| Diocese of Australia & New Zealand Builds First Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Southern Hemisphere Source: Basilica.ro The Romanian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is carrying out a complex project in the Australian state of Victoria, which includes the first Romanian Orthodox monastery in the southern hemisphere, a social and cultural centre, an episcopal chapel and a church dedicated to the Three Holy Romanian Hierarchs Andrew aguna, Gregory the Teacher, and Theodosius of Brazi. These are “particularly important projects for pastoral-missionary work in Australia and New Zealand. The Theotokos helped us find this property,” Bishop Mihail said about the piece of land in Melton, Victoria. The monastery, dedicated to the Life-Giving Spring, was founded in 2011, and the chapel with the same patronal feast was consecrated in 2012 when the foundation stone was laid for the Social-Pastoral Centre “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen”. Since then, the Divine Liturgy has been celebrated regularly. The headquarters of the diocesan centre also operate there. At the end of 2013, the foundation stone was laid for the Episcopal Chapel dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the Cultural-Missionary Centre “Priest Dumitru Stniloae”. In 2017 the arrangement of the parking lot for the believers’ vehicles was completed. The church dedicated to the Three Holy Romanian Hierarchs will be a symbol of the unity of Romanians everywhere. The monastery’s chapel keeps a reliquary with fragments of the relics of the three saints. Thus, a centre of Romanian Orthodoxy will operate in Melton. “It is necessary to create conditions for pastoral-missionary activity within the diocese, to preserve the Romanian Christian faith, culture and traditions in Australia and New Zealand,” said His Grace Bishop Mihail. The Romanian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand was established in 2008, and Bishop Mihail was enthroned in the same year, on the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, which is also the patronal feast of the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. Donate |
| About Pages Проекты «Правмира» Raising Orthodox Children to Orthodox Adulthood The Daily Website on How to be an Orthodox Christian Today Twitter Telegram Parler RSS Donate Navigation Church of Dormition in Beijing celebrates 5th anniversary of its consecration Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 22 October 2014 On 19 October 2014, when the Orthodox Church honours the memory of the Holy Apostle Thomas who, according to the church tradition, was the first to preach the Gospel in the Celestial Empire, the 5th anniversary of the restoration and consecration of the Church of the Dormition was celebrated in the capital of China, in the territory of the Russian Embassy. The place where the church stands today used to belong to the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in China which contributed to the development of Russia-China relations for over 250 years. On October 17, Bishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, arrived in Beijing to take part in the celebrations upon the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Accompanying the archpastor was Mr. Dmitry Petrovsky, a staff member of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations. Mr. Yevgeny Tomikhin, Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy in China, met Bishop Sergiy at the Beijing airport. On October 18, Bishop Sergiy, Mr. Yevgeny Tomikhin and the clergymen who had arrived in Beijing to take part in the celebrations attended the opening of an exhibition on the Contemporary History of the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Beijing. On October 19, Bishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk officiated at the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Dormition. Concelebrating with the archpastor were priest Sergiy Voronin, rector of the Church of the Dormition; archpriest Andrei Stepanov, rector of the Church of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem in Irkutsk; archpriest Alexei Kiselevich, rector of the Orthodox community in Shanghai; archpriest Dionisy Pozdnyaev, rector of the Parish of Ss Peter and Paul in Hong Kong; and Hierodeacon Yuvenaly (Lapshin), a cleric of the Moscow Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino. |
| From Nicaea, Archbishop Sava returned to Mount Athos, where he profusely donated to the monasteries. In Hilandar, he addressed the question of administration: “he taught the hegumen specially how to, in every virtue, show himself as an example to others; and the brothers, once again, he taught how to listen to everything the hegumen said with the fear of God”, as witnessed by Teodosije. From Hilandar, Sava travelled to Thessaloniki, to the monastery of Philokalos, where he stayed for some time as a guest of the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Constantine the Mesopotamian, with whom he was a great friend ever since his youth. His stay was of great benefit as he transcribed many works on law needed for his church. Upon his return to Serbia, he had great engagement regarding the organization of the Serbian church, especially regarding the structure of bishoprics, those that were situated on locales at the sensitive border with the Roman Catholic West. At the assembly in ia in 1219, Sava “chose, from his pupils, God-understanding and God-fearing and honorable men, who were able in managing