| Orthodox Christian Church Branches Out in Cranberry When Frank Harrison moved to Cranberry and started looking for an Orthodox Christian church, he found he had to travel about 10 or 15 miles for the nearest one. He eventually became a member of St. Anthony Orthodox Church in Butler, but as time passed he noticed more people of the Orthodox Christian faith moving into his community. Now members of Mr. Harrison’s church and his pastor, the Rev. Bogdan G. Bucur, have started a weekly outreach in the Cranberry Township Municipal Building to allow other Orthodox Christians a place to meet in their community. The group is open to anyone interested in the Orthodox religion and meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday nights in the Brush Creek Room of the township building. “There were no churches between Butler and downtown Pittsburgh, except for Allison Park. We thought there was a need,” Mr. Harrison said. Father Bucur, whose church is part of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, said they are conducting a pan-orthodox service in Cranberry. He said that Orthodox churches traditionally have been built along ethnic lines with each following the same religious principles, but services and traditions vary slightly from group to group. The pan-orthodox service is meant to encompass all Orthodox Christians. In that spirit, Father Bucur said they have welcomed members of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church from Pittsburgh’s North Side, which is part of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese, to the Thursday services. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church is looking to relocate in Cranberry, he said. “The idea is to meet consistently and persistently, so people will hear about it and come,” Mr. Harrison said. Each Thursday they spend about half an hour in a service and another half hour in discussion, he said. He said they hope to continue these meetings through the end of the year and then assess the interest. “I’m very excited about this. We are starting something which is a little bit like the parable with the mustard seed,” said Father Bucur. “We are hoping it will flourish, but if not at least we will have tried.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 23 октября 2015 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии AKA Ric Rumsey- Patricia Blosser 24 октября 2016, 22:00 Reading this just brought a boat load of joy and some sense of happiness to you :) May your plan be achieved and blessed by the good Lord. Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Dmitry Lapa 29 декабря 2013 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Holy Hierarch Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester-on-Thames and Apostle of Wessex Commemorated December 3/16 (repose) and September 4/17 (translation of relics) Holy Hierarch Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester-on-Thames and Apostle of Wessex Commemorated December 3/16 (repose) and September 4/17 (translation of relics) Dmitry Lapa In 635 the bishop successfully reached the shores of Albion and landed in the port of Southampton on the south coast of Britain, in the Kingdom of Wessex. He intended to go further inland where there were no missionaries, but since he met only pagans in Wessex, he realized that he must remain there. Russian Translator Dmitry Lapa on England, the Handicapped, and Ancient Saints Dmitry Lapa, Olga Kirianova Russian Translator Dmitry Lapa on England, the Handicapped, and Ancient Saints Dmitry Lapa, Olga Kirianova —Dmitry, the readers of Pravoslavie.ru know you as the translator of a series of articles on the history of Christianity in England and its Orthodox Saints. You are also an independent author of publications about English Orthodoxy. It is less well known that you are a visually handicapped person from childhood and these works are a testimony to the courage and persistence with which you have overcome your handicap. How did your interest in Orthodoxy in England begin? Orthodox Ireland Vladimir de Beer Orthodox Ireland Vladimir de Beer It is generally believed that St Patrick brought the Christian Faith to Ireland, his traditional title being Apostle of the Irish. Without wishing to diminish St Patrick’s importance in any way, it is relevant to point out that in 431 St Palladius was sent to Ireland by St Celestine I Pope of Rome, as the first bishop of the Emerald Isle, with the task of administering the sacraments ‘to the Irish who professed Christ’. There must therefore have been numbers of Christians in Ireland by the time St Patrick arrived in the following year. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Metropolitan Onufry recalls St. Tikhon’s ministry during banquet address Mission must be both internal and external, said His Beatitude, Metropolitan Onufry of Kyiv and All Ukraine during the formal banquet during the 18th All-American Council on Thursday evening, July 23, 2015. The Holy Spirit, he said, guides us in understanding that mission is “who we are and what we do” and challenges us to be good “examples of holiness.” Metropolitan Onufry reflected on the ministry of Saint Tikhon, who had served as bishop and later archbishop in North America from 1897 through 1907. He observed how, upon Saint Tikhon’s return to his homeland, it was clear that he had been influenced by his tenure in North America, especially with regard to his commitment to mission and outreach as well as collegiality within the life of the Church. This, in turn, influenced his ministry during his last years—years of certain turmoil and persecution. Metropolitan Onufry attended the AAC at the invitation of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and