| Archive The Holy Synod deems it important to draw attention to violations of the rights of believers in Ukraine 29 December 2022 year 19:14 On December 29, 2022, the members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church considered the situation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Synodal session was held at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in the St. Daniel Monastery in Moscow. It was chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. As is known, on 4 December of this year, President V. A. Zelensky of Ukraine announced a number of repressive measures towards the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The supreme legislative body of the country is to consider the bills that contradict international legal norms, presume discrimination against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and limit its rights. Against this background, illegal actions have been reinforced in Ukraine towards the canonical Church’s structures and members. Diocesan administrations, monasteries, parishes have been subjected to searches and clergy with monks and lay people to humiliating inspections and arrests under farfetched pretexts and to ‘personal sanctions’. Schismatics have made more frequent provocations and captures of the UOC churches. Now the canonical Church is under a threat of being deprived of the right of using the churches of the Kiev Pechersk Laura of the Dormition. The growing pressure on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is accompanied with an unbridled anti-church campaign in the mass media with prominent politicians, state officials and public figures participating in this anti-religious campaign of the Soviet past. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed support for the hierarchs, clergy, monastics and laity who, in these ordeals, seek to preserve the unity and canonical order of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Synod stressed the importance of drawing the attention of Local Orthodox Churches, representatives of Christian confessions and the world religious community as well as international human rights organizations to the violations of the rights of believers in Ukraine. Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также collected for Ukrainian orphanage by ROCOR youth collected for Ukrainian orphanage by ROCOR youth More than was raised by students participating in the Russian Church school “School Piggy Bank” program in North America. Orthodox believers of New York send a container with humanitarian aid to Donbass Orthodox believers of New York send a container with humanitarian aid to Donbass The action was held by parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Russian organizations abroad. Appeal by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad on Aiding Refugees in Holy Dormition Lavra Appeal by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad on Aiding Refugees in Holy Dormition Lavra I urge you to intensify your prayers for peace in the long-suffering Ukrainian land, to provide all possible assistance, and collect donations for the Svyatogorsk Holy Dormition Lavra, which became home for many refugees. Charity Fund From Russia Delivers 6000 School Supply Kits For First Graders In Donetsk Charity Fund From Russia Delivers 6000 School Supply Kits For First Graders In Donetsk The representatives of the great international charitable fund of Prince Svyatoslav handed first-graders six thousand sets of school stationery. Community of a destroyed church in Donbass is helping the destitute Community of a destroyed church in Donbass is helping the destitute The Church of St. John of Kronstadt in Kirovske (the Donetsk region) was destroyed on August 23, 2014: during an evening service a shell hit the church building. As a result 3 people were killed and 7 seriously injured. Services are currently held in the Sunday school which is still unfinished. However, despite its own critical situation, the congregation nevertheless finds an opportunity to support those who are in a worse situation. Church raises over 97 million rubles to help Ukrainian civilians Church raises over 97 million rubles to help Ukrainian civilians The second fundraising was announced because nearly all the funds raised by the Church earlier – more than 59 million rubles – had been spent by the end of February on food, clothes, transportation, health services, rental and other targeted support for refugees. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| The wedding ceremony was performed by His Eminence Andrei, the second bishop of the Tver diocese, newly formed in the 1270’s. Princess Xenia blessed the newlyweds with an icon of the Savior. “And there was great rejoicing in Tver,” (the usual chronicles formula for princely success and festivity). The people of Kashin marked this event with the building of the church of the Archangel Michael and the triumphal St. Michael’s gate from the Kremlin to the Tver Road. In the Dormition cathedral there was a festal service, and the clergy processed with the cross to the parishioners’ houses. 