| Archive Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Church of Nativity of Christ in the city of Tagaytay 11 August 2019 year 12:17 On 10 th August 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, while on a working visit to the Philippines, in concelebration with Metropolitan Sergy of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, and Metropolitan Pavel of Khanty-Mansiysk and Surgut, acting administrator of the diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the city of Tagaytay. Concelebrating with the hierarchs were Priest David Grubbs, rector of the parish; Hieromonk Nikolai (Ono), cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Metochion in Tokyo; clerics of the dioceses of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia: Hieromonk Pitirim (Dondenko), Priest Silouan Thompson, Hieromonk Antony (Kirpichev), Hieromonk Alexy (Lapshin), Hieromonk Vikenty (Romanyuk), Hieromonk Kornily (Molev), Priest Joachim Gonzales, Hierodeacon Yuvenaly (Lapshin), Deacon Roman Buniel, Deacon Moses Cahilig; as well as Hieromonk Philip (Balingit), cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Among those praying at the Liturgy were Mr. Igor Khovayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines; representatives of the diplomatic corps; and numerous parishioners. The divine service was celebrated in the Church Slavonic, English and Tagalong languages. After the Divine Liturgy Metropolitan Sergy warmly greeted Metropolitan Hilarion, as well as Metropolitan Pavel, for whom it was the first divine service in the Philippine land. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk conveyed to all those present blessings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, noting that His Holiness holds in his heart and in his prayer the Philippine flock and the entire flock of Southeast Asia. |
| Mogulo, Philippines, November 6, 2018 Photo: Facebook Another mass Baptism was celebrated in the Philippines on Sunday, uniting 16 souls to Christ in His Church, Fr. George Maximov, the baptizing priest, reports on his Facebook page . As Fr. George told OrthoChristian, the converts were former members of the Anglipayan Church. Photo: Facebook The Aglipayan Church, or, more correctly, the Philippine Independent Church, is a popular religious movement there. It was founded in 1902 by a former Catholic priest named Gregorio Aglipay who afterwards became a freemason; later it broke with the Catholic Church and is currently in communion with the Episcopal Church of the USA. Overall, more than 2,000 former Aglipayan Church members have converted to holy Orthodoxy, Fr. George informed. Photo: Facebook OrthoChristian has reported on a number of such mass Baptisms in the Philippines in the past. In August 2015 , 239 Filipinos were baptized by Fr. George and Fr. Kirill Sckharboul; in September 2015 , 187 Filipinos were baptized by Fr. Silouan Thompson and Fr. Stanislav Rasputin; and 19 Filipinos were baptized by Fr. George in July 2017 . Below, enjoy a video of a young Filipino girl singing “It is Truly Meet” (“Axion Estin): By the initiative of a group of priests, from 2015 a number of Christian communities on the island of Mindanao, created in the beginning of the 20th century, began to move into the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. In 2015-2016, work was carried out on catechizing the Filipinos receiving Orthodoxy, services were celebrated by clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, new churches were built, and liturgical and spiritual texts were translated into the local Cebuano language. For example, a special app “300 Sayings of the Saints of the Orthodox Church” was recently developed in the Cebuano language. In the absence of constant pastoral care by Orthodox priests, missionaries trained community elders to celebrate reader’s services. Abp. Sergius was appointed to administer the parishes of Eastern and Southeastern Asia, including the Philippines, on October 21, 2016. |
| Tweet Нравится Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria consecrates first deaconess Moscow, February 27, 2017 Photo: http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/ On February 17, Patriarch Theodoros II’s name’s day, when the Church celebrates the memory of Great Martyr Theodore of Tyre, the primate of the Alexandrian Patriarchate consecrated the first deaconess in the Alexandrian Church, reports the patriarchate’s official site . As previously reported , the Holy Synod of the Alexandrian Church decided at its November 16 session to restore the ancient institution of deaconess, forming a committee to thoroughly study the issue. His Beatitude first celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Nicholas within the Missionary Center of Kolwezi, Congo, accompanied by several other hierarchs. During the Liturgy, Patriarch Theodoros ordained