Orthodox Christianity

Sunday, October 8/21, 2018. 21st Sunday after Pentecost.

No fast.

St. Pelagia the Penitent, of the Mount of Olives (457). St. Dositheus, founder of Verkhneostrov (Pskov) (1482). St. Tryphon, archimandrite, of Vyatka (1612). Synaxis of the Saints of Vyatka.

Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Antioch (303). St. Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (4th c.). St. Anthony, archbishop of Novgorod (1232).

New Hieromartyrs Demetrius (Dobroserdov), archbishop of Mozhaisk, Ambrose (Astakhov), archimandrite, of Aksinyino (Moscow), Pachomius (Turkevich), abbot, of Moscow, and John Khrenov, deacon, and with them Monkmartyr Barlaam, Nun-martyr Tatiana, and Martyrs Nicholas, Maria, and Nadezhda (1937). New Hieromartyr Jonah (Lazarev), bishop of Nevel (Pskov) (1937).

New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mt. Athos, at Constantinople (1814). St. Triduana of Scotland (4th c. or 8th c.)

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Ukrainian Church Crisis

The Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarch is Uncanonical

The Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarch is Uncanonical Met. Amfilohije (Radovich) The Decision of the Ecumenical Patriarch is Uncanonical Metropolitan Amfilohije (Radovich) This decision is a catastrophe for the Constantinople Patriarchate and for the unity of the Orthodox Church.

Holy Father Spyridon, Keep Us Just As You Kept Your Sheep

Holy Father Spyridon, Keep Us Just As You Kept Your Sheep. On Miracles from the Relics of St. Spyridon of Tremithus Holy Father Spyridon, Keep Us Just As You Kept Your Sheep On Miracles from the Relics of St. Spyridon of Tremithus Olga Orlova Miracles through the prayers of St. Spyridon occur every day in front of his relics! That is why he is known as a wonderworker. St. Spyridon has performed numerous miracles for all the people taken together and for each of us individually.

Statement of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Statement of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia New York: October 18, 2018 Statement of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia New York: October 18, 2018 The illicit actions of the Church of Constantinople are able to suffer no canonical defence and constitute a grave and dangerous injustice against the traditions of Orthodoxy, as well as a shocking disregard for the spiritual welfare of the sheep of Christ (cf. John 10.3, 11).

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The Lord Keeps Us In the Church

Metropolitan Sergius (Gensitsky)

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 10|Votes: 15

The Lord Keeps Us In the Church

Metropolitan Sergius (Gensitsky)

Ternopil is one of the most difficult dioceses for Orthodox Christians who have not joined the schismatic “Kiev Patriarchate”. The region has also been dominated by Uniates. Therefore Metr. Sergius and his flock could well be called a diocese of confessors of the faith.

Stefan Mindea, a Deacon and Neurosurgeon

Deacon Stefan Mindea

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Orthodoxy Around the World

Rating: 9,6|Votes: 46

Stefan Mindea, a Deacon and Neurosurgeon

Deacon Stefan Mindea

After several days and nights of unceasing prayer we had my Christian patient anointed with holy chrism, after which I came into the operating room, praying and wholeheartedly relying on the will of God. It was like obedience for me—I was praying whilst performing surgery!

August 2018 Letter from Serbian Patriarch Irinej to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 9,4|Votes: 33

August 2018 Letter from Serbian Patriarch Irinej to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia

They do not seek an autocephalous Church because, allegedly, they are its faithful members, but they use it as suitable, but rather unsuitably , for the purpose of strengthening their worldly and essentially atheistic ideology, power and vulgar interests. In the last analysis, it is a question of an abuse of the Church and of the Faith.

Where is the old Philaret?

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Church History

Rating: 8,7|Votes: 32

Where is the old Philaret?

In short, I imagine that I would have similar feelings if a letter written by Judas calling for loyalty to our Lord Jesus Christ was somehow found.

