His Holiness Patriarch Irinej Speaks on New Saints Mardarije and Sebastian

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His Holiness Patriarch Irinej Speaks on New Saints Mardarije and Sebastian

"And we glorify God Who has given to our people, and to all who confess our Lord Jesus Christ, for the blessing and power of the prayers of these saints whom He has glorified. May it be blessed, that they pray in the Holy Spirit, with grace and love for the people, for their prayers are powerful and full of strength. With their presence before the face of God, through their love for us, they support us, they convey our prayers to the Lord, which is a great blessing for all of us … It is a great joy, both for us and for our people, and this joy of the saints is in fact a foundation for the Church of Christ."

You Don’t Mean a Thing

Fr. Stephen Freeman

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

You Don’t Mean a Thing

Fr. Stephen Freeman

What good is a compass that points to itself? It means nothing. It is a compass for people who are going nowhere.

Missionary tour in West Africa

Metropolitan George of Guinea

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Orthodoxy Around the World

Missionary tour in West Africa

Metropolitan George of Guinea

After traveling for 24 hours, having in my luggage not only religious items and the bread and the wine for the Holy Eucharist, but also the protection and love of God as well as the wishes and blessings of His Beatitude our Pope and Patriarch Theodore II, I arrived in Freetown, under torrential tropical rain.

St. Herman's Monastery Celebrates the 33rd Anniversary of the Repose of Fr. Seraphim Rose

Jesse Dominick

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St. Herman's Monastery Celebrates the 33rd Anniversary of the Repose of Fr. Seraphim Rose

Jesse Dominick

The monastery brotherhood was joined by Georgian Metropolitan Saba and Archimandrite Ilarion from Kosovo among other special guests to honor the memory of its holy founder, Hieromonk Seraphim Rose who reposed on August 20/September 2, 1982.

Orthodoxy, at its Best, is Local

Fr. John Guy Winfrey

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Orthodoxy, at its Best, is Local

Fr. John Guy Winfrey

I am a firm believer that Orthodox Christianity, at its best, is local. The word local may be troubling to some, but let me assure you that I do not have in mind local in the sense of congregationalism.