RECOLLECTIONS of SAINT ARCHBISHOP JOHN of SHANGHAI
GEORGE LARIN’S RECOLLECTIONS of SAINT ARCHBISHOP JOHN of SHANGHAI Translated by his son Seraphim Larin It’s with a grieving heart and indelible traces of love and profound respect in my mind and soul for Archbishop John (Maksimovich) that I commence
Sunday of All Saints
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Today, on the first Sunday after Pentecost we celebrate the memory of all Saints who
Let us celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Spirit
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. “Let us celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Spirit” (from vespers) The Holy Spirit was known to the ancient prophets. He spoke through them, as we say
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. As the Gospel recounts, the Lord Jesus Christ once asked His disciples: “Who do you
Воздвижение креста на кровле храма / Installation of the cross on the roof of the church
Воздвижение креста на кровле новопостроенного монастырского храма 22 мая, в день перенесения мощей св. Николая Чудотворца, в монастыре св. Феогния был совершен «Чин молитвенный на поставление креста на верх крова новосозданной церкви». Епископу Андрею сослужил о. протод. Валентин из Сиднея.
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy
Sermon on 4th Sunday after Pascha In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The paralytic who was healed by the Lord Jesus Christ at the Sheep pool offers us an example of
Myrrh-bearing Women
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Today we celebrate the memory of the Myrrh-bearing women, together with St. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Why are they commemorated on
ПАСХАЛЬНОЕ ПОСЛАНИЕ / PASCHAL EPISTLE
ПАСХАЛЬНОЕ ПОСЛАНИЕ Христос Воскресе! Возлюбленные о Господе отцы, братия и сестры, Поздравляю всех вас с великим и радостным днем Пасхи. Воскресением Христовым открылся для человечества путь к воскресению и восходу на небо. Так учит об этом св. Ап. Павел: «Христос
He was wounded for our iniquities
Sermon on Great Friday before the Holy Shroud. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Brothers and sisters, We will now venerate the Holy Shroud, the icon of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem, which we celebrate today, was something extraordinary. Though Jesus Christ many times came to Jerusalem for Jewish feasts,
