| The Blessed Feast of the Nativity of Christ in Pakistan St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Mission in Pakistan (The Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia in Pakistan) Fr. Joseph Farooq A report on the feast of the Nativity of Christ in Orthodox churches of Pakistan, prepared by Fr. Joseph Farouq, Assistant Rector of St Sergius Orthodox Church Sargodha and Visiting Priest to Islamabad for Iranian families: (fr.joseph.rocpk@gmail.com) Merry Christmas! Christ is Born! Glorify Him! With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan HILARION, Archbishop of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. On January 7, 2014 the Russian Orthodox Believers outside Russia in Pakistan celebrated Christmas according to the Orthodox Traditions and Faith. They participated in all religious activities with joy and spiritual passion. The ROCOR believers attended Divine Liturgy in three parishes. All the religious services on New Year and on Christmas Day were full of orthodox worshipers in Pakistan. On January 7, 2014 after the Divine Liturgy, ROCOR Believers in Pakistan had festival meal. St. Sergius of Radonezh Orthodox Church Sargodha - Punjab The l aw enforcement agencies increased security around the churches after the suicide blast in Peshawar on 22 September 2013, therefore the Christmas celebrations were held under tight security due to threats by Taliban. Christians in Pakistan are brave and come on the feasts in the church singing joyfully with complete faith in Lord Jesus Christ. St. Anthony’s Orthodox Church Hyderabad-Sindh It is worth mentioning that the Christmas Lent is a favorable time in which we need to bring the fruits of repentance and prayer. The ROCOR priests in Pakistan preached forty days of fasting, during this time the faithful were taught not to eat meat and were asked to pray for the repentance of their sins and do some charity for the poor and needy. The Christian Community in Pakistan is very poor but they do some charity for the brothers and sisters. Many of the faithful came for confession to gain spiritual perfection. St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Church Islamabad – Capital City of Pakistan On Christmas day during the Divine Liturgy, special prayers were offered for peace in suffering land of Pakistan, Egypt and Syria. We also prayed for peace all over the world and for the Orthodox Believers in the world. Please accept our heartfelt and passionate thanks for all the support and prayers on this joyful feast of Nativity of Christ. Fr. Joseph Farooq 17 января 2014 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| 209 . Staniloae D. Prayer and holiness: the icon of man renewed in God/Introd. Allchin A. M. Oxford 1982. 5 Ib. 1996. 27. (Fairacres Publication. 82). бесед для монахов бенедиктинского м-ря в Шевтони (Бельгия). Франц. ориг. бесед издан под назв.: Bréviaire hésychaste//Irénikon. 1979]. 210 . Stead J. St. Benedict and hesychasm: Is there a relationship between their ways of prayer?//PBR 1995. 14:1–3. 41–51. [Привлекаются: Варсануфий и Иоанн, Иоанн Лествичник , Исаак Сирин , Симеон Новый Богослов ]. 211 . Stoop F. Jezusgebed en paasgebeuren//Benediktijns Tijdschrift. Egmond 1971. 32. 15–23. 212 . Suttner E. Chr. Philokalie und Jesusgebet im westlichen Europa unserer Tage (mit umfassender Literaturübersicht). 1000 Jahre zwischen Wolga und Rhein. München 1988. 213 . Swanson M. N. «These three words will suffice»: the " Jesus prayer» in Coptic tradition//ParOr 2000. 25. 695–714. 214 . Un moine de l " Église dOrient [Lev Gillet, archim.]. La prière de Jésus. Sa genèse et son développement dans la tradition byzantino-slave//Irénikon. 1947. 20. 249–273. 215 . Un moine de l " Église dOrient [Lev Gillet, archim.]. La prière de Jésus. Sa genèse et son développement et sa pratique dans la tradition religieuse byzantine. Chevetogne 1951. 107. изд., пересмотр, и доп.: La prière de Jésus. Sa genèse et son développement et sa pratique dans la tradition religieuse Byzantino-Slave. Chevetogne 1959. 128. 1963. 1974. 121. (Coll. Livre de vie). 1955. 13. 178; Schultze B.//OCP 1951. 17. 488–490; Didier J.-C.//Mélanges de science religieuse. 1951. 8. 301; Špidlik T.//OCP 1960. 26. 162; Deschepper J.-P.//Revue philosophique de Louvain. 1976 (Févr.). 74. 170. пер.: The Jesus Prayer. Its genesis, development and practice in the Byzantine-Slavic religious tradition. Transl. from the 4th French ed. N. Y. 1967. 125. Rev. ed. with a foreword by Kallistos Ware. Crestwood 1987. 120. [Библ. 115–118]. 1955. 13. 178; [A monk of the Eastern Church. The Prayer of Jesus]//The Heythrop J. 1968 (Jan). 9:1. 103; ÓCallaghan D. F.//Irish Theological Quarterly. 1967. 34. 366. пер.: La preghiera di Gesù. Genesi, sviluppo e pratica nella tradizione religiosa bizantino-slava, di Un monaco della Chiesa d " Oriente. Brescia 1964. 141. |