26 июня 2014 г. The Chronicles are contradictory on this account: some call him Michael, while others call him Alexander. In any case, there is no information about him other than his year of birth, from which we can suppose that he died as an infant. The son of Vsevolod “of the Great Nest”. His father divided the Rostov principality from the Vladimir-Suzdal regions and gave it to Constantine. This marked the beginning of the line of Rostov princes. This was a peculiarity of the land of Rostov—the two princely brothers reigned together. See: Presniakov, The formation of the Great Russian Nation, Prague, 1920, pp. 58-59. The tale of Prince Michael of Chernigov’s and his boyar Theodore’s death was undoubtedly compiled in Rostov by an eye-witness, or at least from their words. (Met. Makary, History of the Russian Church, vol. 5, p. 413; and Sunday Chronicles for 1246). Roman Olegovich openly confessed his Faith, that it is holy, while the Tatar religion is heathen. The Tatars cut off his tongue, gouged out his eyes, cut of his ears, chopped off his arms and legs joint by joint. This took place in the reign of khan Mengu-Timure. The famous Russian historian, Karamzin, supposes that information had reached Bishop Ignatius about Prince Gleb’s unseemly behavior amongst the Horde during that campaign. ( The History of the Russian Nation, vol. IV, p. 142.) A. N. Titof, The Life of Right-believing Princess Anna of Kashin, synodal manuscript preserved in the Moscow Patriarchate Library, No. 622. |
| Archive Foundation stone for Russian cultural center and Russian Orthodox church blessed in SingaporeFoundation stone for Russian cultural center and Russian Orthodox church blessed in Singapore 14 November 2018 year 12:44 On November 13, 2018, President Vladimir Putin attended the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for a Russian cultural center and a Russian Orthodox church in Singapore. President Putin and the Republic of Singapore President Ms. Halimah Yacob arrived at the Russian plot of land on Rangoon Street. Among the speakers at the ceremony were Mr. S. Lavrov, Russian minister of foreign affairs, and Ms. Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State at the ministries of Culture, Community and Youth. Mr. Lavrov said in particular that ‘the construction of a Russian cultural-religious complex in Singapore will give a great boost to the expansion of humanitarian relations between our peoples’. In her speech, Ms. Sim Ann stressed that ‘being a multi-national and multi-confessional community, Singapore welcomes the appearance of a church of the Russian Orthodox Church’. The presidents of Russia and Singapore took off the fabric covering the foundation stone. Archbishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in East and South-East Asia, read a prayer on the foundation of a cultural center and a church of the Dormition and sprinkled the stone with holy water. The ceremony was attended by the Russian delegation including presidential staff, government officials, diplomats, bankers and businessmen, as well as clergy and parishioners of the Parish of the Dormition in Singapore. On the same day, President Halimah Yacob gave a reception in honour of President Putin. Present at the reception was Archbishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk. In his speech, President Putin said that the construction of a Russian cultural center and an Orthodox church will serve as ‘a good foundation for developing bilateral relations, especially on the level of people who will come to Singapore in growing numbers to get acquainted with your country and will have an opportunity to visit a Russian Orthodox church and our cultural center, while the citizens of Singapore will have an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the culture of the Russian Federation’. With reference to the Russian Presidential Press Service Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| In speaking of the difficulties of textual understanding of the tollhouses, Metropolitan Macarius wrote, “We should, nevertheless, note that in generally depicting subjects of the spiritual world, for us, clothed in flesh, there are inevitable boundaries, more or less sensual and man-like; like for example, they unavoidably enter into a detailed teaching on the tollhouses through which the human soul passes after its separation from the body. Then, one must firmly remember the teaching that the angel gave to St. Macarius of Alexandria, having only just begin his talk on the tollhouses: ‘Accept earthly things as the weakest depiction of the heavenly.’ One must imagine the tollhouses not in the coarse or sensual sense; but to the extent that is possible for us, imagine them in the spiritual sense and not be attached to the particulars about which various authors write in different stories, or stories by the Church itself, in which the unity of the main thinking on the tollhouses appear different.” 12 Next: Why did some holy fathers believe in the apocatostasis and other false ideas on the afterlife? Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev Translation by Nun Cornelia (Rees) Pravoslavie.ru 23 ноября 2016 г. St. Theophan the Recluse, tr., Philokalia, vol 1, Homilies of Abba Isaiah to his disciples, Homily 1:4, (Moscow: Sretensky Monastery, 2004). Ibid., Homily 16:1. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, The Alphabetical Collection : Macarius the Great, 38. St. Dimitry of Rostov, Lives of the Saints in Russian using the Menaion of St. Dimitry of Rostov, vol. V, January 19 (Kiev: Holy Dormition Kiev Caves Lavra, 2002), 610-611, 626-627. Ibid., vol. XI, July 21, 498-499. Text taken from: Toward Heights, “How Souls Travel to Heaven”, in Stories, Sermons, and Prayers of Saint Nephon: an Ascetic Bishop (Minneapolis: Light and Life Publishing Company, 1989), pp. 79-86. However, some parts were rewritten by the translator to more exactly reflect the text of this article. Encyclopedia of the Orthodox Faith (St. Petersburg, 2009), 488-489. |