Official History of the Defrocking and Anathematization of Philaret Denisenko

Documents of the June 1992, 1994, and 1997 Bishops’ Councils of the Russian Orthodox Church

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Church History

Rating: 9,2|Votes: 26

Official History of the Defrocking and Anathematization of Philaret Denisenko

Documents of the June 1992, 1994, and 1997 Bishops’ Councils of the Russian Orthodox Church

The Sacred Bishops’ Council is now forced to note with sorrow that Monk Philaret did not heed the call to repentance addressed to him on behalf of the Mother-Church, but in the inter-Council period continued his schismatic activity, which he extended beyond the bounds of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Strange That Our Money Says: In God We Trust

Fr. Stephen Freeman

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,2|Votes: 29

Strange That Our Money Says: In God We Trust

Fr. Stephen Freeman

No matter our thoughts on the subject, the general landscape of a certain portion of the world is utterly married to wealth and property. Christians who live in such societies will most likely continue to find ways to accommodate the gospel.

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Regarding the Encroachment of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the Canonical Territory of the Russian Church

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 9,2|Votes: 64

Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Regarding the Encroachment of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the Canonical Territory of the Russian Church

The reception of schismatics and one anathematized in another Local Church with all the “bishops” and “clerics” ordained by them into communion, the encroachment on foreign canonical provinces, the attempt to renounce their own historical decisions and commitments—all of this leads the Patriarchate of Constantinople beyond the bounds of the canonical field and, to our great sorrow, makes it impossible for us to continue Eucharistic communion with its hierarchs, clergy, and laity.

Experts on the Constantinople Patriarchate’s Scandalous Decisions

Anton Pospelov, Yuri Pushchaev

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 9|Votes: 39

Experts on the Constantinople Patriarchate’s Scandalous Decisions

Anton Pospelov, Yuri Pushchaev

Pravoslavie.ru asked clergymen and experts from Kiev and Moscow to comment on last week’s scandalous and shocking decision by the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate to revoke the Tomos of 1686 that transferred the Ukrainian Metropolia to the Moscow Patriarchate, and to remove the anathema from the heads of the Ukraine’s uncanonical structures—the “Kiev Patriarchate” and the “Ukrainian autocephalous Orthodox Church”, etc.

Only Love Brings Unity

Fr. James Guirguis

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,5|Votes: 15

Only Love Brings Unity

Fr. James Guirguis

There is a powerful teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ that is well known as the “golden rule.” Our reading today begins with this golden rule.

On the Holy Land, Pilgrimages, and Local Traditions

Victor Kasyanenko, Igumen Leonty (Kozlov)

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 8|Votes: 8

On the Holy Land, Pilgrimages, and Local Traditions

Victor Kasyanenko, Igumen Leonty (Kozlov)

If you go on pilgrimage with a spiritual purpose and not out of curiosity, it is a labor and you will certainly benefit from, whether it be Russia, Mt. Athos, or Greece.

“Whatever happens, we are with the Church”

The Orthodox Spiritual Code

Abbot Hilarion (Lupulovic)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,5|Votes: 28

“Whatever happens, we are with the Church”

The Orthodox Spiritual Code

Abbot Hilarion (Lupulovic)

The reality of the Kingdom of Heaven begins when we stop calculating, doing statistics, playing number and word games, analyzing, dividing, and dissecting. The life of the Church begins when we enter into a deeper experience that unites us together.

"Those who initiated autocephaly do not want peace in our land"

Metropolitan Mitrophan of Gorlovka and Slavyansk

Metropolitan Mitrophan of Gorlovka and Slavyansk

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 9,2|Votes: 44

"Those who initiated autocephaly do not want peace in our land"

Metropolitan Mitrophan of Gorlovka and Slavyansk

Metropolitan Mitrophan of Gorlovka and Slavyansk

The question of granting autocephaly to Ukraine is absolutely not an ecclesiastical question.

Orthodox Biblical Interpretation and Protestant Biblical Scholarship

Fr. John Whiteford

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Theology

Rating: 9,5|Votes: 33

Orthodox Biblical Interpretation and Protestant Biblical Scholarship

Fr. John Whiteford

The question of what Orthodox Christians should make of Protestant biblical scholarship is a complicated question. First off, what do I mean by "Protestant biblical scholarship"?

How to Save a Whole Family from Despair, or a Day in the Life of a Social Worker

Irina Svistunova

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Orthodoxy Around the World

Rating: 9,8|Votes: 19

How to Save a Whole Family from Despair, or a Day in the Life of a Social Worker

Irina Svistunova

Believe that the things that you donate really save people from the cold, illnesses, and despair, and give hope and comfort to those in the most desperate situations.

