New Publication on the Old Testament
22. Јул 2018 - 8:30
With the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Publishing Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has published the Armenian translation of “The Old Testament: Contents and Theology”, by Metropolitan Jeremiah Fundas of the Greek Orthodox Church. The book was translated from Greek to Armenian by Rev. Fr. Gabriel Vardanyan, Lecturer at the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary. The book is a complete and comprehensive study of the Old Testament, where the results of recent studies on the Old Testament are taken into account. The author also did not ignore a number of Biblical guides, for example the methods of examination of sources, editions and auxiliary sciences, especially Biblical Archeology conclusions, etc. The book was published by the patronage of the “Deacon Levon and Araxi Zenian” Fund.
Archbishop Leo of Finland to address OCA All-American Council
20. Јул 2018 - 12:49
His Beatitude Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and All Finland will arrive in the U.S. on July 22 at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of Washington and All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America). Abp. Leo will participate as a guest speaker at the OCA’s 19th All-American Council, running from July 23-27 in St. Louis, Missouri, reports the site of the Finnish Orthodox Church. The theme of the council is “For the Life of the World.” The Finnish primate will address the council on Thursday, July 26, and his speech will be published the next day in English, Finnish, and Russian.
Fire destroys candle factory at Orthodox monastery in New York
20. Јул 2018 - 12:47
A fire broke out at Novo-Diveevo Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Nanuet, New York yesterday morning. One building was completely lost but no one was hurt. A message on the convent’s website reads: This morning at 6:15 am, our candle factory burnt down. It appears to be a total loss. The candle factory is located in the building known as the Green Barracks. The front of the building housed two apartments and several guest rooms. Currently we are assessing the full scope of the damage. It does appear that we have several people currently displaced. Thank God that nobody was hurt in the fire. Father Alexander and Abbess Makaria are asking for your prayers.
More than 100,000 participate in Liturgy, all-nigt procession for 100th anniversary of royal martyrs
19. Јул 2018 - 12:40
The Russian Orthodox Church has been celebrating the centenary of the martyrdom of the last imperial family of Russia with numerous events throughout Russia all year, with the celebrations culminating in last night’s Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in Ekaterinburg and all-night cross procession in their honor.
100,000 faithful Orthodox Christians from around the world, including Azerbaijan, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Lithuania, Moldova, New Zealand, Serbia, USA, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, France, Estonia, South Korea, and Japan, gathered in Ekaterinburg last night for the liturgical celebrations, reports the site of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Construction begins on Japan’s first Orthodox monastery in honor of St. Nicholas of Japan
18. Јул 2018 - 13:24
The holy Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Nicholas of Japan brought the holy Orthodox faith to Japan as a missionary in 1861. Now work on the nation’s first Orthodox monastery to be consecrated in his honor is underway, reports the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism of the Russian Orthodox Church. At its July 16, 2005 session, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church heard a report on His Eminence Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan’s request for assistance in the revival of monastic life in the Japanese Autonomous Orthodox Church.