by divine laws and by tradition of the Holy Apostles, and keep the apparitions of the holy God-bearing fathers. And he consecrated them and made them bishops” (Domentijan). Sava gave the newly appointed bishops law books and sent them to bishoprics in all parts of Serbia. It is not known how many bishoprics he founded. The following bishoprics were under his administration: Zeta (Zetska), seated at Monastery of Holy Archangel Michael in Prevlaka near Kotor; Hum (Humska), seated at Monastery of the Holy Mother of God in Ston; Dabar–Bosna (Dabrobosanska), seated at Monastery of St. Nicholas on the Lim; Moravica (Moravika), seated at Monastery of St. Achillius in the Moravica region; Budimlja (Budimljanska), seated at Monastery of St. George; Toplica (Toplika), seated at Monastery of St. Nicholas in the Toplica region; Hvosno (Hvostanska), seated at Monastery of the Holy Mother of God in the Hvosno region; ia (ika), seated at ia, the seat of the Church; Raška (Raške), seated at Monastery of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Pe; Lipljan (Lipljanska), seated at Lipljan; Prizren (Prizrenska), seated at Prizren. Among his bishops were Ilarion and Metodije. In the same year Sava published Zakonopravilo (or “St. Sava’s Nomocanon”), the first constitution of Serbia; thus the Serbs acquired both forms of independence: political and religious. |
| A long-awaited, 60-plus page document by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, titled “Of What Life Do We Speak? Four Pillars for the Fulfillment of the Apostolic Work of the Church,” was released on Friday, June 29, 2018—the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul—in preparation for the 19th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America. Drawing on Scripture and the writings of the late Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Metropolitan Tikhon focuses on four essential areas, or “pillars,” of the Orthodox Christian Tradition—the Spiritual Life, Stewardship, Relations with Others, and Outreach and Evangelism. In each instance, Metropolitan Tikhon relates these four pillars, individually and collectively, to the overall life of the Church for clergy and faithful alike while considering the challenges facing the Orthodox Church in America as it continues to minister and witness well into the 21st century. “The work I am releasing today is the product of prayer and reflection, as well as the consideration of input I have received from the Holy Synod, Metropolitan Council, clergy and individual members of the Orthodox Church in America over the past four years,” Metropolitan Tikhon said. “It was initially inspired by the theme of our 18th All-American Council which challenged us to respond to Saint Tikhon’s question: How do we expand the mission of Orthodoxy in North America? “Now, I am offering a framework which will further help guide the work of the Orthodox Church in America, her parishes, clergy, monastics, and faithful, not only during our discussions at the 19th All-American Council in Saint Louis, but for decades to come,” Metropolitan Tikhon concluded. “May the intercessions of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, whose memory we celebrate today, guide and inspire us on this journey.” The complete text of Of What Life Do We Speak? is available in PDF format for downloading. Copies also will be available at the 19th All-American Council, slated to convene in Saint Louis, MO July 23-27, 2018. |
| July 21, 2015. PRAVMIR. An icon of St. Sergius of Radonezh printed on paper gushed forth myrrh on his feast day at the Church of the Apostles Paul and Peter in the town of Novopavlovsk. Photo: kp.ru According to the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, thousands of parishioners have come to pray before this icon. A special committee of the Russian Orthodox Church has travelled to Stavropol to examine the icon, question witnesses, and to draw conclusions. “It is so far too early to speak about a holy miracle,” said Fr. Vladislav (Tsapko), Rector of the Sts. Paul and Peter Church. “We are waiting for the experts’ conclusion. However, the event testifies to the fact that this is a sacred place, although the church is young, and that the purity of Orthodox traditions is preserved here. Perhaps, this myrrh-streaming is a good sign of the redemption of the parishioners’ sins. Or, perhaps, it foreshadows painful news. No one can ever say.” Icons stream myrrh in various places in Russia. Thus, in early 2015 an icon of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ became myrrh-streaming in the Orlov region; the Kazan Icon of the Theotokos “wept” in the Altai Republic; all icons of the Archangel Michael Church in Tula gushed forth myrrh at the same time; and a similar miracle occurred in the middle of an Orthodox exhibition in Ulyanovsk. An icon of Jesus Christ bled in a village church in the Rahachow district in Belarus. Similar events have taken place in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. Red spots were found on an icon of the First Martyr Stephan. 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 |
