Alexy II commemorates Marian apparition in Constantinople
On 14-th of October at Pokrovskiy nunnery in Hotkovo, one of the oldest Russian cloisters, a liturgy in honor of the Protecting Veil of the Theotokos was served by Patriarch Alexy II.This holy day is based on the appearance of the Blessed Virgin at Constantinople in the year 910. During the war between the Byzantine empire and the Saracens, the people at Constantinople were endangered, but the Blessed Virgin appeared, prayed with the people and spread her kerchief above them, which was the sign of her holy protection against the enemy. And then the miracle happened: the Saracens retreated. For Orthodox believers in Russia, this holy day is an important reminder to recall the Virgin's love for them and her constant prayer for all people.Pokrovskiy nunnery wasn't chosen for the Patriarch's liturgy by chance, since it had been founded in honor of the Protecting Veil of the Theotokos 700 years ago. After the liturgy, Patriarch Alexy II congratulated the nuns for this remarkable day:We believe the Protection of the Holy Mother to be always above this holy place. Today, for the first time after the long period in the hallowed, miracle man Nicholas' temple, I served the liturgy with the special feeling and contemplation for the beauty our ancestors had created in the name of God.
The Angel Cried
Resurrectional Liturgy at Saint Tikhon's Ortodox Monastery,
Orthodox Icon Jesus Christ Lord Almighty Pantocrator
Урюпинская Явленная. Торжество явления образа Пресвятой Богороди-цы.
В Урюпинске прошло общеепархиальное празднование явления Урюпинской иконы Божией Матери.
Праздничную Божественную литургию совершил митрополит Волгоградский и Камышинский Феодор в сослужении епископа Урюпинского и Новоаннинский Елисея, епископа Калачевского и Палласовского Иоанна и духовенства Волгоградской митрополии (всего более 60 священнослужителей).
Проповедь перед Святым Причастием произнёс настоятель храма Архангела Михаила х. Алексиковского Новониколаевского района протоиерей Константин Зелинский. Он напомнил историю обретения и почитания Урюпинской иконы Божией Матери, обратив особое внимание на период гонений на Церковь: несмотря на то, что людям приходилось преодолевать препятствия и очень многим рисковать, на праздник 21 июня в г. Урюпинск всё равно стекались 5-7 и даже более тысяч человек со всего СССР. Увы, сейчас, когда за посещение храма и поклонение святыне никто никого не наказывает, современное поколение не с Богом, оно потеряло Его, потому что его не научили любить Бога и Божию Матерь. Кто-то ходит в храм по привычке, кто-то – в надежде на чудесное разрешение своих житейских проблем. Да, Господь и Пресвятая Богородица помогают нам, но если, получив просимое, мы забываем о Боге, о жизни вечной, о Царствии Небесном – наша душа расклеивается и гибнет. Поэтому, подчеркнул священник, главная просьба, с которой мы должны обращаться к Богу и Божией Матери, – это «Спаси нас!». Ведь если мы хотим жить подлинно, в истине, по заповедям Божиим и называться сыновьями Божиими, то нам нужно сохранить нашу веру право-славную – православящую, правильно относящуюся к человеку, миру, добру и злу, почитающую Бога и жаждущую быть с Богом.
По окончании богослужения владыка Елисей поблагодарил архипастырей, священнослужителей и всех пришедших молитвенно разделить радость праздника явления Урюпинской иконы Божией Матери. В память о посещении г. Урюпинска Его Преосвященство подарил владыке Феодору панагию и книгу, посвящённую Урюпинской иконе Пресвятой Богородицы и храмам ст. Урюпинской. Владыке Иоанну также был вручён памятный подарок. Его Высокопреосвященство, в свою очередь, поздравил с праздником всех собравшихся в храме, чтобы вознести свои усердные молитвы и прославить Пречистую Богоматерь, и напомнил, что прославляется Она не только песнопениями и молитвами, но, больше всего, благочестивой жизнью в чистоте, вере и любви. Состоялось награждение клириков и мирян Урюпинской епархии.
Затем архипастыри, духовенство и верующие проследовали крестным ходом к центру города. Во главе шествия казаки несли оба образа Урюпинской иконы Божией Матери, а голоса колоколов переносной звонницы разносили благую весть о празднике по всей округе. На центральной площади и в прилегающем сквере уже собралось более тысячи урюпинцев и гостей города. Духовенством было совершено молебное пение, по завершении которого владыка Елисей поблагодарил управляющего Волгоградской митрополией за то, что приехал к нам и возглавил праздничные богослужения, поздравил всех с праздником и пригласил пройти под чудотворным образом:
– Урюпинская икона Божией Матери является нашей заступницей и защитницей, и многие из вас уже на своём опыте ощутили помощь Пресвятой Богородицы. Мы знаем, что она – Покровительница нашего края и всей Волго-Донской земли, наша главная святыня. Естественно, мы обращаемся к ней с просьбами о помощи, с молитвами об устроении как нашей личной жизни, так и жизни нашего города и всей нашей страны.
