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Jordanville Readings, a podcast from Holy Trinity Publications

December 24, 2020 0

"For the fervor in keeping the memory of this God-pleaser, the Lord generously rewarded us, sinful people, who had filled the church on the day of his glorification..." - Archimandrite Cyprian (Pizhov)

Every Christian Must Bear His Cross

Dcn. Michael Cook

Sermons and Homilies

October 30, 2020 0

By Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) t today’s Divine Liturgy we heard that the Lord Jesus Christ said that a Christian...

Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

On Rejoicing in the Desert

Deacon Peter Markevich

Primatial and Synodal Epistles

April 20, 2020 0

From my whole heart, I wish for you all to spend these all-joyous days in good health and cheerful disposition, perceiving the victorious power of God and the illumination of the Light of His Resurrection on the Third Day, so that in the future, when it seems to us that “Hades doth reign,” we might remember that its reign over us is “not forever,” as we read in the canon of Great Saturday, and that we might find in that the strength to overcome any trials in this life!

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Deacon Peter Markevich

Editorial

May 23, 2017 0

ast December, on the winter feast of St Nicholas, Holy Trinity Monastery launched this website as a continuation of the sixty-six year...

The Priesthood in Our Time

Fr Innocent Henderson

Pastoral Ministry

February 10, 2017 0

by V. Rev. Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov. An examination of the three-fold ministry of the priest as teacher, liturgical minister, and shepherd of souls.

The old ROCOR cathedral of the Joy of All Who Sorrow in San Francisco with St John Maximovich's bishop's mantle on analogion stand in center of church

A Grasp on Eternity: Petition for Reception into the Church

Fr Innocent Henderson

Church History

January 18, 2017 0

A letter composed by Laurence Campbell in 1966, requesting the blessing of St John (Maximovich) to be received into the Orthodox Church.

Banner with icon of the Synaxis of the Holy Forefathers

Laying the Groundwork for the Salvation of Mankind

Fr Innocent Henderson

Scripture

December 23, 2016 0

In light of the upcoming Sunday of the Forefathers, we offer this reflection on three Old Testament figures who prefigured and prophecied the coming Messiah, while preparing Israel for his coming: The righteous Abraham, the prophets Moses and Elijah.

Spiritual Beacons of ROCOR

The Glorification of St Herman of Alaska

Every Christian Must Bear His Cross

On Rejoicing in the Desert

Support the Growing Mission of Orthodox Life

The Priesthood in Our Time

A Grasp on Eternity: Petition for Reception into the Church

Laying the Groundwork for the Salvation of Mankind