| Archive The Primate of the Malankara Church arrives in Russia 1 September 2019 year 12:57 On August 31, 2019, at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church, India, His Holiness Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, arrived in Russia. During his official visit he is accompanied by Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nikolovos, head of the Malankara Church department for external church relations; Metropolitan Yuhanon Mar Diascoros, secretary of the Malankara Church Holy Synod; Rev. Abraham Thomas, secretary of the Malankara Church department for external church relations; and Rev. Aswin Zefrin Fernandis, head of the Malankara Catholicos’s protocol service; Rev. Jiss Jonson, personal secretary to His Holiness the Catholicos; Mr. Jacob Mathew, member of the Malankara Church Council; Mr. Kevin George Koshi, head of the communication service of the Malankara Church department for external church relations; Dr Cherian Eapen, a representative of the Malankara diaspora in Russia. At Domodedovo airport, His Holiness was met by Bishop Dionisy of Voskresensk, first Patriarchal vicar for Moscow and deputy chancellor of the Russian Orthodox Church; Hieromonk Stephan (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations; Archpriest Sergiy Tocheny, head of the Moscow Patriarchate administrative secretariat; and R. Akhmatkhanov, DECR secretariat for inter-Christian relations. On the same day, the guests visited the Patriarchal Convent of the Protecting Veil to venerate the honourable relic of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow. They saw the churches and buildings of the convent and met with the mother superior Theophania (Miskina) and inmates of the convent’s orphanage for girls. The plan of the visit includes a meeting with His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; talks with Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), a tour of churches and monasteries in Moscow and the Moscow Region and visits to theological institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. The visit will last until September the 5 th . The Malankara Church is part of the family of the Oriental Churches along with the Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean Churches and the Armenian Apostolic Church. According to tradition, it was founded by St. Thomas in the 1st century. Its center is located in the State of Kerala, India. It has dioceses and parishes in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Europe and North America. The latest visit of its Primate to Russia took place in 1976. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Cleric and his flock have returned from schism to canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church 9 July 2019 year 11:05 On 8 July 2019, Metropolitan Antony of Borispol and Brovary, chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, met with a community of the Church of the Dormition in the village of Morozovka, Borispol diocese. Rev. Nikolai Brega, suspended for his deviation into the schism, repented and expressed his wish to return to the bosom of the canonical Church. The Information and Education department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church referring to Metropolitan Antony’sYouTube, he accepted repentance of the former cleric of the diocese and blessed him to return to the bosom of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, saying: ‘As a ruling bishop of the Borispol diocese I accept your repentance. Let us pray to the Lord, asking him to unite that was separated. I hope, Fr. Nikolai, for your conscientious position as well as that of the whole parish.’ Metropolitan Antony reminded those gathered that schism is a sin against the Church. He called ‘the substitution of the Church of Christ for political surrogate’ a misfortune and added that a man, who succumbed into temptation of betraying his Church, ‘takes the path of Judas. But a Christian can always return. As in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the Lord and the Holy Church are always expecting to embrace this man.’ The hierarch underscored that the Church should not deal with matters of political order. The Church is for the soul and its salvation. You have returned because the Lord has touched your souls and led you to repentance.’ Metropolitan Antony wished the priest and parishioners to leave the temptations behind and be faithful even in the face of pressure and deception. Rev. Nikolai Brega said that the decision to return was taken by the entire community. ‘We discussed the matter during the whole month and resolve d that it was necessary to return to the canonical Chirch and stay far away from any politics. The truth is there where God and the Church, grace and the Holy Spirit are’. So, the whole community has repented and returned to the Church which has nourished us,’ he added. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Eucharist, Bishop, Church: The Unity of the Church in the Divine Eucharist and the Bishop During the First Three Centuries Источник Preface Although this work is historical in its method and content, it is not a product of historical curiosity. At a time when church unity occupies an increasingly central place in theological study, the contribution of our theology is required not simply as an academic demand, but also a fundamental debt owed to the Church. In order to fulfill the demand and pay the debt, our theology can no longer fall back on the sources of its own confessional riches. The gradual abandonment of the confessional mentality of past generations and the recognition of the need for our theology to be an expression not of one confession but of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church herself, now directs the course of theological study towards the sources of the ancient undivided Church. A Church which, in spite of all the disputes and conflicts by which she was often shaken, was always well aware of what is meant by the catholic consciousness of the Church. This holds true, most especially for the study of the unity of the Church which aims to provide our divided Christian world with that supra-confessional thread which will help it to rediscover and actualize its unity through the midst of its various divisions. For those coming from the Orthodox tradition, a reliable method of turning towards the sources of the ancient undivided Church is through study of the liturgical life of our Church. The reproach leveled at our Church that she has remained through the centuries a “community of worship” today, proves to be the best guarantee of a sure route back to the consciousness of the ancient undivided Church. For the liturgical life of our Church which is characterized by its conservatism and traditional character has not succumbed to overloading with non-essential later elements, but continues to reflect in a changing contemporary world the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church of every age, worshipping in one body. |
| Tweet Нравится UOC (MP) Hierarchs Concerned about Constantinople " s Activity in Ukraine Kyiv, June 26, 2015 The arrival of two bishops of the Constantinople Patriarchate in Ukraine and their meeting with Ukrainian clergy was one of the topics discussed by the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), held on 24 June in Kyiv. In particular, they referred to Bishop Hilarion (Rudnik) of Edmonton and the Western Eparchy and Bishop Daniel (Zelinsky) of Pamphilon. This was reported by the official website of the UOC (MP). Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) “expressed concern” about their activities in the “canonical territory” of the UOC (MP) without consent of the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Separately, members of the Synod asked Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv and All Ukraine toturn to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I for an explanation of the situation. As it was previously reported, on June 8, 2015 in St. Michael " s Monastery, in the Hall of the Academic Council of the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, a joint meeting of the Committees UOC Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was held. The hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Constantinople – Bishop Hilarion (Rudnik) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada and Bishop of the UOC in the USA Daniel (Zelinsky). Religious Information Service of Ukraine 26 июня 2015 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также The Church schism is a bleeding wound on the body of the Ukraine, Holy Synod of UOC MP says The Church schism is a bleeding wound on the body of the Ukraine, Holy Synod of UOC MP says The Holy Synod grieves that the seizure of canonical churches by schismatic bodies are another obstacle to healing the schism. Patriarch of Constantinople will not send his representatives to enthronement of the new head of the Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia Patriarch of Constantinople will not send his representatives to enthronement of the new head of the Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia By this token gesture the Church of Constantinople is saying that it does not recognize the newly elected head of the Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia. Metropolitan Hilarion: We hope the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Estonian State will make further steps to normalize situation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion: We hope the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Estonian State will make further steps to normalize situation of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the DECR chairman, answered questions of the journalists during press conference held at the Department for External Church Relations on November 25. Комментарии © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| Reconstruction of the Church of the Savior on the Sennaya square begins in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, February 12, 2013 Photomontage by Alina Glazova After 20 years of attempts to reconstruct the Church of Assumption of Mother of God on the Sennaya square (Spas Na Sennoy), which was blown up in 1961, the affair has finally begun to move forward. According to the Rossiyskaya gazeta newspaper, yesterday the first meeting of the Board of trusties concerning reconstruction of this Church took place in the St. Petersburg Committee of protection of historic and cultural monuments. The Church will be built on extra-budgetary sources. According to the Rector of the Spas Na Sennoy parish Church, Priest Michael Maliushin, in a month archaeological excavations will begin on the Sennaya square, which are aimed at uncovering the entire foundation of the bombed Church. On December 25, 2012 at the meeting of city government the project of surveying of the Sennaya square area, in which the piece of land for reconstruction of the Church had already been indicated, was approved. Now the process of agreement on the carrying away of pipelines and networks from under the future building area has started. As Father Maliushin hopes, the foundation pit will be ready by autumn. By the end of 2013 the project of the church must pass the historical-cultural examination, for which funds will be assigned by the St. Petersburg Committee of protection of historic and cultural monuments. And, in reality, it