In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Dear brothers and sisters: The Lord’s signs and wonders prove Him to be what He claimed to be, the Son of God. But the present miracle account, like all others, is not intended solely to demonstrate the Lord’s power to [...]

Dear brothers and sisters: parishioners and guests of our celebration! Today we celebrate the 110th anniversary of the first historic visit of the Russian Orthodox bishop, Saint Tikhon (Bellavin), the future Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, to Canada and the consecration of the first Russo-Orthodox church in honor of the Holy Trinity on Canadian [...]

Sermon on Trinity Sunday (at Wostok; June 12th 2011) In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Dear brothes and sisters! On this day, the fiftieth after Easter, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost when the fullness of the Holy Trinity was revealed through the coming of the [...]

Christ is Risen! -  Indeed He is Risen! (In truth He is Risen!) Χριστος Aνεστη! Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе! Beloved in the Lord brothers and sisters! I sincerely greet you with the “Feast of Feasts” and the “Celebration of Celebrations” – with the radiant Resurrection of Christ! Christ is Risen, so that we may never [...]

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! On the second Sunday of the Great Lent the church celebrates the memory of St. Gregorius, Archbishop of Thessalonica known for his teaching about Divine Uncreated Light. “And light shines in darkness and darkness couldn’t overpower it.”(John 1, 5) Not [...]

Report of Bishop Iov of Kashira,     Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada (The 46th General Annual Meeting of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada)   (St. BARBARA’S RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL,   January 29, 2011)   Glory to Jesus Christ! Slava Isusu Christu! Dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters in Christ! I sincerely welcome all [...]

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! Today we recall the Gospel lesson when the Lord on going into the waters of the Jordan, was baptized by Prophet John the Forerunner. At that moment when the heavens opened and the voice of God the Father was heard [...]

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! Before Epiphany the Holy Church recalls Saint John the Forerunner who appeared in the Jordan desert and preached repentance, calling to the faith in Christ to come, baptizing people with water for repentance. He said that the One who was [...]

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! Today we celebrate the great feast of the Circumcision of Christ and also the New Year by the Julian calendar and memory of Saint Basil the Great of Caesarea in Cappadocia. The feast of the Circumcision is connected with an [...]