| Диакон Владимир Василик Его приемная всегда была полна народом, это были почтенные протоиереи и архимандриты, простые миряне, убеленные сединами старушки и молодые люди. Для всех них владыка находил время и возможность побеседовать, наставить на путь истинный, дать нужный совет в должное время… English Edition [Theology] Alexei Ilyich Osipov The methodical development of imagination is based in the experience of one of the pillars of Catholic mysticism, the founder of the order of Jesuits and great Catholic saint Ignatius of Loyola (sixteenth century). His book Spiritual Exercises enjoys great authority in Catholicism. Ignatius himself said of his book that if one reads it, it could replace the Gospels. He tells the reader to imagine the crucified Christ, to attempt to penetrate the world of Christ’s feelings and sufferings, to mentally converse with the Crucified One, etc. All this contradicts in principle the basics of spiritual ascetic labor as it has been given to us in the lives of the saints of the Universal Church. [News] On October 2, 2010, the website of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) posted a summary of The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation held at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. [News] At the 2010 fall clergy retreat of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, which took place on October 15, the day following the patronal feast of the Protection Cathedral in Chicago, Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) was present among the guest speakers. [News] On October 5, 2010, His Eminence Archbishop Feodor of Mukashevsk-Uzhgorod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church visited the Diocese of San Francisco and Western America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. [News] On 21 October 2010, “One Thousand years of Pilgrimage in Russian” exhibition opened at the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Laura of the Caves in Kiev with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine. |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Church denounces schismatics’ provocation in Kiev Caves Lavra Moscow, March 14, 2017 Photo: RIA-Novosti The recent prayer service of “Kiev Patriarchate” schismatics in the Kiev Caves Lavra’s Dormition Cathedral has no relation to true Orthodox Divine services, according to the head of the Ukrainian Church’s Synodal Information-Education Department Bishop Clement (Vecherya) of Irpin, reports RIA-Novosti . On Sunday about 200 people on an “ excursion ” to the Kiev Caves Lavra began an illicit prayer service led by a schismatic priest, even using physical force to keep the resident monks from stopping them, claiming their infraction was a move towards freeing the Lavra from the “Moscow Pharisees.” The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate has repeatedly reported on cases of harassment against priests and seizure of canonical parishes by representatives of the fake “Kiev Patriarchate,” often carried out with the support of the authorities and nationalist organizations. “What happened in the Dormition Cathedral of the Kiev Caves Lavra can hardly be called a Divine service; it was an absolute provocation by representatives of the so-called Kiev Patriarchate. A group of people came under the guise of the usual excursions, and at some point began some kind of service with provocative petitions in their prayers. After a bit, when they were told that such services have to be done with the agreement of the clergy, they began using physical force against the brothers of the Lavra,” the department head stated. According to Bp. Clement, the provocateurs main aim was to produce the video which was soon posted online, receiving a large response. “I think this initiative corresponds to the level of their culture—their spiritual and cultural level,” the hierarch added. 14 марта 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии Seraphim 14 марта 2017, 22:00 I do not understand what Provocative Requests were offered that would be considered Schismatic or unorthodox? Yes, they took over the site by force but i would like to know what makes the schismatic. Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Metropolitan Anthony of Chersonesus and Western Europe visits Shanghai 21 October 2019 year 18:03 After the celebrations marking the 10 th anniversary of the church of the Dormition in Beijing, Metropolitan Anthony of Chersonesus and Western Europe, head of the Moscow Patriarchate office for the institutions abroad, visited Shanghai, together with Mr. D. Petrovsky of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations and Deacon Sergiy Kalashnikov, of the same office, who accompanied him. On October 20, 2019, the commemoration day of St. Jonah the Bishop of Hankou, Metropolitan Anthony celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the fireplace hall of the Russian consulate in Shanghai. He was assisted by Father Ioan Schelkov, rector of the Orthodox community in Shanghai, and Deacon Sergiy Kalashnikov. Among the worshippers were Ye. Gryaznov, councillor consul of Russia’s general consulate in Shanghai, M. Drozdov, chairman of the World Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots, A. Semenov, vice-chairman of the Interregional Council of the Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development, D. Petrovsky, and members of the international Orthodox community in Shanghai. The Holy Scripture was read in Church Slavonic, English and Chinese, and several prayers were said in