Arhive lunare: martie 2011

Now I have begun to speak to my Lord

Now I have begun to speak to my Lord


 

Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra (b. 1934)

BEHOLD, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. Hosea 2:14.

NOTHING in the world happens by chance.

Christ the Master administers our life, and everything in our life.

In the midst of pain and bitterness, the Holy Spirit comes to meet us, and he draws out God-given joy.

Often, we do not perceive his presence, because we are preoccupied with the workaday nature of our cares.

But he, blowing where he wills, blows also into our hearts, and refreshes them.Divine consolation pours upon us like balsam. Continuă să citești →

Venerable Mark of the Pskov Caves – Commemorated on March 29

Venerable Mark of the Pskov Caves

 

Commemorated on March 29

Saints Mark, Jonah and Bassa are venerated as the founders of the Pskov Caves monastery.

It is not known exactly when the first hermit monks settled by the Kamenets stream in the natural caves of the hill, which the local inhabitants called „the holy hill.” The monastery Chronicle presents an account of eyewitnesses, hunter-trappers from Izborsk nicknamed Selishi: „We came with our father to the outlying hill where the church of the Mother of God is now, and heard what seemed to be church singing. They sang harmoniously and reverently, but the singers could not be seen, and the air was filled with the fragrance of incense.” Continuă să citești →

Ομιλία π. Θεοδώρου Ζήση την Κυριακή της Σταυροπροσκυνήσεως (με αναφορά και στα θρησκευτικά σύμβολα)

Ομιλία π. Θεοδώρου Ζήση την Κυριακή της Σταυροπροσκυνήσεως (με αναφορά και στα θρησκευτικά σύμβολα)


Ομιλία του π. Θεοδώρου Ζήση που εκφωνήθηκε στον ιερό ναό Αγίου Αντωνίου Θεσσαλονίκης την Κυριακή της Σταυροπροσκυνήσεως (27/3/2011). Στην ομιλία γίνεται αναφορά στην πολεμική που δέχεται η Εκκλησία και ο Σταυρός σε όλη την Ευρώπη.

Source:aktines.blogspot.com

The Conversion of French Photographer Frère Jean (Gérard Gascuel) to Orthodoxy

The Conversion of French Photographer Frère Jean (Gérard Gascuel) to Orthodoxy

 

Photographer Gérard Gascuel who worked with Marcel Marceau and Salvador Dali and now is Hieromonk Gerasimos says he decided to become a monk after hearing an Athonite monk singing.

“I was 33 when the editor in chief of an influential Japanese magazine sent me to Greece to make a report about the life of Athonite monks,” Father Gerasimos was quoted as saying by the Rossijskaya Gazeta daily on Tuesday. Continuă să citești →

Diveevo monastery from Russia / Manastirea Diveevo – Rusia (2007)

Diveevo Monastery from Rusia / Manastirea Diveevo – Rusia (2007)


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Diveevo is one of the holiest places in Russia. The relics of the Russian saint Seraphim Sarovsky are kept in Saint Trinity Cathedral in Diveevo. He was one of the few saints who attained spiritu–al perfection after going through many deeds: being a hermit, keeping silent, solitary life. The Virgin appeared to him 12 times. Saint Seraphim blessed the construction of 9 monasteries in Nizhny Novgorod region. Saint Seraphim lived in the 18th -19th centuries. He was the Prior of Saint Trinity Monastery in Diveevo. In 1903 the Holy Synod canonized Seraphim on the base of information o(many cases of recovering after Seraphim’s praying.
Unfortunately in 1927 the monastery was closed and only in spring 1990 it was open again. In 1991 the relics of Saint Seraphim which were found in one of Saint Petersburg cathedrals were brought to the’ monastery. Thousands of pilgrims from all over the world come to Diveevo to bow to his relics.

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Manastirea Diveevo – Rusia (2007)  / Diveevo Monastery from Rusia

 

Visit also: http://www.diveevo.ru

 

 

 

 

Πατριαρχική Θεία Λειτουργία στο Καϊρο / LITURGHIE PATRIARHALĂ ÎN CAIRO (GREEK, PHOTO)

Πατριαρχική Θεία Λειτουργία στο Καϊρο

Tην Γ’ Κυριακή των Νηστειών, 27η Μαρτίου ε.ε., η ΑΘΜ ο Πάπας και Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας και πάσης Αφρικής κ.κ.Θεόδωρος Β’ ετέλεσε την Θεία Λειτουργία και εκήρυξε τον θείο λόγο στον Ιερό Πατριαρχικό Ναό Αγίου Νικολάου Καΐρου, συλλειτουργούντων του Σεβ.Μητροπολίτου Καρθαγένης κ.Αλεξίου και των Θεοφιλ.Επισκόπων Νιτρίας κ.Νικοδήμου, Πατριαρχικού Επιτρόπου Καΐρο, και Βαβυλώνος κ.Νήφωνος, Ηγουμένου της Ιεράς Μονής Αγίου Γεωργίου. Hαΐρου, παρουσία του Εξοχ.Πρέσβη της Ελλάδος στην Αίγυπτο κ.Χριστόδουλου Λάζαρη, εκπροσώπων των ομογενειακών φορέων και συλλόγων, ως και πλήθους χριστιανών. Continuă să citești →

Marie, bucură-te!