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Saint Sava (Serbian: Свети Сава / Sveti Sava, pronounced [sʋɛ̂ːtiː sǎːʋa], 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as The Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko (Serbian Cyrillic: Растко), was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos where he became a monk, with the name Sava (Sabbas). At Athos, he established the monastery of Hilandar, which became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Serbian people. In 1219 he was recognized as the first Serbian Archbishop by the Patriarchate exiled in Nicea, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, Zakonopravilo, thus securing full independence; both religious and political. Sava is regarded the founder of Serbian medieval literature.
He is widely considered as one of the most important figures of Serbian history. Saint Sava is canonized and venerated by the Serbian Orthodox Church, as its founder, on January 27 [O.S. January 14]. His life has been interpreted in many artistic works from the Middle Ages to modern times. He is the patron saint of Serbia, Serbs, and Serbian education. The Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade is dedicated to him, built where the Ottomans burnt his remains in 1594 during an uprising in which the Serbs used icons of Sava as their war flags; the church is one of the largest church buildings in the world.
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The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 200–260 million members. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, the Orthodox Church has played a prominent role in the history and culture of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops, called a Holy Synod. The church has no central doctrinal or governance authority analogous to the Catholic pope, but the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is recognised by all as primus inter pares (first among equals) of the bishops.
Eastern Orthodox theology is based on the Nicene Creed, and the church teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, and that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles. It maintains that it practices the original Christian faith, passed down by sacred tradition. Its patriarchates, reminiscent of the pentarchy, and autocephalous and autonomous churches reflect a variety of hierarchical organisation. Of its innumerable Sacred Mysteries, it recognises seven major sacraments, of which the Eucharist is the principal one, celebrated liturgically in synaxis. The church teaches that through consecration invoked by a priest the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. The Virgin Mary is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Mother of God, honoured in devotions.
The Eastern Orthodox Church shared communion with the Roman Catholic Church until the East–West Schism in AD 1054, triggered by disputes over doctrine, especially the authority of the Pope. Before the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, Oriental Orthodox churches also shared in this communion, separating primarily over differences in Christology.
The majority of Eastern Orthodox Christians live in Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Caucasus, with smaller communities in the former Byzantine regions of the eastern Mediterranean, Africa, and to a decreasing degree also in the Middle East due to persecution. There are also many in other parts of the world, formed through diaspora, conversions, and missionary activity.
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John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל Yokhanan HaMatbil, Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστής, Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs or Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων, Iōánnēs ho baptízōn, Coptic: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲣϥϯⲱⲙⲥ, Arabic: يوحنا المعمدان; Late 1st century BC – 28–36 AD) was a Jewish itinerant preacher in the early first century AD. John is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a prophet by all of these traditions, and is honored as a saint in many Christian traditions. Other titles for John include John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity and the prophet John (Yaḥyā) in Islam. To clarify the meaning of Baptist, he is sometimes alternatively called John the Baptizer.John used baptism as the central symbol or sacrament of his messianic movement. Most scholars agree that John baptized Jesus. Some scholars believe Jesus was a follower or disciple of John. This idea is strongly controverted, however, by John the Baptist's own words in scripture, although several New Testament accounts report that some of Jesus' early followers had previously been followers of John. John the Baptist is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus. Some scholars maintain that John was influenced by the semi-ascetic Essenes, who expected an apocalypse and practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism, although no direct evidence substantiates this.According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself. Christians commonly refer to John as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus, since John announces Jesus' coming. John is also identified as the spiritual successor of the prophet Elijah. John was sentenced to death and subsequently beheaded by Herod Antipas sometime between 28 and 36 AD after John rebuked him for divorcing his wife, Phasaelis, and unlawfully taking Herodias, the wife of his brother Herod Philip I.
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The Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Српска православна црква / Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian Churches. It is the second-oldest Slavic Orthodox Church in the world (after the Bulgarian Orthodox Church).
The Serbian Orthodox Church comprises the majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized into metropolises and eparchies located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia, but also all over the world where Serb diaspora lives.
The Serbian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, member of the Eastern Orthodox communion. Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church; the current patriarch is Irinej. The Church achieved autocephalous status in 1219 under the leadership of St. Sava, becoming independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated to that of a patriarchate in 1346, and was known afterwards as the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. This patriarchate was abolished by the Ottoman Turks in 1766. The modern Serbian Orthodox Church was re-established in 1920 after the unification of the Patriarchate of Karlovci, the Metropolitanate of Belgrade and the Metropolitanate of Montenegro.
Света Земља / Holy Land 2019
У овом филму сам хтјела да опишем света мјеста у Израелу и Палестини, које сам могла да обиђем.
Мој српски није најбољи и немам ниједног разреда српског језика. Зато немојте ми замјерити ако сам правила грешке. Ипак сам се потрудила да правилно причам.