will be the permission for building. Co-chairmen of the Board of trusties are the rector of the St. Petersburg theological academy Bishop Amvrosy of Gatchina and the head of the St. Petersburg Committee of protection of historic and cultural monuments Alexander Makarov. The director of the Hermitage museum Michael Piotrovsky, the artistic director of the Moscow art academic theatre of Gorky Tatiana Doronina, the head of the Alexandrinskiy theatre Valery Fokin, the rector of Academy of arts of Repin Semion Mikhaylovsky and deputies of the city parliament have been invited to participate in the work of the Board of trusties. Background Information : The Church of Assumption of Mother of God was founded on the Sennaya square in 1753. The five-domed Church was built with funds from the merchant Savva Iakovlev on the site of wooden Church. The Church was blown up in 1961 to make way for the construction of the metro station " Ploshad " mira " (now " Sennaya ploshad " " ). 14 февраля 2013 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Patriarch Kirill completes his visit to the Albanian Orthodox Church 1 May 2018 year 01:45 The first official visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Albanian Orthodox Church took place from April 28 to 30, 2018. During his visit, Patriarch Kirill was accompanied by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), Archbishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate administrative secretariat, Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, DECR vice-chairman, Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations, Archpriest Andrey Bondarenko, acting head of the Patriarchal protocol service, and Rev. Alexander Volkov, head of the Patriarchal press service. At the Maria Teresa Airport, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was met by Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, members of the Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church, Russian ambassador to Albania A. Karpushin and other officials. During the first day of his visit, His Holiness celebrated a thanksgiving at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Tirana. Later that day, Patriarch Kirill had a meeting with Archbishop Anastasios at the archdiocese building. On April 29, the heads of the Russian and Albanian Churches celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Tirana. It was followed by a grand dinner on the occasion of Patriarch Kirill’s visit to the Albanian Orthodox Church. On the same day, Patriarch Kirill attended the presentation of the Russian version of the book by the Primate of the Albanian Church ‘Unto the Uppermost Part of the Earth’ devoted to the history and today’s tasks and prospects of the Orthodox mission. During his visit to Albania, Patriarch Kirill gave an exclusive interview to the state Albanian Radio and Television. In the evening a grand dinner was given on behalf of the President of the Republic of Albania Mr. Ilir Meta at the Palace of Brigades in Tirana, on the occasion of the visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Albanian Orthodox Church. On April 30, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with the President of the Republic of Albania Mr. Ilir Meta. His Holiness also met with Prime Minster of the Republic of Albania Edi Rama. In conclusion of his visit to Albania, Patriarch Kirill came to the St. Vlash Monastery and the Holy Resurrection Theological Seminary of the Albanian Orthodox Church. Later that day the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church departed for Moscow. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive Prayer vigil held in Vinnitsa in defense of the rights of communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church 4 December 2021 year 09:43 A prayer vigil took place on December 3, 2021, in defence of the rights of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church communities in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. It was held at the building of the Regional State Administration by the faithful from villages of the Murovanye Kurilovtsy district and priests serving in the provincial center. According to the Pravoslavnaya zhizn’ [Orthodox Life] website, By the vigil they expressed their protest against the unlawful actions of the head of the Vinnitsa Directorate for the Affairs of Ethnicities and Religions Igor Saletsky who has re-registered communities of the canonical Church in favour of the schismatic ‘OCU’. “It became known on December the 2nd that I. A. Saletsky resumed the procedure for re-registering the UOC community at the Snitkov village, Mogilev-Podolskyi Region”, explains the website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church diocese of Vinnitsa, “It has become the last straw for the faithful’s patience. Moreover, Saletsky has ignored the decision of the Kiev Administration Court to ban any registration actions at the Snitkov village (as well as at Berbovets, Kotyuzhany and Bakhtyn). People wanted to express for the umpteenth time their protest against the actions of this impudent official”. The action at the Regional State Administration was announced by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church dioceses of Vinnitsa and Mogilev-Podolskyi in their official resources. By the noon of December 3, the clergy and parishioners of the Murovanye Kurilovtsy deanery of the diocese of Mogilev-Podolskyi were expected to come to Sobornaya Street, but the day before, representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and local police intimidated the bus drivers and prohibited them from driving the faithful to Vinnitsa for the prayer vigil. Many had to go to the regional center on their own, but not all