Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent a message of greetings to Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan on his Name Day. The text of the letter is given below. Your Eminence, Dear Vladyka: Please accept my heartfelt greetings with your Name Day. Gaining strength in…

One may ask: Who wove the Holy Belt of the Virgin Mary? Well, She did, of course. Although the answer may be obvious, let us think a little more deeply about it. The Virgin Mary was full of Grace and spiritual knowledge – she was, after her Son, the most perfect being in the world….

The first hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, Metropolitan Vladimir, made a canonical visit to the Diocese of Tiraspol and Dubasari on 11th-12th of September 2019, at the invitation of the diocesan hierarch Archbishop Sava. Thus, in the evening of Wednesday, 11th of September, Metropolitan Vladimir officiated the Vigil Service in the church of St. Alexander…

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia dismissed priest Alexander Volkov from the post of the patriarchal press service head from September 11, a source in the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relation told Interfax. Chief of the mentioned department Vladimir Legoyda was appointed acting head of the patriarchal press service. In the…

Giannis Antetokounmpo made his first public reaction following the elimination of Greece in the Basketball World Cup second round stage. The NBA Superstar uploaded a photo of him with the jersey of his national team and the caption: “Blessings show up in many different forms.. Don’t ever second guess Gods plan.” Antetokoumpo didn’t speak to…

With Vesper service in the church of Holy Prince Lazar in Andricgrad, in Visegrad, the marking of 77th anniversary of the suffering of the martyrs near Stari Brod on the Drina River began. His Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat officiated in prayerful presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar Bosnia and Their Graces Bishops…

On the occasion of the consecration of the memorial museum to the martyrs of Stari Brod died in 1942, on 7 September 2019 the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served in the church of Holy Prince Lazar in Andricgrad, in Visegrad. His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar Bosnia officiated the Liturgy with the concelebration of Their…

The fourth regular Assembly of Metropolitanate of Australia-New Zealand was held on premises of the Cathedral church of Holy Great martyr in Cabramatta, Sidney, from 5th to 7th September 2019. The Assembly began with invocation of the Holy Spirit in the church, whereupon Assembly members proceeded to the church hall where the working part of…

There are some people who impress us more and help us more than others do, even if they say almost the same things as the others. This is because, apart from the sounds they utter to articulate their words, there is the uncreated divine energy, the grace of God, which also proceeds from these people….