Archdeacon Ioannis of the Holy Metropolis of Katanga to the priesthood. Following the Liturgy, His Beatitude celebrated the consecration of the abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Holy Apostles in Kolwezi, Fr. Barnabas Gregoriatis to Archimandrite of the Patriarchal Throne and of the Hierarchal Vicar General of the Holy Metropolis of Katanga Fr. Theophilos to Protopresbyter of the Patriarchal Throne. Next he also consecrated the catechist Theano, one Kolwezi’s missionary staff’s first members to “Deaconess of the Missions” of the Holy Metropolis of Katanga, and further read the prayer for entering “ecclesiastical ministry” for three nuns and two catechists to assist in the metropolis’ missionary efforts, especially in the Baptisms of adults and marriages, as well as with catechism. This is the first time that such blesses have occurred in the history of the African mission. 27 февраля 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Notes on the order of deaconesses in the Eastern Church (3rd-12th century) Notes on the order of deaconesses in the Eastern Church (3rd-12th century) Fr. Silouan Thompson Deaconesses as a canonical order first appear in the third-century Didascalia. Patriarchate of Alexandria to restore deaconess ministry Patriarchate of Alexandria to restore deaconess ministry The Alexandrian synod formed a three-bishop committee for thoroughly studying the issue. Deaconesses: This is Not That Fr. Lawrence Farley Deaconesses: This is Not That Fr. Lawrence Farley Whatever discussions occur regarding the possible revival or creation of an order of female deacon, let us all at least be open and truthful. Let us admit that this is not that: the proffered model of deaconess bears little resemblance to the ancient order. Let us therefore debate possibility of the new model on its own modern merits. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Mass Baptism in Kiamba, Philippines September 30, 2015 The newly-baptized are parishioners of four former Philippine Independent Catholic Church parishes in the Sarangani province: St. Joseph the Worker Parish (now St. Joseph the Betrothed Orthodox Church) in Poblacion Kiamba; San Isidro Labrador parish (now St. Isidore of Chios Orthodox Church) in Salakit; Nuestra Sra. Sela Paz parish (now Holy Theophany Orthodox Church) in Kayupo; and the Mission of the Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring in the town of Maitum, Sarangani Province. There are now nine parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Philippines in addition to another twenty still undergoing catechism. There remain around two hundred faithful to be baptized from these four parishes who were prevented from attending due to distance and bad weather, among other reasons. Their reception is yet to be scheduled. Saturday’s mass baptism took place after almost two years of catechism and was followed by the Divine Liturgy in which the newly-baptized received Holy Communion for the first time. Fr. Silouan writes: “Kiamba is in an area where the Moro Nationalist Liberation Front (Islamic secessionist group) is quite active, and a number of foreigners have been abducted this week by various groups of evildoers, so we were grateful for the escort the Philippine National Police provided for our sacrament and our procession from the church to the beach and back (even if their machine guns were a little strange to American eyes).” Fr. Silouan is presently the only resident priest of the Russian Orthodox Church in Mindanao, often traveling to preach and serve the Liturgy in the various missions in addition to his own of St. John Maximovitch in Santa Maria, although there are plans to assign a second permanent priest by the end of the year. 30 сентября 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Patricio Franko 13 ноября 2015, 07:00 Thanks Silouan The Aglipayans, referenced above as " Independent Catholics, " belong to what, respectfully, is a nationalistic, ex-Catholic cult in the Phillipines. As a Catholic, I am happy to see them convert to Orthodoxy and consider them members of the Church now. Please convert them all because they have had their minds poisoned against the Roman Catholic Church and so it can do little for them. Priest Silouan Thompson 1 октября 2015, 00:00 One correction: The people we baptized were formerly Aglipayans -- members of an independent national church, not Roman Catholics. Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Nearly 200 Filipinos converted to Orthodox and were baptized in the ocean. The Baptism lasted around six hours: huge waves 2.5 meters high made the performance of the Mystery very difficult. Following the Baptism, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated, at which the newly baptized people received Communion for the very time in their lives. The organizers report that a total of 187 people were baptized. They had previously belonged to the Aglipayan Church (the Philippine Independent Catholic Church) in the province of Sarangani in the Philippines. Bad weather prevented another 200 Filipinos, who were preparing to convert to Orthodoxy, from being baptized. Another date was chosen for their Baptism. The Orthodox priests, Frs. Stanislav Rasputin and Silouan Thompson, received these Filipinos into the bosom of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Orthodox Church. 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. 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. Also by this author Today " s Articles Most viewed articles Functionality is temporarily unavailable. Most popular authors Functionality is temporarily unavailable. © 2008-2024 Pravmir.com |
| In about one week, western Christians will commemorate all the dead on November 2, the Feast of All Souls. This commemoration is important to Filipinos, and I am often asked the question: Can we still keep All Souls Day? Filipinos visiting a cemetery The short answer: All Souls Day is not a feast on our calendar. However it is always appropriate for Christian people to pray for our departed loved ones! Many families, not only in the Philippines but in many places, have the custom of observing All Souls Day or the anniversary of a loved one’s death by visiting or even having a picnic meal there at the grave. This is a healthy and pious custom, reminding us that “God is the God of the living, not of the dead, for all live to Him” (Luke 20:38). None of those who have fallen asleep in Christ are separated from Him, and death does not divide the Church. Additionally, we have an Orthodox service called the Trisagion for the Departed or General Panihida which your priest offers at least seven times every year, on the Saturdays of Souls. Every Saturday is a traditional day to pray for the dead, because Christ rested in the tomb on Saturday. But these Saturdays are especially chosen for commemoration of the dead: In the Orthodox Church we have not just one All Souls Day but seven of them, in addition to your family’s pious commemoration at the grave of your loved ones. Blessing graves in Serbia Finally, besides the liturgical services of the Church which commemorate all those who have died in the Faith, the Church has provided us a prayer we can all pray at home, alone or together, for our loved ones who have fallen asleep in Christ: This is the Akathist for the Departed . I encourage all Christian people, but especially those who are now grieving for the loss of a loved one: Print this prayer, and add it to your own morning or evening prayers. It will help you to pour out your heart to the Lord. And as you ask mercy for your loved one the Lord will bless both them and you. Fr. Silouan Thompson Philippine Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR) 24 октября 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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| SEE ALSO: Monasticism; Russia, Patriarchal Orthodox Church of REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS Golubinskii, E. E. (1892) Prepodobnyi Sergii Radonezhskii i sozdannaia im Troitskaia Lavra. Sergievskii Posad: A. I. Snegireva. Kloss, B. M. (1998) Izbrannye trudy. T 1: Zhitie Sergiia Radonezhskogo. Moscow: Iazyki russkoi kul’tury. Kovalevsky, P. (1976) Saint Sergius and Russian Spirituality, trans. W. Elias Jones. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press. Tsurikov, V. (ed.) (2004) The Trinity: Sergius Lavra in Russian History and Culture. Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Seminary Press. St. Silouan of Athos (1866–1938) JULIA KONSTANTINOVSKY St. Silouan of Athos, also known as Silvanus, was born Simeon Ivanovich Antonov of Russian peasant origin, and became a schema-monk of the St. Panteleimon monastery on Mount Athos. He was a revered mystic and spiritual director (starets) of monastics and laypeople alike. St. Silouan was the spiritual father of Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), who, on Starets Silouan’s request, edited and published his handwritten notes on the spiritual life and salvation. Archimandrite Sophrony likewise prepared an introduction to St. Silouan’s writings, expounding the teachings from the perspective of the Orthodox ascetic tradition (Saint Silouan the Athonite, first published in Paris, 1948). Largely because of the testimony of this spiritual biography, which elucidates the inner progress of Silouan’s life, St. Silouan was canonized as a holy Orthodox ascetic (hosios, pre- podobny) in 1987 by the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople. The Orthodox Church commemorates him on September 24, the day of his repose. Through his prayer, life, and writings, St. Silouan delivered a potent message about the boundlessness of God’s love, forgiveness, and healing, which has been widely received as strikingly modern, pertinent to the contemporary social predicament. Silouan, therefore, became acknowledged as “the saint for the present day» Although possessed of little secular learning and never ordained as a priest, through years of monastic training St. |
