mission. On March 23, parishioners gathered at the church of the Holy Trinity – the Metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade, Serbia, to pray for those who had lost their lives at the hands of the terrorists at a concert hall in the Moscow region. The requiem service was celebrated by archpriest Vitaly Tarasjev, rector of the church and representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus " to the Patriarch of Serbia. Archpriest Vitaly called all the worshippers to pray for the killed and injured innocent people. |
| Through the Baptist " s witness, Andrew became a follower of Jesus (1:36–37, 40); through Andrew " s witness, Simon became a follower of Jesus ( l:40–42a); but in both cases, the inquirers became true disciples only through a personal encounter with Jesus for themselves (1:29, 38–39,42; cf. 8:31). In both cases, Jesus knows the character of the person who approaches him; he knows his sheep (10:14, 27) whom the Father gave him (10:29; 17:9), and indeed knows the hearts of all (2:23–25). Andrew here becomes the second witness, demonstrating that the Baptist " s literary role as witness is paradigmatic and not merely limited to the Baptist himself (note «first» in 1:41, implying both the priority of witness to onés family–cf. 7:5–and that he continued to testify to others after Peter). Andrew «finds» Simon in 1much as Jesus later finds Philip (1:43); this is characteristic Johannine vocabulary (e.g., 5:14) but also functions paradigmatically for witness; Andrew continues to appear in this Gospel as one who introduces the resources or interest of others to Jesus (6:8–9; 12:22.) That Andrew announces Jesus» messiahship (1:41) may reflect his interpretation of John " s testimony about the lamb (1:29) interpreted through the grid of his own experience of Jesus. In the same way, Philip " s testimony about Jesus» messiahship provides the categories for Nathanael to interpret Jesus» supernatural knowledge (1:45,49). In John " s theology, both the christological witness of disciples and the personal experience of Christ become necessary for adequate faith. In the language of the First Epistle, one needs the right Christology ( 1 John 2:22–24) through the apostolic witness ( 1 John 4:6) as well as the testimony of the Spirit (1 John 2:20, 27; 3:24; 4:13; 5:7–8); the latter is supposed to be inseparable from the former (1 John 4:1–6; cf. John 15:26–27 ). When some other prospective disciples encounter Jesus for themselves, they discover that he already knows them, which convinces them of his identity as well (1:48–49; 4:17–19, 29). We may envision such a response to 1here; but why is it not narrated in this case? 4221 Perhaps John wishes to save Peter " s confession for 6:69. |
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