8/22/2018
Metropolitan Theodosy (Snigiryov) of Cherkassy and Kanev
Metropolitan Theodosy (Snigiryov) of Cherkassy and Kaniv gave a video talk to his flock while under house arrest, which we reproduce in English translation below.
Deacon Sergei Geruk, Metropolitan Theodosy (Snigiryov) of Cherkassy and Kanev
The Lord constantly cares for His Church, the Orthodox Church worldwide and each Local Orthodox Church in particular. The Lord also takes care of each diocese, monastery, and the most remote rural parish. Every parish, every believer is under the watchful eye and providential care of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Archbishop Theodosy (Snigirev) of Boyarka
Probably the main conclusion that we can draw already today is that we have shown ourselves to be completely unprepared for such contemporary challenges. We are acutely in need of rethinking the external forms of the life of the Orthodox Church in force majeure situations.
Archbishop Theodosy (Snigiryov) of Boyarka
This means that it is necessary to develop and possess a liturgical concept of the life of the Church, should suddenly society really does encounter a deadly infection, or contamination of territories with poisons, or radiation, without the possibility of evacuation.
If for foreign Orthodox philocatholic hierarchs, their drift towards the Unia seems conscious and long-desired, then they will lead our schismatics from the OCU there on a short leash, without asking their opinion.
Sergei Geruk, Archbishop Theodosy (Snigiryov) of Boyarka
Rating: 7.7|Votes: 48
The disciplinary measure in this case is a warning to all the faithful of the Russian Church and the entire Orthodox world that the Phanar has violated the canons of Orthodoxy, that it has openly declared the heresy of Eastern papism.
Rating: 9.1|Votes: 57
And here are the proud speeches about racial superiority and religious exclusivity: “’O God, I thank Thee,’ and other foolish words…” The Patriarch says such things so openly and pretentiously that it’s even become frightful.
Rating: 9.5|Votes: 18
Today believers are greatly troubled. How should we present ourselves today, and how can we properly perceive these events? What can be done?
Rating: 9.2|Votes: 25
The 1030th anniversary celebration of the Baptism of Rus’ revealed new tendencies in the church life of Ukraine, made manifest in the hidden attitudes of society towards the church. What were the spiritual results of this anniversary? Has the danger of the non-canonical legalization of the schism ceased? What is the spiritual status of the Ukrainian flock? When will peace finally come to Ukraine?