| Silouan became a spiritual giant, achieving a full measure of “passionlessness” (apatheia). While standing firmly within the continuity of the patristic tradition, he also possesses striking originality. His contribution to Orthodox theology and soteriology encompasses the chief following ideas: unbounded love; prayer for the whole world; the prioritization of the love of “enemies”; stress on the power of repentance; and Christ-like humility. St. Silouan’s teaching on the love of all humanity and the love of “enemies” is the guiding tenet of his thought, proceeding from his understanding of the fundamental requirement of Christian charity towards all people in general, good or bad. To him, this was the essence of the human being’s likeness to God and perfect discipleship of Christ. St. Silouan, strikingly, asserts that if one fails to love one’s enemies, one’s salvation is not assured. Having received in his youth a mystical vision of the merciful Christ, Silouan viewed the attainment of “the humility of Christ” as the highest degree of Christian perfection, that which in patristic tradition was frequently termed “deification.” However, having had this vision of the glory of the humble Lord, Silouan likewise experientially knew that the greatest misfortune a human being can suffer is to lose touch with Christ through wrongful actions and even mere evil thoughts (pomysly), pride being the deepest root of sin. He thus saw pride as the origin of all evil and suffering in the world, what he called “the seed of death and despair.” For this reason Silouan concentrated all his powers upon striving relentlessly, through the gospel commandments, to overcome pride in himself and to obtain “Christ-like humility.” St. Silouan stands as the icon of Christ’s saint: the one who presents to the world the Lord’s own depths of humility and love to all humankind. SEE ALSO: Asceticism; Elder (Starets); Monasticism; Sophrony, Archimandrite (1896–1993) REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS Larchet, J. C. (2001) Saint Silouane de I’Athos. Paris: Editions du Cerf. Sophrony, Archimandrite (Sakharov) (1985) We Shall See Him as He Is. Maldon, UK: Monastery of St. John. |
| 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 Church for Russian Orthodox community consecrated in Lebanon DECR Communication Service, 10/03/2024 On 10 th March 2024, while in Lebanon, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, DECR chairman, took part in the celebrations marking the lesser consecration of the Holy Annunciation Church in Jal El Dib, provided by Metropolitan Silouan of Byblos, Botris and Dependencies (Mount Lebanon) for the use of the Russian-speaking Orthodox Christians in Lebanon. Metropolitan Anthony officiated at the consecration that was followed by the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the Russian hierarch together with Metropolitan Silouan of Mount Lebanon and Metropolitan Nifon of Philippopolis, representative of the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Among other concelebrants were Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’ to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, rector of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Metochion in Beirut; Archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky), rector of the Moscow Metochion of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia; Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR deputy chairman; and clergy of the Patriarchates of Antioch and Moscow. The Liturgy was celebrated in the Arabic and Church Slavonic languages. Attending the divine service were Mr Alexander Rudakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Lebanon; Mr R. El Khoury of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr Yegor Skopenko, executive director of the Foundation for the Support of Christian Culture and Heritage; Lebanese politicians and public figures, and Russian citizens residing in Lebanon. After the Liturgy, Metropolitan Silouan of Mount Lebanon greeted all those present. In his speech, he pointed out that the restoration of the Holy Annunciation Church in Jal El Dib had been a matter of particular concern for His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’, who had taken upon himself the task of getting the work completed. Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, and Metropolitan Nifon of Philippopolis had also made their contribution, facilitating the restoration works, Metropolitan Silouan noted. |
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