the Holy Synod of Bishops. He was accompanied by His Grace, Bishop Evsevy of Khotinsk. Also present was His Grace, Bishop John, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. Metropolitan Onufry also addressed AAC delegates during the Plenary Session held earlier in the day. He observed that in the Council he sees the result of the mission to North America “because, in the eyes of all who are present at this Council, I see Christ. This is evidence of the good fruit brought fourth as a result of the mission of Saint Herman of Alaska as the Church faces current issues of missionary service in the world and, in particular, in North America and Ukraine.” In his greetings to the assembly, Metropolitan Tikhon expressed his gratitude to all who participated in the AAC and contributed to the “wonderful events” that had taken place during the week. He emphasized, that “we are each called to be apostles, to love God above all and our neighbor as our selves.” Greetings were read from His Eminence, Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland, who had been invited to the AAC but was unable to attend. Archbishop Leo extended an invitation to Metropolitan Tikhon to visit the Church of Finland at a future date. 27 июля 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Tweet Нравится Orthodox volunteers bring more than 1,000 Christmas gifts to Syria Moscow, December 22, 2016 Photo: A Russian delegation has arrived in Damascus with humanitarian aid and more than 1,000 children’s Christmas gifts in tow, for families that have lost parents in the war, reports life.ru . The cargo of medicine, grains, sugar, salt, pasta, canned foods, candy, stationery, and children’s toys was delivered by participants from the “Forty Times Forty” Orthodox public organization, the Apostle Paul Foundation, and the Orthodox social network “Elitsy.” Assistance is also being brought to the St. Thecla Convent in Maaloula which was destroyed in September 2013 by militants who kidnapped the abbess and eleven nuns, releasing them in April 2014. The monastery is being supplied with liturgical utensils, icons and procession banners. The delegation will also visit refugee camps, childrens " hospitals, orphanages, and students who have lost parents in the war, as well as various monasteries and churches. Additionally, the volunteers have a meeting scheduled with His Holiness Patriarch John X of Antioch, as well as various governmental and public figures. 22 декабря 2016 г. Рейтинг: 10 Голосов: 1 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 IOCC Still Responding to Syrian Families in Aleppo IOCC Still Responding to Syrian Families in Aleppo IOCC maintains one of the largest established networks in Syria delivering life-saving humanitarian aid. IOCC’s reach extends to large parts of Syria through programs that provide emergency relief with health, education, water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter, crisis counseling and economic recovery assistance. Since 2012, IOCC has provided humanitarian relief to four million Syrian people displaced in their own country, or living as refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Armenia, Greece and Serbia. Church-state delegation visits Syria Church-state delegation visits Syria During their stay in Syria, the delegation visited the camp for displaced people in ash-Sham suburb of Damascus and the boarding school for children whose parents were killed defending their homeland from terrorists. " Moscow gives us hope " , says Syrian Catholic patriarch " Moscow gives us hope " , says Syrian Catholic patriarch " We will thank anyone who helps us stay in our country " Комментарии Elijah Borek 22 декабря 2016, 21:00 True Christian unity! Volunteers of the " 40x40 " (Sorok sorokov) Orthodox movement do so much good, they are active, courageous and openhearted. Новые материалы Выбор читателей © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| Chinese Orthodox community in Beijing celebrate Assumption Day August 31, 2015 On August 28, 2015, the rector of the church of the Assumption at the Russian embassy in China, the Rev. Sergiy Voronin celebrated the Divine Liturgy at one of the Catholic churches in Beijing for the Orthodox citizens in China. The request for the festive service on the Assumption Day came from Orthodox Chinese, descendants of the Russian Cossacks who brought seeds of the Orthodox faith to China 330 years ago. At present, there are several hundreds of their descendants who live in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities in China and who have preserved the faith of Christ through centuries. As the exact date when Cossack prisoners and Father Maxim Leontyev came to Beijing from the Albazin jail is unknown, the celebrations are dated to the patronal feast celebrated by the first Orthodox church in Beijing, which was consecrated by Father Maxim in 1696 and dedicated to Sophia, the Wisdom of God, and consecrated again by Archimandrite Antony (Platkovsky), head of the 2nd Orthodox Mission in China in 1732. Due to the fact that the church of the Assumption, the cathedral church of the first primate of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church, Bishop Basil (Yao Fang), a descendant of the Yakovlev Cossacks, was closed during the ‘cultural revolution’, the Catholics in Beijing kindly offered one of their churches in Beijing to the Orthodox for the celebration. The Divine Liturgy was attended by over 80 people and most of them made confession and partook of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. Among the worshippers were Chinese Albazins, young Chinese citizens who chose Orthodoxy as their faith, the Russian embassy staff and Orthodox compatriots. The Orthodox community of the church of the Assumption presented the Chinese faithful with icons of 222 Chinese martyrs who suffered for the faith of Christ and other icons for their homes. 