TO THEIR HOLINESSES AND THEIR BEATITUDES THE PRIMATES OF THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCHES THE MOST REVEREND METROPOLITANS, ARCHBISHOPS, AND BISHOPS: A SORROWFUL EPISTLE FROM THE HUMBLE PHILARET, METROPOLITAN OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OUTSIDE OF RUSSIA The Holy Fathers...
A SECOND SORROWFUL EPISTLE TO THEIR HOLINESSES AND THEIR BEATITUDES, THE PRIMATES OF THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCHES, THE MOST REVEREND METROPOLITANS, ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS. The People of the Lord residing in his Diocese are entrusted to the Bishop, and he will be...
Ref. No. 3/50/414 May 21/June 3, 1968 HIS HOLINESS THE ALL HOLY ATHENAGORAS I ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH Your Holiness! On the joyous day of Easter, when our Holy Church celebrates the Holiday of Holidays and the Feast of Feasts, all the...
OPEN LETTER TO HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS, GREEK ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA YOUR EMINENCE: Many practices of our Church are based on precedent, and indeed the higher the position of him who sets the precedent, the more important it is. Therefore the...
By Saint Philaret of NY Recently, brothers and sisters, we spoke of how people today often forget the main goal that stands before each person, the task of saving one’s soul for eternity. This concern for salvation must be the main objective for every person of...