Will the Heterodox Be Saved? By Metropolitan Philaret Question: If the Orthodox Faith is the only true faith, can Christians of other confessions be saved? May a person who has led a perfectly righteous life on earth be saved on the strength of his ancestry while not...
Saint Philaret Interview The Free Part of the Russian Church His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, gave this interview to the West German Catholic weekly “Publik.” The journal published this...
Excerpt from sermon of St. Metr. Philaret of New York concerning ordination: When a young man faces the question of whether to become a pastor, then many decide one way or the other depending on whether they feel “called” to pastoral service, or they feel no such...
A Sermon on Great Lent Saint Philaret Great Lent has begun. Its first week is entirely dedicated to repentance. Both the Great Canon and nearly all this week’s prayers call upon the human soul to undertake the penitential struggle and repent to the Omniscient God, Who...
Two Letters by the New Confessor, Saint Philaret, Metropolitan of New York (Commemorating the Fourth Anniversary of the Uncovering of His Incorrupt Relics) 1) A Letter[1] From Saint Philaret to Fr. George Grabbe:[2] 12/25 July 1975 Most Reverend Batiushka, Fr. George,...
“The Thyateira Confession” by Metropolitan Philaret Chief Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia An Appeal to the Primates of the Holy Churches of God, and their Eminences the Orthodox Hierarchs Instructing us to preserve firmly in everything the...