31 августа 2015 г. Смотри также Комментарии Grisha 31 августа 2015, 19:00 80 people showing up for a service in China where protestants spread like wild fire - we are talking about 100s of millions of people - is beyond depressing. What is wrong with Orthodoxy? The article may answer that - a sect for disappearing ethnicities. Why is this acceptable? How can this be squared with the Gospel? Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Holy Martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe (†1227) Memory 17 (30) June Holy Matyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe Holy Matyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe Saint Shalva of Akhaltsikhe was a brilliant military commander in the army of Queen Tamar and the prince of Akhaltsikhe. After his victory at Shamkori in the Ganja region, Shalva carried with him the flag of the caliph, as a sign of the invincibility of the Christian Faith, and conferred it, along with the wealth he had won, as an offering to the Khakhuli Icon of the Theotokos. For his selfless service, Queen Tamar honored him with the rank of commander-in-chief of the Georgian army. During the reign of Queen Tamar’s daughter Rusudan (1222–1245), the armies of Sultan Jalal al-Din stormed into Georgia. Rusudan rallied the Georgian forces and appointed a new commander- in-chief by the name of Ioane Atabeg. Six thousand Georgians confronted a Muslim army of two hundred thousand near the village of Garnisi. Command of the advance guard was entrusted to the brave and valorous brothers Shalva and Ioane of Akhaltsikhe, while Ioane Atabeg remained with the main body of the army for the decisive battle. The advance guard fought fearlessly, though the enemy’s army greatly surpassed it in number. The brothers fought with great devotion, hoping for support from the commander-in-chief, but Ioane Atabeg was seized with envy — rather than fear — and never offered them his help. “O envy, source of every evil!” wrote one chronicler of the incident. The enemy devastated the Georgian army, killing four thousand of its most valiant soldiers. Among them was Ioane of Akhaltsikhe, whose brother Shalva was captured and delivered as a slave to Jalal al-Din. Jalal al-Din was overjoyed to have the famed soldier and military leader brought before him. He received him with proper honor, offered him cities of great wealth, and promised him more if he agreed to convert to Islam. Jalal al-Din sought with great persistence to convert Shalva to Islam, but his efforts were in vain — Shalva would not be converted, and nothing in the world would change his mind. So the sultan ordered that he be tortured to death. After hours of torment failed to kill him, Jalal al-Din’s servants cast the half-dead martyr in prison, where he later reposed. Through the intercession and protection of Thy Holy Martyr Shalva, O Merciful God, cleanse us from the multitude of our sins! 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 2 июля 2007 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| (Lenten Triodion p. 496) 5 апреля 2015 г. 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 Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также The Lord’s Entry Into Jerusalem Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh The Lord’s Entry Into Jerusalem Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Nothing embitters a person so much as a lost, a disappointed hope; and that explains why people who could receive Him like that, who witnessed the raising of Lazarus, who saw Christ’s miracles and heard His teaching, admired every word, who were ready to become His disciples as long as He brought victory, broke away from Him, turned their backs on Him and a few days later shouted, “Crucify Him, crucify Him.” Palm Sunday Sermon Palm Sunday Sermon But we know that a week later, the same crowd will call for his crucifixion, a dramatic turn around as the one who was proclaimed king and savior, is traded for a thief named Barabas and sentenced to death by crucifixion as a criminal. What happened in this span of less than a week? Homily on Palm Sunday St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Homily on Palm Sunday St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Here is another meaning of the colt of an ass. It is an image of every person who is led by irrational desires, deprived of spiritual freedom, attached to the passions and habits of fleshly life. Christ’s teaching looses the ass from its attachment; that is, from fulfilling its sinful and fleshly will. Комментарии Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна |
| During his years as inspector and professor of St. Petersburg Theological Academy, he made his first encounters with ecclesiastical censorship, with which he was connected for a long period thereafter: first as member of the St. Petersburg Ecclesiastical Censorship Committee, which was based in the Academy, and then as the author of a number of works in theology and church history. His status as an authoritative bishop notwithstanding, the ecclesiastical censors were stern in their evaluation of the works of Metropolitan Macarius. He was forced to rework certain of his publications and to await permission to print the publication over several years. In 1870, at the initiative of the Ober-Procurator of the Holy Synod, a Commission for the reconsideration of the Statute of Ecclesiastical Censors was established, and Metropolitan Macarius was appointed as the president of this commission. The recommendations of this commission, brought before the Holy Synod for consideration, allow us to evaluate Metropolitan Macarius as a person of broad ranging views who, in some respects, was ahead of his time. Keywords: Metropolitan Macarius (Bulgakov), Metropolitan Philaret (Drozdov), Archbishop Innocent (Borisov), Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov), Count Dimitry Tolstoy, St. Petersburg Theological Academy, thelogical censorship, Ober-Procurator of the Holy Synod, St. Petersburg Committee for Theological Censorship. Dmitry Andreyevich Karpuk – Candidate of Theology, Lecturer and Secretary of the Department of Church History, Dean of the Graduate Program and Head Archivist at St. Petersburg Theological Academy 8 Барсов Н. И. Письма Макария митрополита Московского к Иннокентию, Архиепископу Херсонскому и Таврическому//Христианское чтение. 