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Traditional Celebration at St. Nicholas Church at Ukrainian Village in 2022

Christ is risen! One of the good and old traditions of Patriarchal Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada is a combination of Canadian statutory holiday – Viktoria Day, and our very revered church feast of the Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from the city of Myrr, Liscia, of Asia Minor to Barri, […]

Metropolitan Hilarion of ROCOR reposes in the Lord

+ Metropolitan Hilarion (1948 — 2022) His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, reposed in the Lord this afternoon at the age of 74, having served the Lord as a hierarch for 38 years. Fr. Victor Potapov, rector of the St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral […]

Paschal Message of  Bishop MATTHEW of Sourozh

PASCHAL MESSAGE OF  BISHOP MATTHEW OF SOUROZH,  TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR OF  THE PATRIARCHAL PARISHES  IN THE USA AND CANADA Beloved in the Lord, all-honourable fathers, brothers, and sisters! On the bright Feast of the Resurrection of Christ I warmly greet you with the words of the apostolic proclamation: CHRIST IS RISEN! In these days of the […]

The Urgent Financial Appeal for Ukrainian Refugee Relief

We call for all the faithful of the Patriarchal Parishes to consider joining the Appeal for the Urgent Financial Aid for the Ukrainian Refugees. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death and […]

25th Anniversary in the Priesthood

The 7th of January 2022 (Christmas Day) marked the 25th year of Right  Reverend Igor Kisil‘s, Rector of St. Barbara’s Cathedral, Dean of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada, ordination as a deacon. Following this date, on the 9th of March it will be 25 years since he was ordained  as a priest. The deaconate and […]

Metropolitan Onuphry’s Address to the Faithful of Ukraine

Address His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, to the faithful and citizens of Ukraine, Dear brothers and sisters! Faithful to our Ukrainian Orthodox Church! As the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, I address you and all citizens of Ukraine. A disaster has happened. Unfortunately, Russia has launched military operations against Ukraine, and […]

Patriarch Kirill’s address to the hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church

On February 24, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia issued an address to the hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and all faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church The statement reads as follows: Your Beatitude! Your Eminences and Graces! Dear fathers, brothers, and sisters! I take the suffering of people caused by the events taking […]

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill honored Bishop Matthew of Sourozh with the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, III degree

On February 15, 2022, on the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, after the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia awarded the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, III degree, to Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal […]

Thirteenth Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

On February 1, 2022, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the thirteenth anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in the skete of the same name near Peredelkino. On […]

Christmas Message of Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the archpastors, pastors, deacons, monastics and all the faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church

Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, I extend my cordial greetings to all of you on the great Feast of the Nativity of Christ. On this radiant night the whole creation rejoices, for the Lord now draws nigh and comes, expectation of the nations […]