Floodwaters infiltrated not only the church itself but also the living quarters on the ground floor. The roof was damaged, the interior furnishings was rendered unusable, and both the plasterwork and paintings were in a dire state, leaving the church unusable for services.
St. Thaddeus was appointed to the Tver Diocese in 1928. He was highly regarded in the Church—Patriarch St. Tikhon called him “the light of the Church, a miracle of our time.”
She spent 67 years laboring in asceticism, including 10 as abbess.
The new primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church maintains the same position that was formulated under his predecessor regarding the Patriarchate of Constantinople granting a tomos of autocephaly to the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine.”
The monastery relies on the prayers and support of the faithful.
The publication tells the story of Justin Marler, a founding member of the influential stoner rock band Sleep, and his exit from the music scene to become a monk at St. Herman’s Monastery in Platina, California, which was co-founded by Fr. Seraphim (Rose).
An historic first took place at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, this past week, with the celebration of the Presanctified Liturgy in the former cell of St. Nikolai (Velimirović).
Today, Slanci Monastery is the only active and living metochion of Hilandar in Serbia.
The day also marked the feast of the monastery’s Brailovo-Częstochowa Icon.
The faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia’s Diocese of Perth donated funds for missionary work in southern Madagascar during the bishop’s visit over the weekend.
Their canonizations will be celebrated on September 17, which will also be their feast day. The Synodal hierarchs also approved the troparion and icon in their honor.
Another scandal has erupted surrounding “artwork” on display at Greece’s National Gallery in Athens, this time blaspheming one of the Church’s most well-known prayers.
May God grant His Eminence Archbishop Alexei many years!
Polish authorities are worried that the historic Orthodox Monastery of St. Onuphrius in Jabłeczna in eastern Poland could eventually find itself outside of Polish territory.
The Georgian Orthodox Diocese in North America has defrocked and removed the heads of three of its monasteries in America.
The Archbishop urges the faithful to maintain peace and dignity while mourning, as they pray for the souls of the deceased and recovery of the injured.
The persecuted Metropolitan Theodosy of Cherkasy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has finally been released from nighttime house arrest after two years of such restrictions on his movements.
Estonian Parliament is currently considering a bill that will ban the activities of the EOC.
Despite the cold and sudden snowstorm, thousands of Orthodox faithful from across Russia filled the monastery to say goodbye to Fr. Iliy. The Kazan Church, where his body was placed, remained open overnight to accommodate the pilgrims.
A new curriculum for students in grades K-12 explores the life of St. Tikhon, Apostle to America and Patriarch of Moscow, just in time for the 100th anniversary of his martyrdom on April 7.
