The Official Website of the RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
The Official Website of the RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
The Feast After the Feast: Where Shall We Find the Holy Spirit? Today, on the day following the great Feast of Pentecost, the Holy Church gathers us together for the Synaxis of the Holy Spirit. It is a feast that…
This Sunday, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council — the God-bearing bishops who defended the truth of Christ against the rising tide of heresy. The battle fought at Nicaea was not merely theological argumentation…
“Before all things, let us first place in the register of our prayer a sincere and unfeigned thanksgiving to God. In the second place, let us confess our sins and offer the brokenness of our soul with true compunction. Then,…
Ε.Φ. At the heart of Orthodox Christian life stands not self-acceptance, but transfiguration. We are not called merely to recognize who we are, but to become what God created us to be. The Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord…
In an age of spiritual confusion, when the saving path of the Holy Fathers is often obscured by the fog of the West and ecumenism, the Lord raises up for us clear beacons of True Orthodoxy to guide our steps.…
Those who are involved in metalworks are not deterred by the dust and ash nor by the clouting of the hammer, the toil, or the heat of the fire, but rather, after taking a lump of copper or iron diligently…
The Church received from the Holy Apostles to perform memorial services on the third, ninth, and fortieth day and so on for those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Since many have throughout the ages died in foreign lands,…
Our Holy Fathers, Cyril (known in the world as Constantine the Philosopher) and Methodius, the Enlighteners of the Slavs, were renowned for their profound wisdom and unwavering confession of Christ. The following excerpts, taken from the Life of these Saints…
Question:What does the staff of Moses and the struck rock that water came forth from symbolize?Answer:The staff symbolizes the Cross, the rock the Church, the water symbolizes the Holy Baptism that comes from the Church. “orthodoxos omologia” ορθοδοξος ομολογια orthodox…
The Orthodox Church, as the pillar and ground of the Truth (1 Tim. 3:15), has from apostolic times been called to defend the pure teachings of Christ against all falsehoods. Among the great champions of Orthodoxy stand our Holy Fathers…