2 May 12: Announcement – Service in Hobart 5th and 6th May, 2012
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS HOBART
3 Augusta Road Lenah Valley Tasmania 7008
Rector: Mitred Archpriest Dr. Michael Protopopov OAM
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS HOBART
3 Augusta Road Lenah Valley Tasmania 7008
Rector: Mitred Archpriest Dr. Michael Protopopov OAM
Starting from the reading of the 12 Passion Gospels His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, celebrated the services of Holy Week and the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield.
Concelebrating with His Eminence were the clergy of the Cathedral – Archpriest George Lapardin, Priest Simeon Nekipelov, Protodeacon Boris Evstigneev and Protodeacon Alexander Kotlaroff.
On Bright Monday Archpriest George Lapardin and Priest Simeon Nekipelov were joined by Deacon Andrew Morgan from the Holy Protection Church in Cabramatta.
Below is a photo-gallery from Holy Thursday through to Bright Monday. (more…)
Пасхальное послание
ИЛАРИОНА,
митрополита Восточно-Американского и Нью-Йоркского,
Первоиерарха Русской Зарубежной Церкви.
ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ!
Праздников праздник и торжество из торжеств наступило для нас, собратья-архипастыри, досточтимые отцы, возлюбленные о Господе братия и сестры! Воскресение Христово все мы встречаем с великой радостью и не скрываем своих чувств: «веселимся божественне, яко воскресе Христос, яко всесилен»! (more…)
Paschal Epistle
of His Eminence
Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York,
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
Christ is risen!
The feast of feasts and triumph of triumphs has arrived for us, brother archpastors, right honorable fathers, brethren and sisters beloved in the Lord! Let us all greet the resurrection of Christ and not hide our feelings: “Let us be divinely glad, for Christ hath risen as One omnipotent.”
O wondrous and blessed night! O night so full of joy for every Christian! The risen Christ “changed the lamentation of the myrrh-bearing women into joy” on this night. And He does the same for us! This night of splendor proclaims to us His arising. And now this “prophetic night” renews us to the depths of our soul. And it gives us the certain hope that our departed ones, and we ourselves, will arise on the last day of the world to “celebrate the eternal Pascha in the never-waning day of the kingdom of Christ.” (more…)
Russian Orthodox Podcast ran a special edition of their podcast for Great Lent this year – Path to Pascha.
As part of this special edition podcast, an eBook was also written to complement the podcast, which has now finally been completed and is available to download in two formats, pdf or iBook for the iPad. (more…)
Palm Sunday, the Feast of our Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem, was celebrated in the Pakistan Orthodox Mission.
See below for a detailed photoreport. (more…)
On Saturday and Sunday 7-8 April/25-26 March 2012 His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, celebrated the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy for the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield.
Concelebrating with His Eminence were the clergy of the cathedral and a visiting priest from Georgia.
His Eminence announced that he would remain in Australia for the Feast of our Lord’s Resurrection and celebrate the services of Holy Pascha at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.
The Midnight Office will begin at 11:30pm on Saturday 14th April followed by the Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy from 12:00am on Sunday 15th April.