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The Official Website of the RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
The Light of Victory Over Death by Priest Aleksandar Radunovic “Jesus wept… and cried out with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth! And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped…
By Priest Aleksandar Radunovic With fear of God, with faith and love, let us draw near to the Mystery of Mysteries—the Mystery of the eternal Message revealed in time, when Timelessness bows down into time, when the Unsearchable One humbles…
By Priest Aleksandar Radunovic One more step deeper into the mystery of fasting, into the mystery of inner struggle, into the mystery of the relationship between the soul and God. Perhaps now you feel that something is changing within you—the…
by Priest Aleksandar Radunovic Now is the time to look deep within ourselves. Fasting is not merely abstaining from food, but from everything that distances us from God. Fasting is cleansing—not only of the body, but above all, of the…
We are overjoyed to announce that five new Byzantine Design Antimensia are now available for purchase directly from the Brotherhood of the Sacred Monastery of St. John of the Ladder! These exquisitely crafted antimensia are not only beautiful and reverent…
by Priest Aleksandar RTOC Last night, the heavens were heavy and silent. The soul, awakened by fasting, listens to the voice that descends in a whisper from on high. This is not the voice of the world, nor the voice…
by Priest Aleksandar Radunovic “And the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.” (Exodus 20:21) Who can comprehend the depth of fasting, except the one who has stepped in spirit into the…
by the Monastery of St. John the Sinaite During the strict fasts of the Church, when even oil is set aside, we are reminded that true nourishment comes from God. But this does not mean our meals must be without…
“Metropolitan” Justin (State Church of Greece) of Nea Krini and Kalamaria explains what Metropolitan Chrysostomos of GOC/Kallinikos said when Chrysostomos gave a part of the Holy Relic of St. Argyrios that belonged to a monastery under GOC/Kallinikos and specifically in…
Dear True Orthodox Faithful, We are pleased to announce a new handiwork from the Brotherhood of the Sacred Monastery of St. John of the Ladder: Byzantine Embroidered Ripidia. These beautiful 6-inch chalice covers are meticulously handcrafted by our monks, following…