| Tweet Нравится Which professions incompatible with priesthood? Russian Church to discuss Moscow, January 17, 2017 Photo: All dioceses of the Russian Church will soon be receiving the document “Professions compatible and incompatible with the priesthood,” intended for broad discussion, writes the Church’s official site . The draft document was created by order of an inter-council commission dated January 28, 2015. To discuss and comment on the document is possible on the official site of the Inter-Council presence, Bogoslov.ru , and the Inter-Council’s official blog . The draft document notes that “conditions of modern life sometimes raise the question of reconciling the priesthood and secular professions,” reports the online journal Foma . The following professions are suggested as incompatible: Comments on the document will be received up through May 2, 2017. 17 января 2017 г. Рейтинг: 3.3 Голосов: 4 Оценка: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Apocalyptic Angels and Unworthy Servants Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov Apocalyptic Angels and Unworthy Servants A Discourse on the Sacrament of the Priesthood Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov The priest is the apocalyptic angel of the Lord God Almighty, and, beholding our preceptors, holy and pious pastors, we, modern priests, are summoned in unity with the hierarchy our own hearts to edify, and human souls to heal, not for the sake of filthy lucre, not for the sake of vainglory, but to the glory of the Lord, Who, gazing upon us from Golgotha’s Cross, Divine strength gives us to bear the candle of the priesthood unto our victorious end. Refresher for a Russian Orthodox Pastor Met. Philaret (Voznesensky) Refresher for a Russian Orthodox Pastor Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) Having accepted the grace of ordination, bear in mind of what a gift and of what mercy the Lord has found you worthy – and what responsibility you now bear. A Russian-Language Website for Clergymen, Russky Pastyr, is Launched A Russian-Language Website for Clergymen, Russky Pastyr, is Launched Though the website is intended for clergymen, laypersons can also find much of value, from works by past writers to current authors in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. |
| Anniversary of the Repose of Metropolitan Philip Source: Antiochian.org Metropolitan Philip of Thrice-Blessed Memory Celebrates Pascha in 2013 His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph writes: Beloved in Christ: Greetings to you and your families as we begin our season of fasting, prayer and almsgiving. I pray you are having a blessed beginning of the Fast. March 19 will mark the one-year anniversary of the falling-asleep of our beloved Metropolitan PHILIP of thrice-blessed memory. It is hard to believe a whole year has already passed since our father and chief-shepherd of more than 48 years reposed. His life and legacy will continue to be with us and inspire us for many years to come. May God rest his soul with the saints and may his memory be eternal! So that we might commemorate this anniversary in a unified way, I am directing all of our hierarchs and clergy to hold Trisagion Prayers of Mercy in their respective parishes throughout the entire archdiocese on Sunday, March 22 (the Fourth Sunday of the Fast) at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. I will preside over the official memorial at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY on that Sunday along with several guest hierarchs from our sister jurisdictions. Along with any of our hierarchs that might be able, any clergy who would like to join me that day for the liturgy are also welcome to do so as long as they have a replacement for their respective parishes and their churches remain open. If you wish to be present and to serve in the Cathedral that Sunday, please contact the Cathedral Dean, Archpriest Thomas Zain, at abounathomas@me.com . While the one-year memorial traditionally marks the end of the official mourning period in the Church, I urge you to continue to remember our late father in Christ in your proskomedia commemorations and personal prayers, keeping in mind all we have inherited from his tireless labors and prayers over almost half a century. Wishing you a blessed and spiritually rewarding Fast, I remain, Your Father in Christ, +Metropolitan JOSEPH, Primate Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America 17 марта 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Metropolitan