English, Greek, Romanian and Serbian. After the service, Metropolitan Antony warmly greeted the congregation and convey them a blessing from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. For prayerful memory of the divine service, His Eminence presented the community with liturgical vessels. He also presented active parishioners with Patriarchal awards. After the service, the guests from Moscow took part in the parish repast during which the fellowship with the archpastor continued. Metropolitan Anthony also inspected some surviving buildings of Orthodox churches in Shanghai – the Cathedral of Our Lady the Refuge of Sinners and the church of St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia. On October 21, His Eminence met with Russia’s consul general in Shanghai, A. Shmanevsky. They discussed a wide range of issues, including the organization of pastoral care for compatriots in Shanghai. On the same day, Metropolitan Anthony and his party left for Moscow. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Don’t Look Here and There—Look at Your Heart A Conversation with the Abbot of the Kiev-Caves Lavra Metropolitan Pavel Don’t Look Here and There—Look at Your Heart A Conversation with the Abbot of the Kiev-Caves Lavra Metropolitan Pavel Sergei Enik, Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl We must pray for our earthly Fatherland, which the Lord has given us. Once we received independence without bloodshed, and now we are losing our independence with great bloodshed… We must look in our hearts and think about it: what are we leaving to the next generation? 80 law-enforcement officers had to go to Pochayiv to maintain order 80 law-enforcement officers had to go to Pochayiv to maintain order The police and the Security Service of the Ukraine are trying to find the people who spread the false information on a possible attempt to remove the wonder-working Pochayiv Icon of the Holy Theotokos from the Dormition Pochayiv Lavra and to replace it with a copy. A monastery is closed in Poland for concelebrating with schismatics from “the Kyiv Patriarchate” A monastery is closed in Poland for concelebrating with schismatics from “the Kyiv Patriarchate” A monastery has been closed at the Przemysl Diocese of the Polish Orthodox Church by decision of its Holy Synod because of its clergy’s concelebration with representatives of the so-called “Kyiv Patriarchate.” The abbot has been suspended. Комментарии cees boogaart 14 декабря 2015, 10:00 1000 years ago there was Kyiv, not Moscow/Muscovy untill 1147/1283. case closed. March 8 2015: Moscow patriachate accepted annexation of Crimea by RF and : The property of the two Ukrainian dioceses in Crimea has been handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church and they have already been added to the records of the Russian Federal Tax Service. Thats a political move, besides high treason. So all the property of Moscow patriarchate should be handed over to Kyiv patriarchy and added to Ukraine tax service. Thats what under int. law is called: equality of arms, the golden rule of law. March 10, 2015 Militants have attacked eight Ukrainian Orthodox Churches in the region of Luhansk since the conflict began, regional mayor Hennadiy Moskal said last weekend. Some Russian fighters have openly declared the conflict in Ukraine a " holy " war – with their forces fighting to restore the Russian Empire. © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| Extremists leaning on altar table heckle priest at Orthodox church near Kiev (+video) Extremists leaning on altar table heckle priest at Orthodox church near Kiev (+video) The hooligans leaned on the altar, touching it with their hands, insulted the priest and threatened him. Orthodox church being seized near Kiev Orthodox church being seized near Kiev This was reported at 21.30 by the journalist and staff member of the Publishing Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (the Moscow Patriarchate) Dmitry Marchenko on his “Facebook” page. Schismatics forcibly seize Orthodox church in Rivne region Schismatics forcibly seize Orthodox church in Rivne region Representatives of the self-declared “Kyiv Patriarchate” with support of the nationalists have seized the Church of the Image of Christ, “Not Made by Hands”, in Khodosy village of the Rivne district of the Ukraine’s Rivne region. Another attempted seizure of a church and attack on priest in Kiev region Another attempted seizure of a church and attack on priest in Kiev region On October 5 a group of unidentified people in camouflage and with baseball bats, headed by the city council deputies Sivorko N.N., Levchenko V.G., and Salobai A.Z., attacked the Church of Holy Righteous Princes and Passion-Bearers Boris and Gleb, cut off the door locks and blocked the entrance to the church. 80 law-enforcement officers had to go to Pochayiv to maintain order 80 law-enforcement officers had to go to Pochayiv to maintain order The police and the Security Service of the Ukraine are trying to find the people who spread the false information on a possible attempt to remove the wonder-working Pochayiv Icon of the Holy Theotokos from the Dormition Pochayiv Lavra and to replace it with a copy. Комментарии Ana Alexandra 14 октября 2014, 14:00 Since Mr. Poroshenko is so very enamored with the US, he should also realize there are Russian Orthodox churches and monasteries under the Moscow Patriarch as well as others in the US and more Russian orthodox churches are opening as one did just in the last week or so. |
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