1884. 5–6. С. 801–802. 24 Там же. Л. 23–24; Собрание мнений и отзывов Филарета, митрополита Московского и Коломенского, по учебным и церковно-государственным вопросам. М., 1887. Ч. 1. С. 354. 28 Письма Филарета, митрополита Московского, к Макарию, митрополиту Московскому//Церковный вестник. 1883. 13. С. 10. 29 Гринченко Н. А., Патрушева Н. Г., Раскин Д. И. Цензура в России XIX – начала XX вв.//Русские писатели, 1800–1917: биогр. слов. М., 2007. Т. 5. С. 783. 39 В примечании отдельно указывалось, что сочинения, отмеченные в последних двух пунктах, должны были остаться под наблюдением местных епархиальных архиереев. 43 КарпукД.А. Духовная цензура в России во второй половине XIX в. (по материалам фонда Санкт-Петербургского духовного цензурного комитета)//Христианское чтение. 2015. 2. С. 228. Читать далее Источник: Карпук Д.А. Митрополит Макарий (Булгаков) и духовная цензура в XIX столетии//Христианское чтение (Юбилейный выпуск – «История Русской Православной Церкви»). 2016. 4. С. 341-364. Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Рубрики Коллекции Система пользовательского поиска Упорядочить: Relevance Relevance Старинная английская колядка от матушки Софьи Мошуры 1 мин., 09.12.2023 28 ноября начался Рождественский пост. Мы предлагаем нашим читателям пройти его вместе с журналом «Фома» и нашим Рождественским онлайн-календарем . Каждый день вас ждет новый подарок от нас и наших друзей. Матушка Софья Мошура дарит вам старинную английскую Рождественскую колядку, которую можно разучить и спеть самим. А вот и сама колядка: Текст колядки God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan " s power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy From God our Heavenly Father A blessed Angel came And unto certain Shepherds Brought tidings of the same How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by Name O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind And left their flocks a-feeding In tempest, storm and wind And went to Bethlehem straightway The Son of God to find O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy Now to the Lord sing praises All you within this place And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace This holy tide of Christmas All other doth deface O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy Свернуть Хотите получать письма с сюрпризом каждый день Рождественского поста? Подпишитесь на ежедневную email-paccылky нашего Рождественского онлайн-календаря! Сохранить Поделиться: Поддержите журнал «Фома» Журнал «Фома» работает благодаря поддержке читателей. Даже небольшое пожертвование поможет нам дальше рассказывать о Христе, Евангелии и православии. Особенно мы будем благодарны за ежемесячное пожертвование. Отменить ежемесячное пожертвование вы можете в любой момент здесь © Журнал Фома. Все права защищены, 2000—2024 Наверх |
| In a report on Wednesday, Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights blamed the church attacks on “the intensification of extremist religious interpretations that propose rearranging Egyptian society to exclude Christians”. Christians fear that Islamic groups like the Muslim Brotherhood want to convert Egypt into an Islamic state where Christians have no place. Coptic human rights activist Wagih Yacoub said in a report by International Christian Concern: “There is no doubt that the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis are allied. The Brotherhood plays politics and the Salafis are causing chaos so they can empty Egypt of Christians and make it an Islamic state. “Lots of Egyptian people, including moderate Muslims, are worried. If Egypt becomes an Islamic state, it may mean civil war. “We won’t get protection from the military council or the police forces. Our homes will be attacked at any minute, any time. “Lots of people are scared. How will we protect ourselves? There will be bloodshed.” ICC Regional Manager for the Middle East, Aidan Clay, said the uncertainty Christians had felt at the time of the revolution was turning into fear. He said Islamic militants were taking advantage of newfound freedoms by “imposing a radical agenda and attacking anything they view contrary to Islamic doctrine”. “They are becoming bolder because the law is not being applied and criminals are not being brought to justice,” he said. “While Egypt is experiencing a period of unprecedented transition, success hinges on the full respect for the rule of law. “However, the government is not stepping in and mob rule is controlling the streets. We urge the transitional government to reform Egypt’s repressive laws and policies related to religious freedom before the September elections and to enhance security for religious minorities. “If immediate action is not taken, a grave future lies ahead for Egypt’s Christians.” Christian Today 16 мая 2011 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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