Dear Reverend Fathers, dear brothers and sisters in Christ! I would like to devote my message for this annual meeting of our Cathedral to the Holy Bishop’s Council of the Russian Orthodox Church that took place on the 2-5 of February in Moscow this year, and in which, according to the protocols of our Church, […]
Sermons & Epistles
Message of the Holy Bishops’ Council to the Clergy, Monastics, Laity and Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
Beloved in the Lord all-honourable father presbyters, esteemed deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church! The Holy Bishops’ Council, which took place in Moscow in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour from 2nd to 5th February 2013, address these words of the apostolic […]
48th CONVOCATION OF THE PATRIARCHAL PARISHES. The Message of Bishop Iov of Kashira
48th CONVOCATION OF THE PATRIARCHAL PARISHES OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN CANADA The Message of Bishop Iov of Kashira, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada (Jan 12, 2013 at St. Mary Parish – Nisku) Христос Рoждается! – Славим Его! Christ is born! – Let us glorify Him! Dear Reverend Fathers, dear […]
CHRISTMAS GREETING of HIS GRACE IOV
CHRISTMAS GREETING of HIS GRACE IOV, Bishop of Kashira, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada I sincerely greet you, dear Reverend Fathers, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, on this most wonderful winter Holy Day – with the Nativity of the Divine Infant! At this great Celebration of His Birth – the very Holy Moment […]
Sermon on The Sunday of Holy Forefathers of Jesus Christ
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! It is not possible to imagine that any of us, while being in good health, would refuse to come to the celebration of a jubilee, or a wedding, or any other family festivity, if […]
Sermon on the Saint Nicholas’ Day.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! It is not surprising that on the Day of Saint Nickolas, the Wonderworker, who for centuries has been a beloved Saint among Orthodox Christians all over the world and is especially famous for His generosity and His love to give presents, – we also expect a gift from him… […]
SERMON ON THE 27th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! In today’s Gospel Reading we have heard the story about a sick woman who was healed by Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Sabbath Day. We may ask ourselves a question: what was the […]