8/29/2018
Matfey Shaheen
This article is put forward as a grand overview of historical names for Rusyns and their homeland and is intended as a reference as much as a work of prose.
Though the defenders felt a great joy fall upon them, according to tradition, a panic and madness fell over the attackers, who were terrified of the flaming apparition, which eclipsed the entire sky.
Her name is Holy Rus’, and she is most dear to them that know. For the sake of Holy Rus’, the Carpathians became a Little Golgotha; for her and her King, with the blood of countless martyrs like St. Maxim Sandovich, red did the river Tisa flow.
Reader Matfey Shaheen
The beautiful liturgy was truly a Triumph of Orthodoxy across all the world, and there were many guests in the church from across Russia and North America.
The chapel was erected on St. Herman’s Field, not far from the place where the Venerable Herman labored in asceticism.
It was recently announced on the Order’s Facebook page that they would be collecting emergency funds to help assist the Orthodox Christian community of Beirut, Lebanon, who suffered tremendously from the horrifying explosion which killed hundreds and wounded upwards of 4000 people.
In Transcarpathia, near Yasinia, the former capital of the short-lived Rusyn Hutsul Republic, a sixty-eight-year-old woman was assaulted by members of the schismatic OCU, right in front of the police.
Elder Dobri, whose name means “good”, “beautiful” or “kind”, in Church Slavonic, was famed for his love and charity.
On August 8, 2020, the feast day of St. Moses the Hungarian of the Kiev Caves, it was reported that eighty-year-old Metropolitan Isidor (Kyrichenko) of Ekaterinodar and the Kuban has reposed in the Lord after suffering from COVID.
An Associate Professor at the Department of Health at a leading Turkish university believes that cases of coronavirus will only be increasing in Turkey after the first mass Moslem prayer in Hagia Sophia.
An 8,000-pipe organ survived the devastating fire that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in 2019, but was severely affected by lead soot and the high temperatures.
The Kiev Caves Lavra is constantly under threats by schismatic and ultra-nationalist groups, who desire to seize the technically government-owned Lavra from the Ukrainian Church, and give it to various schismatic Ukrainian denominations or the Ukrainian Uniates.
“When I entered the altar, I was surprised. the altar was untouched! The Holy Chalice was intact, you can see the Holy Bible and the holy lamp didn’t move, the relics of the saints…even the glass was not broken!'
His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ extended his condolences to the brothers of the Lavra, noting that for many years he served God with “reverence and zeal”, and that he received with love all who came to him for advice, support, and consolation.
On August 3, 2020, on the feast day of the prophet Ezekiel, with the blessing of Archbishop Christophoros (Atallah) of the Jerusalem Patriarchate, regular services in Church Slavonic began to be held in the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Amman, Jordan.
According to the Synodal Department for Charity and Social Service, more than one hundred church volunteer services operate in Russia and other countries, and almost seven thousand Orthodox volunteers are involved in helping. In 102 dioceses, hot lines have been opened to help those in need.
Excavations made it possible to understand what the monastery was like before its transformation under Princess Sophia.
Turkish Muezzin Osman Aslan who had been working in the Great Church of Constantinople after it was converted into a mosque, died suddenly in the church, according to reports, apparently of a heart attack.
It is worth noting that Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said in a video that she and her co-founder are “trained Marxists.”
Experts throughout the scientific community are warning about the dangers of an immature and not significantly tested vaccine, which could pose more harm and lead to increased deaths, especially in children, as political pressure is mounting for a fast-tracked vaccine, and a petition against mandatory vaccination is circulating.
His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, who is also the long-time ruling hierarch of the Australia and New Zealand Diocese, and has done many great works for Orthodoxy in those lands, congratulated clergy and parishioners.
The world was shocked on Tuesday, August 4, when a massive explosion shook the port of Beirut, Lebanon, with now reportedly around one hundred people killed, over four thousand injured; some reports say that more than 200,000 are left homeless, as the shockwave spread through the city breaking glass, and the red mushroom cloud loomed over the port.
Since August 3, a video has been circulating of Moslem men, some dressed in Afghan garb, rasing the flag of the Taliban in the Great Church of Constantinople.
Bruno Ben Moubamba, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the African nation of Gabon converted to the Holy Orthodox Faith on the feast of the Baptism of Rus’, receiving the baptismal name of Vladimir.
The Uniates displayed a strange sort of nationalist “trinity mosaic”, displaying above an icon of the Mother of God three Ukrainian soldiers from three different militant organizations from twentieth century Ukrainian history.
During their stay at the monastery, seminarians perform monastic obediences, and get acquainted with the way of life of the famous Russian monastery and the Optina monastic tradition.
On August 1, 2020, at 9 pm, on the feast of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, a confessor of Svyatogorsk Lavra, Archimandrite Seraphim (Lavrik) has reportedly fallen asleep in the Lord.
The Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation has announced it was closing the claims of the KP, which Philaret and his “patriarchate” are now contesting.
Ukraine is expecting a vaccine from the World Health Organization (the WHO), working in partnership with other international organizations.
The parish community has managed to find joy in their sorrows in their resurrected prayerful home, and thank all the caring people of Lutsk and Volhynia for their support, through which they were able to survive and rebuild.
In Russia, Elder John of Pskov has long been remembered as an incredibly holy man who suffered for the faith during the Soviet years, and was widely considered to be clairvoyant.
When Orthodox Christians need help, they know without a doubt they can turn to the Church and to their clergy for not only prayers but real tangible support which can save lives—the question is this: what happens when our clergy, who sacrifice everything for the salvation of our souls, need our support to save their lives?
Hieromonk Constantin (Simon)
This interview reveals many shocking stories, which help to explain the Ukrainian issue to us.
We are happy to present this interview which unveils the history of Orthodoxy in Ukraine, and the role the Vatican and the Uniates have played.
Considering there is a good chance many readers may be Americans or Canadians, you may ask, “Okay. So this is a European issue? What does this have to do with Orthodoxy in America?”
The Hierarchs of the suffering Ukrainian Church provide good and spiritually edifying words for us to hear, encouraging people to take necessary medical precautions, but never to lose faith in God or His Holy Mysteries.
One of Vladyka’s most well known traits was his humility.
Fr. Matthew served the Russian Orthodox Church faithfully for a good 75 years. His service took him everywhere from his native Pochaev in Western Ukraine, to Egypt, to New York City, and finally to Moscow, where he was the long-time rector of Theophany Cathedral in the Elokhovo district of Moscow.
Upon witnessing the shameful politicization of the memory of Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan) by his secretary Alexander Drabinko, anyone who truly loved Vladika Vladimir cannot remain silent.
One of the most beloved Orthodox Christian Christmas traditions is Kolyadki, or Ukrainian and Carpatho-Russian Christmas Carols. In this article, I will present videos of some of the most popular and beloved Kolyadki, one of which enchanted even generations of Americans.
Through the prayers of all the saints resplendent in the Volhynian lands, may God make Volhynia and Galicia unconquerable against those who would work strife; may He intervene for this much suffering land and her people as he did of old, and once again save a despairing people, whom He adopted in the Orthodox Faith over one thousand years ago.
In these days of politicization of religion, where propaganda and misinformation can be found everywhere, especially concerning the Ukrainian Crisis, any Christian should simply look directly to the lives of saints of these lands, especially in Western Ukraine.
Would it surprise you to know that whenever I hear the words of this ancient Hebrew psalm glorifying King David, sung in a Romanian Church, the first thing that comes to mind is a forested meadowland in North-Western Ukraine?
Now the biggest question is, why are there two conflicting reports?
This article is put forth to compare the All Ukrainian Cross Procession of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate on the Baptism of Rus’, with the one held by the schismatic “OCU”, which is recognized only by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The author of this article is commendably helping us pick apart a particularly complicated issue.
In a disgusting, yet tragically unsurprising speech, it recently came to light that yet another “priest” of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”(OCU) literally glorifies Nazis.
A U.S. general views the influence of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Serbia as a problem for the USA and the West.
Rating: 9.5|Votes: 20
As one of the oldest hierarchs of the Russian Church, who reportedly refused to nominate himself as a candidate for the Patriarchal Throne, Metropolitan Vladimir led the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for all those many, often painful years, from 1992 until his repose in 2014.
Rating: 8.1|Votes: 22
These people may be the smallest Slavic nation, but their achievements are monumental.
Rating: 8.6|Votes: 42
Now, during this new time of troubles, we deeply require church education, especially concerning the events in Ukraine. Wherever there is disinformation and ignorance, this is where it’s easiest to spread heresy. It’s time to rediscover our history, and learn where we came from.
Rating: 9.5|Votes: 18
Rather than attempting to add to the litany of excellent publications on the feast day, and retell the same glorious stories, let’s take a look and reflect on some stories and aspects of the Lavra that are rarely told in the English language.
Rating: 8.7|Votes: 79
This article is put forth to demonstrate the political captivity of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to foreign powers throughout history, especially the United States.
Rating: 8.3|Votes: 60
Their “icons” are not about God, but about Nazism, where they depict the war and bloodshed they so love. If Orthodoxy and God Himself disagrees with their views, they will make their own sect, and worship their own idols.
Rating: 9.6|Votes: 33
She, the door from which salvation entered the world, herself marvelously passed through the door of eternal life; “The door passes through the doorway”, as the Lamentation Service of the Dormition teaches us. In celebration of this great feast, let us virtually pass through the doors of some of the most beautiful Cathedrals, Monasteries, and Holy sites in the Rus’ Lands, dedicated to Her Dormition.
