When the Most High came down and confused the tongues, He divided the nations, but when He distributed the tongues of fire. He called all to unity And with one accord we glorify the All-Holy Spirit” (Kontakion for Pentecost)The sinful inward desire of men to live in separation from God, devoid of His Fatherly warmth, manifested…
Paschal Epistle of the President of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of RussiaWe greet the right reverend archpastors, the right honorable pastors and our beloved flock on the great and splendid feast or which the Holy Church says that it is the “feast of feasts and solemnitv of solemnities,’ Our Orthodox divine services…
During Great and Holy Lent we hear the constant message of repentance. Our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, began His public ministry with this message: “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand!” Why is this message repeated so often during Lent? Because our fallen human nature needs to constantly hear it. We tend to forget God and turn…
Hieromonk Kyrill (Dmitrieff)Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be man. (Proverbs 4:10) Our society can be damaging to our souls, hindering our very salvation. We must form an Orthodox community, expressing an Orthodox way of life. We are not to form a hothouse, but rather return to…
by Fr. Alexey Young Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (Matt 28:19) We in the Free West live amidst millions and millions of people who do not believe in God; even less do they know about the true…
by Abbot Herman Then saith He unto His disciples: The harvest truly is plenteous, but the workers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth workers into His harvest. (Matt. 9:37-38) When our Lord Jesus Christ began to serve the people, He called upon simple-hearted men to follow him.…
by Fr. Alexey Young Throughout the world, as with purple and fine linen, Thy Church is adorned with the blood of Thy martyrs… (Troparion, Sunday of All Saints) O suffering believers of the Soviet Yoke; your voices have been heard! Once again the free part of the Russian Orthodox Church pre- pares to speak for those of…
Orthodox America; Issue 1; Volume I, No. 1 When St. Herman, the first Orthodox missionary to this continent, came and established in young Americans, the local natives of Alaska, the principles of the Kingdom of God, he thereby set the tone for the whole of American Orthodoxy, which is the Christianity not of this world. Today, St. Herman remains,…
