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Word of Wisdom
Archbishop Nicolae’s Meditation at the feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit 2009
Fifty days after Holy Pascha we celebrate the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world. This is the Spirit promised by the Savior to the disciples, the Spirit as another Comforter who will dwell among us and fulfill Christ’s work of salvation. The Spirit of God floated above the waters at the time of Creation caring for and setting in order the creation coming from the hand of God. Now the Spirit is resent by Christ who is Ascended to the heavens. This means that mankind and all of creation had lost the Spirit. But since they have received the Spirit anew, mankind and creation must show themselves as bearers of the Spirit.
The holy apostle Paul speaks to us of these matters in his Epistle to the Galatians: “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” (Gal 5:25). And again the apostle to the gentiles speaks to us of the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Gal 5:22-23). The list of the fruit of the Spirit begins with the love that identifies us as Christians: “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35). But St. Paul’s verse does not continue, as we might have expected, with the faith, but with the joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, and only then faith. This sequence is perhaps because, in speaking of the Spirit who descends upon Christians, St. Paul is primarily concerned with proving this descent by obvious virtues which reveal the state of the Christian upon whom the Spirit has descended. Whoever has received the Spirit has joy, peace, kindness and all the other virtues enumerated by St. Paul. And these virtues are perceivable by others, by those who have not received the Spirit, by those who still question what it means to be Christian. The apostle Paul himself presents the fruits of the descent of the Spirit in contradiction with the “lust of the flesh”. He lists “the works of the flesh” (Gal 5:19-21), affirming that those who commit them will not inherit the Kingdom of God.…read more
The Church Today
A Meditation by Vicar Bishop Ioan Casian of Vicina
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14).…read more
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(Baltimore, MD) – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) recently received a $1.55 million grant from the Romanian Ministry of Labor, Family and Equal Opportunity (MOL) to implement a two-year project, in partnership with the Romanian Orthodox Church, which will help the Church more effectively address some of the social issues facing the country. ...(Continue)
SCOBA Hierarchs Convene For Spring 2009 Session
New York, NY - The Spring Session of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) met on June 25, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., hosted by the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA at the St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral, 15 East 97th Street in New York City. This was the first time that SCOBA had convened at this historic Cathedral. It was also the first time that the Moscow Patriarchate participated since re-joining the SCOBA after a nearly 40 year hiatus. ...(Continue)
PRESS RELEASE: The decisions taken by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the meeting of June 18 & 19, 2009
The work sessions of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church took place on June 18 & 19, 2009 at the Patriarchal Residence under the leadership of His Beatitude Patriarch DANIEL....(Continue)
Helenic College & Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology offers 80% off tuition for all 2009 new students.
Helenic College & Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology offers 80% off tuition for all 2009 new students....(Continue)
Pilgrimage to Russia
Pilgrimage to Russia with Fr. Peter-Michael Preble Moscow & Sankt Petersburg Dec. 29, 2009 – January 8, 2010...(Continue)
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Pastoral Itinerary
July 12, 2009 - Consecration Service at Sts. Archangels Cathedral, Paris, France
July 11, 2009 - Consecration Service at the Archdiocesan Center, Limours, France
July 5, 2009 - Divine Liturgy at Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral, Chicago
June 29, 2009 - Sts. Peter and Paul – Divine Liturgy at the same parish
June 28, 2009 - Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas parish, New York
Bishop Ioan Casian's Pastoral Itinerary
July 12, 2009 - Consecration Service at Sts. Archangels Cathedral, Paris, France
July 11, 2009 - Consecration Service at the Archdiocesan Center, Limours, France
July 5, 2009 - Divine Liturgy at Sts. Peter and Paul parish, Kitchener, ON
June 29, 2009 - Sts. Peter and Paul - Divine Liturgy at the Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Wentworth, QC
June 28, 2009 - Divine Liturgy at the Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Wentworth, QC