Bucură-te, Marie  – Grupul Macarie Ieromonahul

Cultura desfrâului a ieşit să vă vâneze copiii

Cultura desfrâului a ieşit să vă vâneze copiii

Articol apărut în nr. 13 al revistei “Familia Ortodoxă”.


Epoca în care trăim şi-a asumat în mod explicit şi radical distrugerea simbolică şi efectivă a nucleului fundamental în jurul căruia apare şi se dezvoltă viaţa omului pe acest pământ: familia.

Pe de-o parte, de câteva decenii suntem martorii unei ample trivializări a familiei tradiţionale şi a tainei prin care ea e instituită de Dumnezeu. Acest lucru s-a realizat printr-o întreagă „cultură a eliberării” – a „eliberării” de sub autoritatea Bisericii, apoi de sub cea părintească, pentru a sfârşi în „eliberarea” sexuală ce i-a urmat. Efectele au fost devastatoare: procesul a dat naştere unei treptate dezmembrări a familiei printr-o adevărată cultură a divorţului şi mai ales printr-un cult al sinelui. Acum culegem, de fapt, roadele filosofiei individualismului egoist, ale cărei baze au fost puse în epoca Renaşterii, pentru a deveni apoi modelul fundamental după care s-a structurat civilizaţia occidentală. Taina cununiei a devenit un mărgăritar aruncat porcilor, care joacă astăzi pe ruinele familiei, glorificând dreptul omului de a dispune de sine însuşi după cum doreşte şi de a-şi împlini toate dorinţele imaginabile şi inimaginabile… Continuă să citești →

Διαχριστιανική παρουσία στην αναγόρευση του Μητροπολίτη Βολοκολάμσκ Ιλαρίωνα σε Επίτιμο Καθηγητή του Παπικού Πανεπιστημίου του Φριβούργου – PREZENŢĂ INTER-CREŞTINĂ LA NUMIREA MITROPOLITULUI ILARION DE VOLOKOLAMSK CA PROFESOR ONORIFIC AL UNIVERSITĂŢII CATOLICE DIN FREIBURG (GREEK, PHOTO)

Διαχριστιανική παρουσία στην αναγόρευση του Μητροπολίτη Βολοκολάμσκ Ιλαρίωνα σε Επίτιμο Καθηγητή του Παπικού Πανεπιστημίου του Φριβούργου

PREZENŢĂ INTER-CREŞTINĂ LA NUMIREA MITROPOLITULUI ILARION DE VOLOKOLAMSK CA PROFESOR ONORIFIC AL UNIVERSITĂŢII CATOLICE DIN FREIBURG (GREEK, PHOTO)

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Την ημέρα μνήμης του Αγίου Συμεών του Νέου Θεολόγου, στις 25 Μαρτίου 2011, στο Πανεπιστήμιο Φριβούργου Ελβετίας, πραγματοποιήθηκε η τελετή απονομής τίτλου του Επίτιμου Καθηγητή αυτού του εκπαιδευτικού ιδρύματος στον Μητροπολίτη Βολοκολάμσκ Ιλαρίωνα, Πρόεδρο του Τμήματος Εξωτερικών Εκκλησιαστικών Σχέσεων του Πατριαρχείου Μόσχας και Πρύτανη του Πανεκκλησιαστικού Τμήματος Μεταπτυχιακών και Διδακτορικών Σπουδών. Continuă să citești →

Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαίος σε φοιτητές του Ποντιφικού Ινστιτούτου: «Ακολουθήστε τον Πάπα!” – PATRIARHUL ECUMENIC BARTOLOMEU CĂTRE STUDENŢII INSTITUTULUI PONTIFICAL: „URMAŢI-L PE PAPA!” (GREEK)

Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαίος σε φοιτητές του Ποντιφικού Ινστιτούτου: «Ακολουθήστε τον Πάπα!”

PATRIARHUL ECUMENIC BARTOLOMEU CĂTRE STUDENŢII INSTITUTULUI PONTIFICAL: „URMAŢI-L PE PAPA!” (GREEK)


Μεταφέρουμε την είδηση όπως την μεταδίδουν τα Μ.Μ.Ε του Βατικανού: «Ακολουθήστε τον Πάπα» είναι το μήνυμα του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχη σε ομάδα φοιτητών του Ποντιφικού Ινστιτούτου Sant’Apollinare, όπως αναφέρει η L’Osservatore Romano». Κατά τη διάρκεια της επίσκεψης των φοιτητών, ο Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαίος, μίλησε για τον Πάπα „με πολλή εκτίμηση και αγάπη,” αναφέρει η εφημερίδα του Βατικανού. Ο Πάπας Βενέδικτος ΙΣΤ΄, τόνισε ο Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης ‘”είναι ένας μεγάλος θεολόγος που κάνει καλό σε όλες τις Εκκλησίες.”«Ακολουθήστε τον με αγάπη και συμπάθεια».