Hilarion attends theological conference devoted to St. Paul 27 June 2019 year 17:58 On June 26, 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), attended the 25th international academic theological conference on “The Service of the Church According to St. Paul”, which took place in Veria. It is organized annually by the Metropolis of Veria of the Greek Orthodox Church and assembles hierarchs and theologians from various Local Orthodox Churches. This year, among the attendees were hierarchs from the Patriarchates of Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, Moscow, Georgia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and the Orthodox Churches of Cyprus, the Greek Orthodox Church, and the Polish Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Hilarion addressed the participants with words of greetings. He conveyed to the organizers and participants in conference a message of greeting from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and stressed that “already for a quarter of a century, hierarchs, clergy, monastics and lay people from many Local Orthodox Churches have been assembling in Veria so that in this historic place we could look mentally at the legacy of the Apostle of the Gentiles, who spoke unto us the gospel of God with much contention (1 Thes. 2:2)” “In the task of preaching and serving, Paul gives an outstanding example of fulfilling the commandment of our divine Teacher to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). To implement this calling the Lord gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up (Eph. 4:11-12)… so that the building of the Church could be joined together and risen to become a holy temple in the Lord (Eph. 2:21)”, His Eminence said. He also underscored that “our preaching will be convincing only when we will do all possible to preserve the God-commanded unity and love. The Russian Church and our Christ-loving people cherish the ages-old fraternal bonds uniting us with the Greek people and the Church of Greece. Trusting in God’s mercy, we pray that this unity in the bond of peace (Eph. 4:3) may remain unshakable in face of hostile elements of this world and intact amidst hard trials that the world Orthodoxy is experiencing in our days”. Then Metropolitan Hilarion read a paper on “The Teaching of St. Paul on Predestination to Salvation (on the basis of the Letter to the Romans)”. In conclusion, His Eminence presented his new book on St. Paul and spoke about the importance of the legacy of this holy apostle for Christian theology. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| St. John the Theologian alone records the raising of Lazarus, since the other Evangelists omitted it—perhaps because Lazarus was still living and able to be seen. It is said that the rest of the Gospel of John was written about the eternal begottenness of Christ, the other Evangelists including nothing about this. It is desired to believe that Christ is both the Son of God and God, that He is risen, and that there will be a resurrection of the dead. And because of the raising of Lazarus, this is especially to be believed since his resurrection is a confirmation of the universal resurrection of man. Therefore, from this event, every man who has already died is said to be a " Lazarus, " and the burial garment is called a Lazaroma, for the word alludes to the remembrance of the first Lazarus. For if Lazarus was raised by the word of Christ and came back to life again, so all men, even if they have died, will rise at the last trumpet and live eternally. Through the intercessions of Your beloved friend, St. Lazarus, О Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Troparion, Tone 1 Giving us before Thy Passion an assurance of the general resurrection, Thou hast raised Lazarus from the dead, O Christ our God. Therefore, like the children, we also carry tokens of victory, and cry to Thee, the Conqueror of Death: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is he that comes in the Name of the Lord. Kontakion, Tone 6 Christ, the joy of all, the truth, the light, the life, the resurrection of the world, in His love appeared to those on earth; and He became Himself the pattern of our resurrection, granting divine forgiveness unto all. 26 апреля 2013 г. Lazarus is a Hellenized form of Eleazar, which means " God has helped. " In the church of St. Lazarus in Larnaka, Cyprus, is his tomb, which was discovered in 1890 with the inscription, " Lazarus the four-days-dead and friend of Christ. " Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты |
| Through thy works, labors, prayers, and fasting thou hast found rest in the majestic and heavenly kingdom, O Holy Father Ioane. We beseech thee to intercede with Christ our God, that He have mercy on our souls! Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press : St. Herman Press, P.O. Box 70, Platina, CA 96076 15 марта 2007 г. Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) the Catholicos (†1001) Commemorated March 3/16 Saint Ioane (Chrysostom) the Catholicos (†1001) Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze Catholicos Basil III’s “Story of St. Shio’s Miracles” describes how the hitherto childless parents of St. Ioane prayed at length to St. Shio of Mgvime. After the birth of Ioane, his God-fearing parents sent him to be raised at Shio-Mgvime Monastery. There he acquired the sanctity and wisdom for which he would later be called “Chrysostom,” meaning “golden mouth” in Greek. By this name he has been known throughout the history of the Georgian Church. The Lives of the Georgian Saints Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze The Lives of the Georgian Saints Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze Since the time of the ancient Greek historians, Georgia has been viewed as an enigma hidden behind impenetrable mountains and a complex language. Little has been written about this small country and its saints. Now, Pravoslavie.Ru presents the entire collection of the Lives of the Georgian saints which has been translated for the first time into English. These lives encompass the seventeen hundred years of Orthodox Christianity in Georgia. The stories of ascetics and bishops, warriors and noblemen are intertwined with the tumultuous history of the Georgian land. Holy King Demetre the Devoted (†1289) Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze Holy King Demetre the Devoted (†1289) Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze The khan ordered his execution. Fully prepared to meet death, King Demetre prayed fervently, received the Holy Gifts, and gave up his soul to the Lord. Those present witnessed a divine miracle: the sun grew dark and an ominous gloom enshrouded the whole city. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: |
| Archive His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primates of Local Orthodox Churches with the Nativity of Christ 7 January 2020 year 16:00 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent Christmas greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilya II of Georgia, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria, His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland, His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, and His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada. The message reads as follows: Please accept my heartiest greetings with the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. Today the promise of our salvation, which was heralded through the prophets in ancient times, is fulfilled. Amazed at the mystery of God’s Incarnation, St. John Chrysostom exclaims with awe: “The feast of all feasts has come and filled the universe with joy. The feast of the crowning of all virtues, the source and root of all our blessings” (Homily on the Nativity of Christ). The Eternal Word of the Heavenly Father is seedlessly born from the Most Holy and Most Pure Virgin Mary. In our minds stepping under the vaults of the Bethlehem cavern together with the wise men, in awe at the meeting with Jesus the Divine Infant, we are repeating with affection the song of the angelic host: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Lk 2:14). Mindful of the astonishing humility and mercy of the Saviour, we are called to work without idleness for the sake of the preservation of the church unity, and to consolidate our efforts in order to overcome the arising disagreements, heal the divisions and restore the canonical order wherein it was destroyed. On this great and holy day I prayerfully wish you good health and bountiful help from the Lord for many years of your Primatial ministry. With brotherly love in Christ, +KIRILL PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| èpidlik T., Monasticisme : Oriental – since 1453, in The New Catholic Encyclopedia 9 (1967) 1043–48. èpidlik T., Orthodoxe ( Spiritualité ), DS 11 (1982) 972–1001. Добродетели Alfaro J., Adnotationes ad tractatum de virtutibus, Roma 1959. Bauernfeind Ο., ρετ, in Kittel 1 (1965) 1219–1228. Dupont J., Les Béatitudes, Bruges 1954. Grégoire de Nazianze, OCA 189 (1971) 57–74. Grinten F. van den, Die natürliche und übernatürliche Begründung des Tugendlebens bei Clemens von Alexandrien, Roma-Bonn 1948. Kalchreuter H., Die Mesotes bei und vor Aristoteles, Tübingen 1911. Konstantinou E.G., Die Tugendlehre Gregors von Nyssa im Verhältnis zu der Antik-Philosophischen und Jüdisch-Christlichen Tradition, Würzburg 1966. Michael (Konstantinides), архиеп., Вера, надежда, любовь, молитва (на греч. яз.), Афины? 