Maintaining the Unity of the Community

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 8,5|Votes: 22

Maintaining the Unity of the Community

They rejected the success of imperial Rome and the “Roman Peace” based in worldly power and might. They understood the ways of the world could be more efficient but they believed the means must be consistent with the end rather than that the ends justified the means.

Constantinople, Constantinople! What Have You Done?

Priest Valery Dukhanin

Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 8,5|Votes: 67

Constantinople, Constantinople! What Have You Done?

Priest Valery Dukhanin

Now your flock is scattered all across the world, like nestlings without a nest, like children without shelter. You know well what the grief and sorrow of separation feels like, the pain of cutting children off from their mother. Why do you bring this same pain on others?

Life Principles of Grand Duchess Elizabeth

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 10|Votes: 37

Life Principles of Grand Duchess Elizabeth

The letters of Grand Duchess Elizabeth reveal the principles which laid the foundation of her life and relationships with people around her. These letters help us understand the reasons why the high-society beauty became a saint in her lifetime.

That a Bishop Should Be “Sober and a Discerner of Spirits”

Archimandrite Gregorios (Estephan)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,9|Votes: 19

That a Bishop Should Be “Sober and a Discerner of Spirits”

Archimandrite Gregorios (Estephan)

Every grace that the bishop receives, he receives primarily because he is an Orthodox bishop and because his Orthodox faith is true. He does not receive grace because his works are glorious, his thoughts are good, and his testimonies are great.

“O entrust me not, I pray, to any human protection, O our Lady, holy one, but do thou accept the prayer of thy supplicant…”

Archimandrite Demetrios Carellas

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Suffering Church

Rating: 10|Votes: 35

“O entrust me not, I pray, to any human protection, O our Lady, holy one, but do thou accept the prayer of thy supplicant…”

Archimandrite Demetrios Carellas

I believe within my heart that is what we should also be doing in this situation, because that noble task is within our power.

Historical-Canonical Basis for the Unity of the Russian Church

Priest Mikhail Zheltov

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Church History

Rating: 7,5|Votes: 10

Historical-Canonical Basis for the Unity of the Russian Church

Priest Mikhail Zheltov

The following article describes in detail and scrupulously analyzes the historical events connected with the arrangement of Church life in Kiev, Moscow, and Western Rus’ over the span of the last millennium.

Response to Inept Remarks from Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos

Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik

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Suffering Church

Rating: 8,4|Votes: 17

Response to Inept Remarks from Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos

Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik

Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik examines the statements of the Constantinople hierarch Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos from a recent interview that he gave concerning the history of Church in Kiev and its relation to the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Moscow Patriarchate, offering several necessary and helpful corrections to the misinformation put forth by Archbishop Job via an indepth look at the history and relevant sources.

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian

September 26 / October 9

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 8|Votes: 7

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian

September 26 / October 9

Truth is reflected in his mind and in his words, for he feels it and comprehends it in his heart. He contemplates eternal Truth, and as he sees it, passes it on to his beloved children.

A Teacher of True Repentance

In Memory of Archimandrite Lazar (Abashidze)

Priest Valery Dukhanin

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9,7|Votes: 23

A Teacher of True Repentance

In Memory of Archimandrite Lazar (Abashidze)

Priest Valery Dukhanin

Archimandrite Lazar’s main merit as a spiritual writer of our times is that his words were sobering, helping you to realize your true situation and, pushing off from there, to move forward.

A Magical Whirlwind on St. Sergius Day

Nun Evfimia (Aksamentova)

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 9,6|Votes: 19

A Magical Whirlwind on St. Sergius Day

Nun Evfimia (Aksamentova)

That day revealed, as it were, the true essence of monastic holiness. The holiness that doesn’t keep the people away by feigned rigor or a complexity that is hard to fathom.

Orthodoxy in Ukraine. Part 3

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

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Church History

Rating: 9,9|Votes: 24

Orthodoxy in Ukraine. Part 3

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

Ukrainians are in general a religious people, but this writer perceives a direct correlation between the violence done to the Ukrainian Orthodox people over many centuries by the Latin West and the violent nature of Ukrainian nationalism, an idea that has been taken to its present extreme in Greek Catholic Galicia.