Two Letters From Metropolitan Philaret To Archbishop Averky[1] The two letters presented below — one official, the other informal — were sent by Metropolitan Philaret to Archbishop Averky, the then (in 1970) Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville,...
A Letter from Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) To a Priest of the Church Abroad Concerning Fr. Dimitry Dudko and the Moscow Patriarchate* June 26/July 9, 1980 Dear Father ____, For a long time now I have been intending to write a few words to you, but some how I...
A Letter from Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) to Abbess Magdalena (Countess Grabbe), Superior of the Lesna Convent in France* November 26 / December 9, 1979 Your Reverence,[1] I am writing this letter en route — onboard the ocean liner Orion, which is...
Reply of Metropolitan Philaret to I. Solzhenitsyn[1] MOST ESTEEMED ALEKSANDR ISAEVICH, On behalf of the whole Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia I thank you for sharing your observations and thoughts with us. We feared for your life when you were...
December 2/ 15 1965 Your Holiness, We have inherited a legacy from the Holy Fathers that everything in the Church should be done in a legal way, unanimously, and conforming to ancient Traditions. If any of the bishops and even primates of one of the autocephalous...
The Repose and Funeral Service of Metropolitan Philaret First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad Vladyka Metropolitan Philaret had been ailing for quite some time, and, in August of 1985, had undergone minor surgery. After the operation, his physicians...
