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DECR Chairman expressed condolences on the repose of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)

Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, sent a message of condolences to the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America on the repose of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor) Your Beatitude, With profound sorrow I have learnt about the loss suffered by the Orthodox Church in America. The Lord […]

Patriarchal Condolonces on the Repose of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor)

Translated from the Russian 20.10.2020 01/5004 His Beatitude Tikhon Archbishop of Washington Metropolitan of All America and Canada Your Beatitude, Beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant: I have been grieved to learn about the passing away of His Eminence Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), your beatific predecessor who headed the Orthodox Church in in America from […]

Congratulations to His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh on the day of his priest ordination

October 4 is the day of presbyterian consecration of His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada. Clergy, monastics and laity of the Sourozh diocese, the Patriarchal parishes in the United States and Canada, heartily congratulate their Archpastor on the 22nd anniversary of his ministry in […]

Patriarchal Parishes celebrate 50th Anniversary of Founding; Commemorates memory of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov)

On September 5-6, the clergy and faithful of the Patriarchal Parishes in the United States, Canada and Mexico prayerfully marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the special union of parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate on the North American continent. The celebration was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the repose of the […]

Archpastoral Epistle of His Grace Matthew, Bishop of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in Canada and in the USA to the clergy and faithful on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Patriarchal Parishes

I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of you on this significant date the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States of America and Canada. 50 years ago, in 1970, special canonical subdivisions of the Russian Orthodox Church were formed, uniting the Patriarchal Parishes […]

Message of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to the episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity on the invasion of a harmful infection this year

Praising Merciful God Who causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous (Mt. 5:45), the Church is ardently praying for the final deliverance of people from the harmful infection that has invaded us this year. The Holy Synod has called upon the bishops, […]

(Русский) Слово Святейшего Патриарха Кирилла в День Крещения Руси после Литургии в Храме Христа Спасителя

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Condolences to the dean and rector of St Barbara’s Cathedral father Igor Kisil

The clergy and the faithful of the Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Canada express their condolences and sympathy to the dean and rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara of Edmonton Igor Kisil and his family for their incalculable loss of beloved mother and grand-mother, the servant of God, […]

Updated information from St. Barbara’s Cathedral concerning Church services

Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Barbara’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Edmonton! Christ is in our midst! With the blessing of His Grace Matthew, Bishop of Sourozh, the Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada and in the USA, and in accordance with the Cathedral Board Decision, our Cathedral will be reopening on the […]

(Русский) Проповедь Святейшего Патриарха Кирилла в праздник Вознесения Господня

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