| In the context of today’s society, marked by secularization, uncertainty and a lack of mobilizing ideals, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, underlines the importance of the mission of the Church, which has to harmonize the word of preaching and catechesis with charity work, by practical helping, and an active and consolatory presence among the people. The Romanian Patriarch also highlighted the necessity of co-responsibility and co-operation of clergy and lay people in the dynamic mission of the Church. These can be supported today by modern means of communication – television, radio, social networks, written and online press – instruments by which the ministry of the Church can reach those who are not acquainted with or have forgotten the joy of communion in God’s love. Although today’s secularized society is more critical with the servants of the Church, asking that the Church help the society as much as possible, even if the secularized society, in its turn, does not help the Church, but often shows hostility to her, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urges Orthodox clergy and believers to be faithful to Christ and His Church. His Beatitude notes that some of those who are troubled and disoriented today will change for the better, especially when they find spiritual peace and joy bestowed by Christ in the servants and the faithful of the Church. Facing the contemporary challenges related to the phenomena of secularization, migration and all types of violence which generate different feelings and attitudes for and against the Church, as servants of our Saviour Jesus Christ among men, we must mainly resort to spiritual patterns represented by the Holy Fathers of the Church and by the Romanian Spiritual Fathers, who went through many trials and tribulations, but, by prayer and patience, wisdom and hope, conveyed to us a dynamic missionary work and a peaceful, lively and luminous Romanian spirituality. Romanian Orthodox Church 29 ноября 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Tweet Нравится Unknown manuscript of Elder Nikodim of Karoulia found on Mt. Athos Moscow, March 2, 2017 Photo: Facebook.com A previously unknown manuscript of beloved twentieth-century Athonite elder Nikodim of Karoulia has been discovered on Mt. Athos, reports director of the International Institute of the Athonite Legacy in Ukraine and editor of the anthology The Athonite Legacy Sergei Shumilo on his Facebook page . Photo: Facebook.com The document, entitled “The Voice of Russian Monks from Athos to the Suffering Russian People Living in the Fatherland and Scattered Throughout the Whole World,” is dated to 1966. Shumilo notes that he consulted with other scholars of the twentieth century Russian emigration, and they were previously unaware of such a document. The next step is to prepare it for publication, according to the Ukrainian scholar. As Shumilo writes, Elder Nikodom of Karoulia was highly respected and a practitioner of the unceasing Jesus Prayer. Athonite monks of various nationalities came to him for advice, in addition to secular activists, writers, and generals, particularly from the Russian emigration. The elder absolutely rejected the Bolshevik Revolution and Soviet Power. Karoulia is the harshest region of Mt. Athos, on its southwestern tip, where hermits live in small huts on the vertical faces of huge rocks rising from the rough sea. Elder Nikodim reposed in one such cave on February 28, 1984 at 100 years old. Eyewitnesses say that for seventy-seven years he took absolutely no food during Great Lent. Photo: Facebook.com 2 марта 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Mount Athos. Procession with the Iveron Icon Mount Athos. Procession with the Iveron Icon Photogallery One of the greatest sacred shrines of the Christian world is the miracle-working Iveron icon of the Mother of God, located in the Iverson Monastery on Mount Athos. Twice a year the monks make a solemn cross procession with this icon. Very rare manuscripts from Mt. Athos presented at exhibition in St. Petersburg Very rare manuscripts from Mt. Athos presented at exhibition in St. Petersburg An exhibition of very rare tenth-eighteenth century notated manuscripts from Holy Mount Athos opened on October 11 at the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg. American Getty Museum to return 12th century Byzantine New Testament manuscript to Athos American Getty Museum to return 12th century Byzantine New Testament manuscript to Athos The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has announced that it will return the 12th century New Testament manuscript with invaluable miniatures depicting scenes from the Gospel stories to the Athonite Dionysiou Monastery. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Venerable Hierotheus the Younger of Iveron of Mt Athos Commemorated on September 13 Saint Hierotheus was born in 1686 in Greece. Desiring to comprehend Divine wisdom as it is in the sciences and also as it is in monastic life, the pious youth, displaying great ability and diligence, studied Latin and Greek philosophy. After the death of his parents, and wanting to continue his education, St Hierotheus first of all visited Mount Athos, which was famous for its many male teachers. At first he was the disciple of a certain hermit near the cell of St Artemius (October 20), and then he joined the brethren of the Iveron monastery, where he received the monastic tonsure. St Hierotheus soon journeyed to Constantinople on monastery business, and from there to Valachia, where the Lord directed him to continue his interrupted education. Having been instructed by a certain Cypriot monk, St Hierotheus by his good manners merited the favor of Metropolitan Auxentius of Sofia, and was ordained deacon. After completing his education in Venice, St Hierotheus returned to the Holy Mountain. He settled near the Iveron monastery in the Khaga wilderness. According to the testimony of his contemporaries, he led a very strict hermit’s life; with the constant Jesus Prayer the monk discovered deep love for neighbor and joy-creating sorrow. On the intercession of the igumen of the Iveron monastery St Hierotheus was ordained to the priesthood by Metropolitan James of Neocaesarea, who lived there in retirement. At the request of the inhabitants of Skopelo, who had no priest, the self-denying ascetic forsook his solitude. He celebrated the services and preached for eight years, together with his Athonite disciples the hieromonk Meletius and the monks Joasaph and Simeon. Foreseeing his own impending end, St Hierotheus with three disciples withdrew to the island of Yura, where those banished for life were usually sent. There after a short illness he departed to the Lord in the year 1745. His disciples buried him on that island, and after three years his venerable head was transferred to the Iveron monastery. Many sick and those afflicted with bodily suffering were healed by prayers to the saint. The Orthodox Church in America 26 сентября 2016 г. Оценка: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Новые материалы Выбор читателей Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Venerable Eupraxia of Tabenna, in Egypt Commemorated on January 12 Saint Eupraxia the Elder was the mother of Saint Eupraxia, maiden of Tabennisi (July 25). She was the wife of the pious senator Antigonus, who was related to the emperor Theodosius the Great (379-395). Following the birth of their daughter, the couple decided to live from that time forward as brother and sister. They distributed alms to the poor, hoping to inherit the heavenly Kingdom. After she was widowed, Saint Eupraxia devoted herself completely to the service of the Lord. After visiting several monastic establishments and bestowing liberal alms, she came to the Tabennisi monastery in Egypt, where the abbess was the nun Theodula, known for her strict rule. Deeply moved by the pure way of monastic life, Saint Eupraxia came often to this monastery and always brought her eight-year-old daughter with her. The virtues and prayers of her parents bestowed a particular grace of God upon the child, who desired to dedicate herself to God. To her mother’s great joy, the abbess Theodula kept the younger Eupraxia at the convent and blessed her to receive monastic tonsure. Saint Eupraxia the elder continued her works of charity, and increased her fasting and prayer. Abbess Theodula, possessing the gift of clairvoyance, told her of her impending end. Learning of her imminent death, Eupraxia gave thanks to the Lord for His great mercy towards her. She bid farewell to