| 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 His Holiness the Patriarch of Serbia Profirije arrives in Moscow DECR Communication service, 15.03.2024. On 15th March 2024 the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije arrived in Moscow to take part in the funeral and burial of the representative of the Patriarch of Serbia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, dean of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul at the Yauza Gates in Moscow, which also serves as the representation church (metochion) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the bishop of Moravica Anthony. Bishop Anthony reposed in the Lord on 11th March 2024. The Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije was met at Vnukovo International Airport by the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate the metropolitan of Volokolamsk Anthony, advisor to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia archpriest Nikolai Balashov, deputy chairman of the DECR archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, head of protocol at the DECR abbot Theophan (Lukianov), cleric of the metochion of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Moscow archimandrite Alexander (Kotov), the brother of bishop Anthony and cleric of the Šabac diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church archpriest Milan Pantelic, and representative of the secretariat for inter-Orthodox relations at the DECR A. Yu. Khoshev. Among those meeting the Serbian Patriarch were the Serbian ambassador to Russia Momcilo Babic. Arriving with Patriarch Profirije in Moscow were the bishop of Baka Irinej, the bishop of Upper Karlovac Gerasim, the bishop of Valjevo Isihije, the bishop of Remesiana Stefan, the bishop of Jegra Nektarije, the bishop of Toplica Petr, archpriest George Stojslavevic, deacon Dragan Radic, deacon Ivan Vasiljevic, deacon Miroslav Nikolic, subdeadean Dejan Nakic and subdeacon Vladimir Jelic. On Saturday 16th March His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness the Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije headed the Divine Liturgy and the funeral of bishop Anthony at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. The service began at ten o’clock in the morning. Print publication Share: Page is available in the following languages Feedback |
| Four saints of Putna Monastery canonized by Romanian Orthodox Church Moscow, May 15, 2017 Photo: Basilica.ro The official ceremony of glorification of four saints of Putna Monastery was celebrated over the weekend by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at Putna Monastery in Suceava Country in northern Romania. As previously reported , the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved on June 6, 2016 to glorify and add to the calendar of saints four great ascetics connected with Putna Monastery: Metropolitan Jacob Putneanul of Moldova, and the Venerable Fathers Silas, Nathan, and Paisios of Sihstria Putnei Monastery. Photo: Basilica.ro The services and events over the weekend were attended by thousands of faithful clergy and laity from across the country. Ten hierarchs concelebrated at the Saturday Divine Liturgy, after which the official tomos of glorification was read out. Patriarch Daniel arrived at the airport in Bucovina on Friday, May 13, where he was greeted by a delegation from the Church of Moldova and Bucovina before heading to Putna Monastery. A Te Deum was celebrated, after which Patriarch Daniel addressed those present, referring to Putna Monastery as “a school for the unity of our nation and a school of piety and culture for the Orthodox.” The icon and relics of Sts. Silas, Nathan, and Paiosios were brought from Sihstria Putnei to Putna Monastery in a joyous procession and placed in the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, by the relics of St. Jacob. Later that evening the final memorial Panikhida was served for the new saints by His Grace Calinic Botoneanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Iasi. According to the ordinances of the Orthodox Church, before the official proclamation of the canonization of a saint, the final memorial service is served. After the proclamation of canonization, the saint is to be prayed to, not for. Photo: Basilica.ro The following day, the Divine Liturgy of canonization was served on a special stage erected in the courtyard at Putna Monastery. Following the Liturgy, served by the patriarch and a number of concelebrating hierarchs and clergy, and attended by thousands of faithful, the Holy Synod’s official tomos of canonization for St. Jacob was read out, followed by the official tomos for Sts. Silas, Nathan, and Paisios. |
| Metropolitan Hilarion Leads the Celebrations of the 20 th Anniversary of the Glorification of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco, and the Consecration of Archimandrite Nicholas (Olhovsky) as Bishop of Manhattan San Francisco, June 29, 2014 On Sunday, June 29, 2014, the 20 th anniversary of the glorification of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco was celebrated, and the rite of consecration to the episcopacy was performed over Archimandrite Nicholas (Olhovsky) as Bishop of Manhattan. This rare ceremony drew many worshipers. Long before the beginning of the service, clergymen from various dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia began to arrive, along with representatives of other Local Orthodox Churches, and also pilgrims from various cities of the USA and other countries. His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York led divine services, along with members of the Council of Bishops and other Orthodox hierarchs. The Kursk - Root Icon of the Mother of God “ of the Sign ” was present at the services . The rite of confession began shortly after the solemn greeting of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. During this rite, the episcopal nominee details the