 

 

Source:aktines.blogspot.com

Ολοκληρώθηκε η πορεία για την „Κάρτα του Πολίτη” – (Φωτο) – S-A ÎNCHEIAT DEMERSUL PENTRU „CARDUL CETĂŢEANULUI” (GREEK, PHOTO)

Ολοκληρώθηκε η πορεία για την „Κάρτα του Πολίτη” – (Φωτο)

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Με πορεία και συγκέντρωση έξω από τη βουλή ολοκληρώθηκε η συγκέντρωση διαμαρτυρίας που πραγματοποιήθηκε το μεσημέρι στο Πεδίο του Άρεως από εκπροσώπους της Εκκλησίας και μέλη χριστιανικών οργανώσεων ενάντια στην Κάρτα του Πολίτη.

Με ψήφισμα, που παρέδωσαν στη Βουλή μέλη της Πανελλήνιας Κληρολαϊκής Επιτροπής Αγώνα, της οποίας προεδρεύων είναι ο αρχιμανδρίτης Νεκτάριος Μουλατσιότης, καλούν τα μέλη του ελληνικού κοινοβουλίου να δηλώσουν ευθέως τις θέσεις τους απέναντι σε ένα τόσο σοβαρό θέμα, που, ανεξάρτητα από την πίστη μας, απειλεί, όπως υποστηρίζουν, ευθέως την ελευθερία του ανθρώπινου προσώπου. Υποστηρίζουν επίσης ότι „η κάρτα του πολίτη είναι αντίθετη με το ελληνικό σύνταγμα και το ευρωπαϊκό δίκαιο”. Continuă să citești →

ACATISTUL SFINTEI CRUCI (AUDIO)

ACATISTUL SFINTEI CRUCI (AUDIO)



Acatistul Sfintei Cruci

Acatistul Sfintei Cruci


Acatistul Sfintei Cruci

Condacul 1:

0, de trei ori fericita si preacinstita Cruce, tie ne inchinam credinciosii si te marim, veselindu-ne de dumnezeiasca ta inaltare. Ca o pavaza si arma nebiruita, ocroteste si acopera cu darul tau pe cei ce canta: Bucura-te, cinstita Cruce, pazitoare a crestinilor!

Icosul 1:

Ingerii din cer in chip nevazut inconjoara cu frica Crucea cea de viata purtatoare si, vazand-o ca da credinciosilor acum har de lumina datator, cu stralucire, se spaimanteaza si stau zicand catre dansa unele ca acestea: Bucura-te, cinstita Cruce, pazitoare a lumii;

Bucura-te, slava Bisericii;
Bucura-te, ca izvorasti tamaduiri cu indestulare; Continuă să citești →

В канун недели Крестопоклонной Предстоятель Русской Церкви совершил всенощное бдение в Храме Христа Спасителя / ÎN AJUNUL DUMINICII ÎNCHINĂRII SFINTEI CRUCI, ÎNTÂISTĂTĂTORUL BISERICII ORTODOXE RUSE A SLUJIT PRIVEGHEREA ÎN CATEDRALA HRISTOS MÂNTUITORUL DIN MOSCOVA (VIDEO)

В канун недели Крестопоклонной Предстоятель Русской Церкви совершил всенощное бдение в Храме Христа Спасителя

26 марта 2011 года, в канун недели 3-й Великого поста, Крестопоклонной, Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл совершил в кафедральном соборном Храме Христа Спасителя всенощное бдение с чином выноса Честного и Животворящего Креста Господня.

Его Святейшеству сослужили архиепископ Филарет (Карагодин), епископ Дмитровский Александр, епископ Ставропольский и Невинномысский Кирилл, ключарь Храма Христа Спасителя протоиерей Михаил Рязанцев, руководитель личного секретариата Патриарха Московского и всея Руси иеромонах Антоний (Севрюк), клирики Храма Христа Спасителя.

Пресс-служба Патриарха Московского и всея Руси

Source:www.patriarchia.ru

Патриаршее служение в неделю 3-ю Великого поста, Крестопоклонную, в Успенском соборе Кремля – SLUJIRE PATRIARHALĂ ÎN DUMINICA A TREIA DIN POSTUL MARE, A ÎNCHINĂRII CRUCII, ÎN CATEDRALA ADORMIRII DIN KREMLIN (RUSSIAN, PHOTO)

Патриаршее служение в неделю 3-ю Великого поста, Крестопоклонную, в Успенском соборе Кремля

 

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27 марта 2011 года, в неделю 3-ю Великого поста, Крестопоклонную, и день памяти святителя Феогноста, митрополита Киевского и всея Руси, Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл совершил Божественную литургию святителя Василия Великого в Успенском Патриаршем соборе Кремля.

Фото: С. Власов, К. Новотарский

Пресс-служба Патриарха Московского и всея Руси

Source:www.patriarchia.ru