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On Wednesday, October 8, the feast of the repose of Venerable Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh and Wonderworker of All Russia, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine […]

On Saturday, October 4, on the Leavetaking of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord, celebrations were held in the historic Russian settlement of Fort Ross, CA, to commemorate […]

On the weekend of September 27, Abbot Gabriel (Hooten) and the brotherhood of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV were honored with an archpastoral visit by Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) for […]
On September 28, the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, that after the Exaltation of the Cross, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral […]
On Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of September, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated the divine services for the great feast of the Exaltation of […]

On Thursday morning, September 25, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Saint George Classical Academy, located in Boxford, MA. […]
The condition of the Primate of the Russian Church is satisfactory. The post His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Contracted the Coronavirus appeared first on A Russian Orthodox Church Website. […]
The 4th Plenary Session of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church took place from September 19 to 24, in Moscow. The Moscow Patriarchate membership […]
To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida and as we see the extensive damage to the Atlantic Provinces from Hurricane […]
The Patriarch noted that fraternal peoples should not be separated by an "impenetrable wall of hatred." The post Patriarch Kirill: The Church Prays for the Fraternal Strife to End as […]
At the beginning of the new academic year, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all students, urging them to combine study with prayer. The patriarchal message focuses on […]
On Tuesday, 13 September, 2022, the members of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, […]
His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije once again donated blood for the needs of hospitals. The post Voluntary Blood Donation Takes Place in Churches in Serbia appeared first on A Russian Orthodox […]

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 17AMetropolitan Athanasios of LimassolThose whose names aren’t written in the Book of Life, who aren’t God’s people, will be surprised and perplexed when they see […]

Priest Alexei VeretelnikovGreat-Martyr Theodore Gavras became a hero not only of Greek but also of Turkish folklore, where he was referred to as a “noble and brave foe.” […]

A Homily for the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of GodSt. Seraphim (Chichagov)Oh, All-merciful Queen and Theotokos! Help us who are weak, feeble, foolish, defiled, incorrigible, sorrowful, despondent, […]

Hieromonk Seraphim (Panich)The Protecting Veil is an image of maternal love. […]

Priest Tarasiy BorozenetsIn fact, life is the embodied choice of either the Savior or the enemy of the human race. There is no other alternative. […]

Selected Miracles of the San Francisco WonderworkerIrina AkhundovaFrom my own experience, I have been convinced how quickly he hastens to help and gives what each needs for the salvation of […]

Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin)Love of enemies is the key to understanding the mystery of Christianity. […]