The Official Website of the RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
The Official Website of the RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
“And behold, an Angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone upon them and they feared with a great fear.” Luke 2:9 Dear children in Christ Who was born in the flesh of the…
For the Light of the WorldWhen Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, Thou didst show Thy glory to Thy disciples as far as they could bear it. Let Thy everlasting light shine also upon us sinners through the…
The word “Apostle” is from the Greek verb apostello (ἀποστέλλω) “to send forth”. So “Apostle” means the one who is sent forth or dispatched somewhere. It became common to especially call the circle of Christ’s 12 closest disciples “The Apostles”.…
Lover of mankind, You have given Your Church a reason to glorify in your honorable Apostles, for they are most brilliant lights of Your Church like logical stars, enlightening the world and through whom You brought light to the Western…
St. Theophan the Recluse [Acts 1:1–12; Luke 24:36–53] Saint Paul expresses the power of the Lord’s Ascension in this manner: When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men (Eph. 4:8). Having satisfied God’s…
“The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool” (Matt. 22:44)The holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, in announcing how the Lord Jesus Christ foretold the descent of the…
by Archbishop Simon of Peking and China
A new milestone was met in the Western European Diocese this Holy Week and Pascha. For the first time since the inception of the Western European Diocese of the RTOC, Holy Week services were performed with priests in four diocesan…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss In the shadow and the letter of the Law, let us, the faithful, discern a figure: every male child that opens the womb shall be sanctified to God. Therefore do we magnify the firstborn Word and…
Sermon on the Baptism of the Lord (Theophany) By His Eminence Archbishop Tikhon First Hierarch of the Russian True Orthodox Church (An unofficial translation) 2023, Omsk, Siberia At that time: Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to…