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It is essential that we expose our youth to the teachings of the Church, and offer them serious facts about traditional Christianity, while letting them see that faith is not simply a religious expression of the ethnic heritage of their parents or of keeping a generational family tradition alive. If our youth don’t know the […]

Behold a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but chanting full forth a heavenly hymn. The Angels sing. The Archangels blend their voice in harmony. The Cherubim hymn their joyful praise. The Seraphim exalt His glory. All join to praise this holy feast, beholding the Godhead […]

With the advent of Nativity Lent, we already hear the joyous refrains of “Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ cometh from Heaven, meet ye Him!” during the Vigil services, reminding us that the year is coming to an end and a new one is beginning. Lent is always a time for reflection and prayer, but […]

If we are to be true to our calling as the children of God, we must live in imitation of Christ. We must imitate His meekness and humility. We must love others just as did He. We must be willing to be transformed, and made whole, that others might see in us the Light of […]

The news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by the hierarchy, clergy and faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia with the Christian admixture of sorrow and joy that ever accompanies the mystery of death. We sorrow, for we have lost the Sovereign of realms in which our […]

On the 18th of September, the Orthodox Church celebrates a very special feast the day of Saints Peter and Fevronia. These two saints from the 13th century are considered to be the patron saints of family, love, and fidelity. The Duke of the Russian city of Murom, Peter met Fevronia (a peasant girl) when she cured […]

Christianity is a communal faith, one that requires its followers to be actively involved with others. The Church’s worship is communal, and salvation itself is a corporate act, one that necessitates interaction with others. One is not “saved” in a vacuum but as part of the corporal life of the Church. Your salvation must be […]

Father Alexander opened the meeting with a prayer, followed by Father Athanasy welcoming the parishioners and reminding them to sign in and collect the packet that included the agenda and reports for the past year. Next, Father Athanasy read the agenda for the meeting. Paul Johnson read the minutes from 2021. The minutes were accepted […]

On Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, clergy and faithful of the Western American Diocese took part in the annual trek to Fort Ross Historic Park to participate in the Divine Liturgy, process to the cemetery, and a perform a Litya for the departed who are buried at Fort Ross, who lived, labored, and reposed there […]

“But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”  —Luke 5:35 The roots of the Apostles Fast go back to the first century of Christianity. After the Lord’s Ascension, His disciples lived a lifestyle of continuous fasting and prayer until the day the Holy Spirit descended—the day […]