the sisters of the convent and to her daughter. She left her with these parting words: “Love the Lord Jesus Christ, and respect the sisters. Never dare to think that they are below you and should serve you. Be poor in your thoughts in order to profit by spiritual treasures. Also remember your father and me, and pray for the salvation of our souls.” After three days the saint surrendered her soul to the Lord (+ 393) and was buried at the monastery, where her daughter continued her ascetic struggles. The Orthodox Church in America 20 января 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Orthodox monasticism featured on American TV for Pascha/Православие.Ru Orthodox monasticism featured on American TV for Pascha April 28, 2011 American television viewers were treated to a look inside the sacred world of Mt. Athos and other Orthodox monasteries during this year " s Holy Week and on Pascha Sunday. On Pascha Sunday, April 24, 2011, CBS " s leading investigative TV magazine, 60 minutes, aired a documentary on Mt. Athos entitled, " The Monks of Mt. Athos. " Harry Radliffe and Michael Karzis, (a son of Greek Orthodox immigrants) are the producers of the segment. Correspondent Bob Simon interviewed the monks. The documentary, which was two years in the making, is the first such journalistic filming allowed at Mt. Athos since 1981. Repeated requests for permission were initially turned down by the monks, but at the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the crew was finally allowed to commence. Although the correspondent himself apparently lacks any first-hand, personal knowledge of Orthodox Christianity, the result was sensitive and highly engaging. For those who missed the program on TV, it can be viewed along with several interesting related side-features on the CBS website . Also aired on public television in a number of states during Holy Week and on Pascha was a shortened version of the film, " The Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. " The film follows the V. Rev. Dr. John McGuckin, an Orthodox priest, and Dr. Norris Chumley as they explore monastic practices of the early Church that have endured for centuries, especially the Jesus Prayer. This " travelogue of the mind and soul " carries them from Egypt to Greece, Romania, Ukraine, and Russia. More information on the film can be found at its website. 28 апреля 2011 г. ... Предыдущий Следующий Комментарии Войдите через FaceBook ВКонтакте Яндекс Mail.Ru Google или введите свои данные: © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Tweet Нравится Young Orthodox Seminarians take Angelic Oath - become monks (VIDEO) Source: Orthodox Church March 18, 2017 Seminarians Gleb and Paul of the St. Petersburg " s Orthodox Spiritual Academy took the angelic oath and became monks of the Orthodox Church, giving up their worldly possessions, passions and will, and embracing every obedience to the Mother Church. Orthodox Church 20 марта 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Monastic Tonsure: Second Baptism, or the Marriage of the Soul to Christ Metropolitan Jeremiah of Gortynos and Megalopolis Monastic Tonsure: Second Baptism, or the Marriage of the Soul to Christ Metropolitan Jeremiah of Gortynos and Megalopolis Thus, the monastic tonsure is, above all, a repeating of our baptismal vows… but not only that. We can also speak of the monastic tonsure as a marriage. The soul of a monk or nun enters into marriage with Christ, and the angels are present at this moment and bear witness to the sacredness and indissolubility of this union. “I Will Make You a Gerontissa” Olga Rozhneva, Gerontissa Theophano About the benefit of obedience and Elder Ephraim A Conversation with Gerontissa Theophano Olga Rozhneva, Gerontissa Theophano The first monastery built by Elder Ephraim in America was the women’s monastery of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Saxonburg, PA. Elder Ephraim founded it in 1989. Pilgrims meet here a peaceful corner of nature, where you can forget for a time your worldly cares and anxieties and you can immerse yourself in a world of silence and prayer. The sisters of the monastery labor purely for the prayer of the heart and mind. Here and there you here: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.” The Byzantine singing in church during the services leaves pilgrims in awe. Behind the Monastery Walls Romanian documentary with English subtitles Behind the Monastery Walls Romania’s monasteries are known worldwide for their magnificent beauty, but what do we know about the people that live there? Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку × |
| Indonesia has the largest Islamic population in the world, according to the Pew Research Center, and ranks #47 on the the Open Doors 2015 World Watch List of the worst persecutors of Christians. In light of the recent spurt in violence, Curry is urging the Christian community worldwide to unite in prayer for their brothers and sisters in Indonesia. " Christianity is opposed in Indonesia, " he said. " It is a very difficult place to work, but we need to be praying, we need to be going, we need to be interacting with and loving Muslims in that culture. I think we keep pressing forward, but we know what we " re dealing with. " 16 октября 2015 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Indonesian Orthodoxy Indonesian Orthodoxy Jakarta, Indonesia- Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand arrived in Indonesia today and served a liturgy in Jakarta were he ordained 2 Indonesians deacons to the Priesthood. During the course of his visit to Indonesia His Eminence will ordain 4 priests and 1 deacon. In the ROCOR mission of Indonesia there are already over 2500 Indonesian Orthodox parishioners. The Dean of the Indonesian Orthodox mission Archimandrite Daniel Byantoro held a press-conference with www.pravoslavie.ru to describe the difficult situation in the rapidly expanding Orthodox mission in Indonesia. If Jesus is God, Let my daughter be alive! Notes about Indonesian Orthodoxy Priest George Maximov If Jesus is God, Let my daughter be alive! Notes about Indonesian Orthodoxy Priest George Maximov What is the Crown Princess of Bali doing in an Orthodox church, why do Russians prefer to confess to Indonesians, and why Orthodoxy is a blessing for Indonesia—these and other themes are discussed in the Indonesian notes of Fr. George Maximov. " I Believe in the Future of Orthodoxy in Indonesia " A Conversation with Archimandrite Daniel (Byantoro) " I Believe in the Future of Orthodoxy in Indonesia " A Conversation with Archimandrite Daniel (Byantoro) Archimandrite Daniel Byantoro Fr. Daniel is the first Indonesian convert to Orthodoxy and the founder and heart of the struggling Orthodox Church there. Комментарии © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| And you should not just feel awe and reverence, but be abstinent, keep fast, perform your prayers, stay vigilant, shed tears, and make 300 prostrations a day, while you are making yourself ready [to receive communion] in the course of [these] seven days» (ch. 29, fol. 83v). This instruction is included in a series of chapters on the rules of fasting, often found in the Russian fifteenth-sixteenth century manuscripts of the Typikon, which are taken from the Taktikon of Nikon of the Black Mountain (see: Ioann Mansvetov, Церковный уставъ (Типикъ), его oбpaзobahie и судьба въ греческой и русской церкви [Москва: Tunorpaфiя Э. Лисснера и Ю. Романа, 1885]), but this specific instruction does not belong to Nikon. Probably it is a description of the real Russian practice of the beginning of the seventeenth century, composed by Longin Shishelev, the editor of the 1610 Oko Tserkovnoje himself. This would explain why this instruction is omitted from the next edition, made in 1633, which was intended to replace Longin’s work. In any case, the instruction was re-introduced into the next edition, printed in 1641 (ch. 32, fol. 75v), where its 1610 text was repeated almost verbatim, but with an addition: each day of the preparatory week the person preparing for communion should say 6oo Jesus prayers, and 100 prayers to the Mother of God. 31 Illiterate persons repeated the Jesus prayer for thousands of times and made hundreds of prostrations instead. 32 Technically, this became possible because the celebrating priests received Communion without an additional fast, though they were also expected to read all the preparatory kanons and prayers. 33 On the theological significance of this moment of the Byzantine Eucharistic rite, see Michael Zheltov, «The Moment of Eucharistic Consecration in Byzantine Thought», in Maxwell Johnson, ed., Issues in Eucharistic Praying (Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press, 2010), 263–306. 34 See my forthcoming article, «The Sermons on the Eucharist in the Annual Cycle of Didactic Liturgical Readings Contained in the Russian Prolog (Synaxarium)». |
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