teachings of the Orthodox Church and gives an oath to all to observe the rules of the Apostles and the Ecumenical Councils. After this, a protodeacon intones the customary “Many Years.” During Divine Liturgy, the archpastors performed the laying on of hands—the episcopal consecration—of Archimandrite Nicholas. The Cathedral Choir and the assembled choir of the 13 th All-Diaspora Russian Orthodox Youth Conference sang joyfully and splendidly under the direction of VV Krassovsky and GA Kotar. After the consecration of the Holy Gifts, the new Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan performed an ordination to the diaconate of Subdeacon Athanasius Ferguson of SS Peter and Paul Church in Santa Rosa, CA. Before Communion, a sermon was read by Archimandrite Irinei (Steenberg). After Liturgy, a moleben was performed to St John of Shanghai and San Francisco before the reliquary containing his uncorrupt relics, followed by a procession of the cross around the cathedral. |
| Wedding As Restoration Of Humanity The fact that the woman was taken from man shows that woman and man are part of the same creation‚ that they share the same nature; yet‚ they are ontologically different in ways that make them complementary to each other. The union between a man and a woman‚restores therefore‚ in a way‚ the fullness of humanity. [iv] Marriage‚ in the Christian understanding as monogamous‚heterosexual and blessed by God‚ is part of the good existence that St. Maximus speaks about. St. Maximus does not deny the value of marriage‚ because he sees it as the way instituted by God for human procreation that we cannot reject. [v] However‚ marriage has to be regarded in the context of the working of the virtues. Marriage has to retain its salvific purpose and not be degraded to a union of pleasure‚convenience‚ social status or anything else that might pervert its spiritual purpose. The union in the flesh between husband and a wife united in Holy Matrimony transcends sexuality in its animal‚ non-rational form. It is a form of chastity‚ as the marital bed is undefiled. Christ performed His first miracle at a wedding‚ transforming what is common‚ water‚ into something special‚ the good wine‚ showing how the union between a man and a woman can lead to something better than living alone. We see thus how‚ even through the use of those things that are lower‚ like sexuality‚ once they are positively transformed through the fulfillment of their God intended purpose‚ they support us in our communion with God. Their perversion however‚ into increasingly degraded forms‚ has the opposite effect of alienation from God and missing the mark of the likeness of God. Man and woman‚ icon and vocation‚ synergy and complementarity In the epistles of the Holy Apostle Paul [vi] and Peter [vii] ‚ we have several passages that address the relationship between man and woman that would lead to a spiritual union and restoration of the fullness of man through marriage. These passages are read during the sacraments of crowning and are meant as guidelines to the new couple that enters a life of communion. It is unfortunate though that a superficial reading of these scriptural accounts could lead someone to the wrong conclusion that there is some plot against women‚ a sort of patriarchal ploy meant to undermine women and lead them into unquestioning submission. But‚ if we believe the Scriptures to be true and we are not ashamed of their teaching and find ourselves ready to follow them‚ we have to read them carefully and meditate upon their meaning with the help of the Fathers. |
| Archive DECR chairman and ROCOR First Hierarch celebrate Liturgy at Synodal residence of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in New York 13 July 2021 year 18:34 On July 12, 2021, the commemoration day of the Holy, Glorious and All-praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, and the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign of the Russian Church Outside of Russia in New York. Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, the cathedral clergy and clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in the USA concelebrated. Greeting the DECR chairman after the service, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Outside of Russia said, “Your Eminence, extending brotherly greeting to you on the commemoration day of the First Hierarchal Apostles Peter and Paul, I cordially thank you for the joint prayer that we have lifted up on the festive day and for your love, attention and words of exhortation. I cannot find sufficient words to express how special our feelings were when we celebrated the Divine Liturgy today. “Recalling the archpastoral feats performed by one of my predecessors, Metropolitan Anastasius (Gribanovsky), the author of popular conversations with his own heart, who was consecrated as bishop this day 115 years ago at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Moscow Kremlin, we have prayed today so that the Chief Pastor Christ may continue and multiply His mercies for the spiritual unity between the Russian Church abroad and the Russian Church at home, which we had sought with brotherly love and great efforts”, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York noted. He stressed, “We believe that this unity between us will serve as a source for beneficial consolation and consolidation for all the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church in this period so difficult for the Orthodox world”. |
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