1950. Michaelis G., Die Entwickelung s stuf en in Platos Tugendlehre, Barmen 1893. Michel A., Vertu, DThC 15,2 (1950) 2739–2799. Stelzenberger J., Die Beziehung der frühchristlichen Sittenlehre zur Ethik der Stoa, München 1932, cc. 307–354. Милосердие Armstrong А. H. – Markus R. A., Christian Faith and Greek Philosophy, London 1960, cc. 79–96. Barsotti D., La dottrina delVamore nei Padri délia Chiesa fino a Ireneo, Milano 1963. . Bliemel J., Agape im Frühchristentum. Eine ethisch-historische Untersuchung, Roma 1941. Colson J., Agapè, charité chez saint Ignace d’Antioche, Paris 1961. Cossu G. M., Il motivo formale délia carità in S. Basilio Magno, in Bollettino délia Badia greca di Grottaferrata 14 (1960) 3–30. Farges J. – Viller M., La charité chez les Pères, DS 2 (1953) 523–569. Frazier W. B., The Pre-eminence of Divine Mercy according to the Greek Fathers, Roma 1959. Hausherr I., Philautie, OCA 137 (1952). Horn G., L’amour divin. Note sur le mot < Kabiersch J., Untersuchungen zum Begriff der Philanthropia bei dem Kaiser Julian, Wiesbaden 1960. Kirchmeyer J., Grecque (Église), DS 6 (1967) 857 слл. Laurent Μ. Μ., Réalisme et richesse de Г amour chrétien. Essai sur Eros et Agapè, in Studia Regina Mundi 1 (1961). |
| In conclusion, I want to tell you the main thing: if your child, a boy or girl, says to you, “Mama, papa, I want to devote myself to God and leave for a monastery,” do not hinder him and don’t go against this desire that was placed in him by God. You commit the greatest sin if you prevent him—an even greater sin than if you destroyed a church. And I’ll tell you why. If you destroy a church, we will gather money and build it anew. But if you thwart your child in his sacred calling, this evil cannot be mended. It is a great honor and great blessing for a family to give its child to God to become a monk or nun. Metropolitan Jeremiah of Gortynos and Megalopolis Translated by Jesse Dominick St. Elizabeth Convent 6 марта 2017 г. This prayer comes from the Order of Preparation for Communion. Strictly theologically speaking, virginity is indeed man’s natural condition, as the condition of Adam and Eve before the Fall is considered man’s natural condition, with his fallen nature being below or against nature, and with the possibility of rising above nature in Christ. The Fathers unanimously teach that virginity reigned in Eden before sin. Note that Met. Jeremiah is speaking of what is “natural” for man in his sub-natural state. Ladder of Divine Ascent 15:7 This is referencing the priest’s exclamation in the Anaphora, “Let us lift up our hearts,” to which the people reply, “We lift them unto the Lord.” Met. Jeremiah is a Greek bishop. In the Russian tradition nuns sometimes also wear a klobuk. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Royal Lady, Pious Nun—Princess Ileana–Mother Alexandra Royal Lady, Pious Nun—Princess Ileana–Mother Alexandra Today is the repose day of Romania’s beloved Princess, and America’s beloved abbess, Mother Alexandra (Hapsburg). Tonsure performed at the Lugansk convent during artillery shelling Tonsure performed at the Lugansk convent during artillery shelling By the mercy of God, after the tonsure ceremony was over, the cannonade calmed down and did not disturb the silence in the city for the rest of the day and for the following night. The Christian Life is Monastic Life Nathan Duffy The Christian Life is Monastic Life Nathan Duffy To a culture whose core values are self-fulfillment, self-satisfaction, and self-sovereignty, Orthodox monastic life appears as an affront and a scandal. What could be more contrary to our individualistic society which prizes comfort, ease, and “freedom” above all other concerns than a life of utter self-abasement, strict obedience, and striving after Holy suffering for Christ’s sake? Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| «Схему, позволяющую тысячам поколений жить и умирать в страдании, нельзя... избавить от... обвинения в беспомощности или в злонамеренности... Невозможно назвать благим Существо, которое, существовав до воспринимаемой вселенной и создав ее от полноты своего бесконечного могущества и предвидения, наделило ее такими свойствами, при которых ее материальное и моральное развитие должно было неизбежно сопровождаться страданием многих миллионов чувствующих созданий, за существование которых их Создатель в конечном счете один несет ответственность» 102 . Фиске и подобные ему скорее всего просто ошибаются. Я бы сказал, «насколько нам известно», Фиске ошибается. Творение – достаточно многообразное, чтобы надлежащим образом проявлять величие Бога, – может быть таким, в котором есть по крайней мере некоторые физические чувствующие организмы. А если так, то вполне возможно, что у этих организмов должна быть способность испытывать нежелательные состояния как способ избегать вредных воздействий среды и сохранять целостность своего организма. Ричард Отте 91 См.: Письмо Дарвина Хукеру от 13 июля 1856 г.: More Letters of Charles Darwin (F. Darwin and A.C. Seward). V. 1. L., 1903. P. 94. 95 Цит. по: Roberts J.H. Darwinism and the Divine in America: Protestant Intellectuals and Organic Evolution 1859–1900. Notre Dame, 2001. P. 135. 96 Scully M. Dominion: The Power of Man, the suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy. N. Y., 2003. P. 297. 98 Лейбниц, немецкий философ 17 в., утверждал, что, творя мир таким образом, Бог указывает различные пути, которыми атрибуты Бога (бытие, благость, знание, сила, творчество и т.д.) могут проявляться в конечных, тварных существах ограниченным образом. Он писал, что «каждая субстанция есть как бы целый мир и зеркало Бога или всего универсума, который каждая субстанция выражает по-своему, так же как один и тот же город смотрится по-разному в зависимости от различных положений наблюдателя. Таким образом, универсум, так сказать, умножается во столько раз, сколько существует субстанций, и слава Бога увеличивается от такого количества совершенно различных воспроизведений Его творений. Можно сказать даже, что всякая субстанция некоторым образом несёт в себе свойство бесконечной мудрости и всемогущества Божьего и по мере способности подражает Ему». – Рассуждение о метафизике, 9. Цит. по: Лейбниц Г.В. Соч.: В 4 т. Т. 1. М., 1982, С. 132–133. |
| This arbitrary ban seems to be yet another demonstration of the “unofficial” second-class status of Christians in Turkey. As the scholar Robert Spencer puts it: That t he Greek Orthodox need special permission to celebrate divine services in any of their churches in what is now Turkey is a dark reminder of the Islamic oppression of Eastern Christians from the mid-7th Century to today, and for the Greeks, especially from the Muslim conquest of Constantinople in 1453 through the defeat of the Ottoman Empire by the Western Powers during World War I. Today, Greek-speaking Orthodox Christians are a tiny, dwindling minority in Turkey -- around 2,500 people -- and the community routinely faces discrimination. “Christians are certainly seen as second-class citizens,” Walter Flick, a religious expert with the International Society for Human Rights in Germany, told the publication DW. “A real citizen is Muslim, and those who aren " t Muslim are seen as suspicious. Christians aren " t equal. They don " t have full rights.” PJ Media 7 октября 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии ChiRho 10 октября 2016, 16:00 Any Christians left in Turkey should flee expediciously if they have any sense. The Turks are intent on reviving the Ottoman Empire and they will not be any less vicious than before. Clara Haralambis 8 октября 2016, 01:00 Their way to hell is bright, may our God have mercy on their souls! Anthony 7 октября 2016, 20:00 This has been going on ever since turks came to our lands. What is however of massive significance was a speech erdogan gave last week, where he (and later the mayor of Ankara) effectively tore up the Treaty of Lausanne which created the modern day borders between Greece and Turkey, claiming the Greek islands as turkish. Those who have read the prophecies of Ayios Paisios and Geronda Iosif Vatopaidinos know that when the issue of the examilia (six miles) is raised, (the six miles being the six nautical mile radius which is Greek territory around the Greek islands), then you know war is near. Once Greece and Turkey withdraw their embassies, then Turkey will hit some Greek islands, Russia will smash Turkey to pieces, and the third world war will kick off. All these are well documented prophecies that can be read on the internet or seen on youtube. |
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