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The Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem Introduction Giovanni di Paolo, 1326 Yesterday we celebrated the raising of Lazarus which was, as we sang, the “prefiguring of the General Resurrection”, when all mankind will be raised from death – “those who have done what is good will rise to life, and those who […]
Read More »Understanding the Role of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America A Talk delivered at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, Port Washington, New York, on April 4, 2022 I am including this in today’s Post, because I think Archbishop Elpidophoros says […]
Read More »Ukraine “Through International Orthodox Christian Charities’ Romania partner Federation Filantropia, IOCC support has stocked a warehouse in Moldova, where our local partner Diakonie is distributing basics to refugees arriving from Ukraine.” Please continue to give to IOCC’s Ukraine Relief Fund: https://support.iocc.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7543&mfc_pref=T&7543.donation=form x And here is why: Prepare yourself for some discomforting picures. Russian Orthodox […]
Read More »International Orthodox Christian Charities Ukraine Relief Fund has surpassed their $1 million goal. $1.5 million has been contributed, and they are aiming for $3 million. IOCC is working in Romania, Moldava, Poland and within Ukraine. The need is immense. Please give: https://support.iocc.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7543&mfc_pref=T&7543.donation=form x “Man of God”: The Movie about Saint Nektarios This film was shown […]
Read More »Ukraine Orthodox Update 1 Most important, give to International Orthodox Christian Charities relief for Ukraine: https://iocc.org/blog/ukraine-response-field-update 2 Numerous Orthodox churches have been indiscriminately damaged or destroyed by the Russian military since the beginning of the Ukrainian War. Below is the Church of the Ascension of the Moscow Patriarchate, in Bobryk (Kyiv District). See: https://aleteia.org/2022/03/11/these-churches-in-ukraine-are-in-ruins-as-a-result-of-russian-artillery-fire-and-bombs/ 3 I’ve said […]
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