Захваљујем се мојим сестрама које су свирале у позадини харфу и мојој Мајци, која предивно пјева.
Надам се да сам могла да вам даднем добар утисак о светој земљи и сваком вјерујућем препоручујем да посjети ову велику светињу.
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John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל Yokhanan HaMatbil, Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστής, Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs or Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων, Iōánnēs ho baptízōn, Coptic: ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲣϥϯⲱⲙⲥ, Arabic: يوحنا المعمدان; Late 1st century BC – 28–36 AD) was a Jewish itinerant preacher in the early first century AD. John is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a prophet by all of these traditions, and is honored as a saint in many Christian traditions. Other titles for John include John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity and the prophet John (Yaḥyā) in Islam. To clarify the meaning of Baptist, he is sometimes alternatively called John the Baptizer.John used baptism as the central symbol or sacrament of his messianic movement. Most scholars agree that John baptized Jesus. Some scholars believe Jesus was a follower or disciple of John. This idea is strongly controverted, however, by John the Baptist's own words in scripture, although several New Testament accounts report that some of Jesus' early followers had previously been followers of John. John the Baptist is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus. Some scholars maintain that John was influenced by the semi-ascetic Essenes, who expected an apocalypse and practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism, although no direct evidence substantiates this.According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself. Christians commonly refer to John as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus, since John announces Jesus' coming. John is also identified as the spiritual successor of the prophet Elijah. John was sentenced to death and subsequently beheaded by Herod Antipas sometime between 28 and 36 AD after John rebuked him for divorcing his wife, Phasaelis, and unlawfully taking Herodias, the wife of his brother Herod Philip I.
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The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 200–260 million members. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, the Orthodox Church has played a prominent role in the history and culture of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops, called a Holy Synod. The church has no central doctrinal or governance authority analogous to the Catholic pope, but the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is recognised by all as primus inter pares (first among equals) of the bishops.
Eastern Orthodox theology is based on the Nicene Creed, and the church teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, and that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles. It maintains that it practices the original Christian faith, passed down by sacred tradition. Its patriarchates, reminiscent of the pentarchy, and autocephalous and autonomous churches reflect a variety of hierarchical organisation. Of its innumerable Sacred Mysteries, it recognises seven major sacraments, of which the Eucharist is the principal one, celebrated liturgically in synaxis. The church teaches that through consecration invoked by a priest the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. The Virgin Mary is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Mother of God, honoured in devotions.
The Eastern Orthodox Church shared communion with the Roman Catholic Church until the East–West Schism in AD 1054, triggered by disputes over doctrine, especially the authority of the Pope. Before the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, Oriental Orthodox churches also shared in this communion, separating primarily over differences in Christology.
The majority of Eastern Orthodox Christians live in Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Caucasus, with smaller communities in the former Byzantine regions of the eastern Mediterranean, Africa, and to a decreasing degree also in the Middle East due to persecution. There are also many in other parts of the world, formed through diaspora, conversions, and missionary activity.
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The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 200–260 million members. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, the Orthodox Church has played a prominent role in the history and culture of Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Near East. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops, called a Holy Synod. The church has no central doctrinal or governance authority analogous to the Catholic pope, but the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is recognised by all as primus inter pares (first among equals) of the bishops.
Eastern Orthodox theology is based on the Nicene Creed, and the church teaches that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, and that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles. It maintains that it practices the original Christian faith, passed down by sacred tradition. Its patriarchates, reminiscent of the pentarchy, and autocephalous and autonomous churches reflect a variety of hierarchical organisation. Of its innumerable Sacred Mysteries, it recognises seven major sacraments, of which the Eucharist is the principal one, celebrated liturgically in synaxis. The church teaches that through consecration invoked by a priest the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. The Virgin Mary is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Mother of God, honoured in devotions.
The Eastern Orthodox Church shared communion with the Roman Catholic Church until the East–West Schism in AD 1054, triggered by disputes over doctrine, especially the authority of the Pope. Before the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, Oriental Orthodox churches also shared in this communion, separating primarily over differences in Christology.
The majority of Eastern Orthodox Christians live in Eastern Europe, Greece, and the Caucasus, with smaller communities in the former Byzantine regions of the eastern Mediterranean, Africa, and to a decreasing degree also in the Middle East due to persecution. There are also many in other parts of the world, formed through diaspora, conversions, and missionary activity.
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Eastern Orthodox theology is the theology particular to the Eastern Orthodox Church (officially the Orthodox Catholic Church). It is characterized by monotheistic Trinitarianism, belief in the Incarnation of the essentially divine Logos or only-begotten Son of God, a balancing of cataphatic theology with apophatic theology, a hermeneutic defined by a polyvalent Sacred Tradition, a concretely catholic ecclesiology, a robust theology of the person, and a principally recapitulative and therapeutic soteriology.