of those who wished to participate get there. At the building of the Vinnitsa Regional State Administration, the priests held a prayer service. In addition, a briefing was given by secretary of the Diocese of Vinnitsa Archimandrite Arkady (Senchukovsky), dean of the Murovanye Kurilovtsy church district of the diocese of Mogilev-Podolskyi Archpriest Vasily Balan and leader of the Miryane [Laity] public organization Vasily Makarovsky. After the action, its participants handed over their demands and petitions to chairman of the Vinnitsa Reginal State Administration Sergey Borzov through his deputy. The main demand is the dismissal of Igor Saletsky from office, as he stirs up inter-confessional discord in the region and unlawfully re-registers communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Archive On the anniversary of the terrorist attack in New York a service for the repose of the souls was held at the Moscow Church of St. Catherine in-the-Fields 11 September 2020 year 13:22 On September 11, 2020, the Day of the Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John and the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attack in the USA with the death toll of about three thousand, the Divine Liturgy and the Office for the Dead for innocent people killed by terrorists were held at the Church of the Great Martyr Catherine in-the-Fields – the representation of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The Office for the Dead was said in English by Archpriest Daniel Andreyuk, rector of the Church of St. Catherine, representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Present at the service were former Canadian charge d’affaires Mr. Stephane Jobin and secretary of inter-Orthodox relations of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk. After the service, Father Daniel greeted the congregation on behalf of His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, and the clergy of the St. Catherine Church. ‘It has become a tradition to assemble on this day in our church to honour the memory of those who were killed in the USA by terrorists on the 11th of September 2001, as well as the memory of all the victims of international terrorism’, he said, ‘But we not only pray for the repose of their souls but also bear witness to the unity of all people of good will regardless of their nationality and confession’. Archpriest Daniel also thanked the Canadian diplomat, who had completed his mission in Moscow, for many years of cooperation with the Church of St. Catherine. Mr. Jobin, in his turn, shared his remembrances of the tragic days in 2001 and thanked the representation of the Orthodox Church in America for its work to strengthen relations between the peoples of North America and Russia. In conclusion, the worshippers proceeded to the churchyard where the bell rang 11 times in memory of the victims. Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
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| Archive Holy Synod considers problems arising in preparations for Pan-Orthodox Council 3 June 2016 year 20:20 During the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on June 3, 2016, it was noted that in the run-up to the Pan-Orthodox Council, serious problems arose demanding urgent joint Orthodox actions. “The decision that the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church made on June 1, 2016, as well the continued uncertainty as to the possibility for the Patriarchate of Antioch to attend the Holy and Great Council, just as the absence of preliminary consensus on the draft Working Procedure of the Council and the document “The Sacrament of Marriage and Impediments to It” mean that at the present moment when only two weeks remain before the planned date of the opening of the Council, there are serious problems demanding urgent joint Orthodox actions”, the Holy Synod’s resolution states. The Holy Synod adopted the Russian Orthodox Church’s amendments to the draft documents on “The Relations of the Orthodox Church with the Rest Christian World” and ‘The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World”. The amendments were formulated on the basis of judgements voiced by hierarchs, clergy, monastics and laity. It is stated in the Synod’s resolutions that as a result of the discussion held by the Orthodox Churches of Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece as well as the Holy Kinot of Holy Mount Athos on the draft documents of the Pan-Orthodox Council, essential amendments were presented, consonant to a great extent with the proposals made by the Russian Orthodox Church, demanding a substantial consideration with the aim to find general Orthodox consensus. The Holy Synod noted that nonparticipation of even a single Church in the Council constitutes an unsurmountable obstacle for the holding of the Holy and Great Council, considering that its decisions can be made only by consensus, as it follows from the provisions of the documents approved by the Synaxis of the Primates of the Local Churches. In accordance with the resolution of the Holy Synod, a way out of the emergency situation could be found in the holding of an extraordinary pre-Council conference to consider the situation and to examine the amendments to the Council’s documents so that agreed proposals may be developed. As a result of this conference, the Holy Synod’s resolution states, a judgement could be made as to the possibility of holding the Pan-Orthodox Council at the planned date. The position of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod will be brought to the notice of the Primates of all the Local Orthodox Churches. Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
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