Материалы 14 марта 2016 г.

1 / 14 марта 2016 г. Понедельник Первой седмицы Великого Поста. Сретенский монастырь. Великое повечерие с чтением великого покаянного канона прп. Андрея Критского. Хор Сретенского монастыря.

Родной язык и литература участвуют в формировании культурной самоидентификации личности, обеспечивают связь с предыдущими поколениями. Без этой связи разрушается культурная, а значит, ценностная преемственность.

1 / 14 марта 2016 г. Понедельник Первой седмицы Великого Поста. Сретенский монастырь. Полунощница, утреня, 1-й, 3-й, 6-й, 9-й часы, изобразительны, вечерня, лития. Хор Сретенской Духовной Семинарии.

О том, когда строгость неполезна, почему авва Пимен хвалил монаха, который занимался только своим полем, о разных мерках для разных людей и о доверии друг другу.

В этот день мы читали в храме канон Андрея Критского. Все были оглушены вестью о внезапной и неожиданной смерти Володи, но не подавлены: напротив, всех нас объединяло необыкновенное чувство…

Почему так важен период, когда ищущий Бога переживает отступление благодати Божией? Каковы уроки этого состояния? И как пройти его с духовными приобретениями?

Вечером 13 марта 2016 года, в Неделю сыропустную (Прощеное воскресенье), воспоминание Адамова изгнания, Святейший Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кириллсовершил вечерню с чином прощения в кафедральном соборном Храме Христа Спасителя. После отпуста вечерни Предстоятель Русской Православной Церкви обратился к верующим с Первосвятительским словом.

Как и любой грех, лесть прикрывается благовидными намерениями, поэтому, по словам Василия Великого, является скрытым злодеянием против ближнего

Накануне начала Великого поста митрополит Горловский и Славянский Митрофан совершил вечерню с чином прощения в нижнем храмеБогоявленского кафедрального собора в честь Новомучеников и исповедников Русской Церкви. По окончании богослужения владыка попросил у духовенства и прихожан прощения и обратился к ним с архипастырским словом.

And I say what a good thing it is for someone to be patient! For this reason the Queen said, “Come martyrs of Christ, come great-martyrs of Christ, enter into the platform…” How can I have the boldness to touch such a banquet? It was the banquet for the martyrs who had struggled, who had endured martyrdom and for whom God had prepared greatness!

In Genesis 2 we see man living in free and perfect fellowship with his Creator. But in chapter 3, sin makes man incapable of living without a barrier between him and God: “I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Man is walled off from face-to-face fellowship with his Lord, because man’s passions make him a stranger to the character of God.

Through Baptism we are born into a new life, we acquire the possibility of spiritual growth, our image according to God is cleansed and we are able to attain to the divine likeness. Through the grace of Baptism we are able to pray and call God Father and other people our brothers and sisters. We are able to face the workings of the devil, we are able to receive Holy Communion and of course, depending on our spiritual state, we can fulfil the aim of our creation.

Archpriest Nikolai Balashov thanked the high guest for his fraternal visit. “We attach great importance to the preparation of the Council in these few months left before it begins,” the DECR vice-chairman said, “It is my conviction that this period must be very eventful. We should exert every effort to intensify contacts between the Local Orthodox Churches and communication in various spheres in order to feel out the atmosphere and take into consideration various opinions and differences.”

Teaching on fasting has been a slow process, and I’m sure it will continue slowly. But what a pleasant experience it has been lately to see the Orthodox actively seeking to learn and embrace the life of the Church, not merely as a new denominational label but as the Faith that can save their souls.

Everyone around you is your neighbor who needs friendship, and everyone bears the image of Christ – Who once called us His “friends.” Remember that wherever you are is your neighborhood, and you are that neighborhood’s Good Samaritan (as the vessel, of course, of the First One). When you talk to anyone this Lent in the world, you are conversing with someone who is immortal by grace. And every conversation either darkens the world (theirs and yours), or brightens it.

Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield identified the island at Little Carlton near Louth, Lincolnshire. “It is thought the site is a previously unknown monastic or trading centre but researchers believe their work has only revealed an enticing glimpse of the settlement so far,” explained the University of Sheffield, in a press release.

The spiritual disciplines of Lent have nothing to do with legalism or punishing ourselves. Instead, they are tools to help us find healing and strength as we wear the robe of light, as we grow in our personal participation in the salvation that the Second Adam has brought to a world of despair and decay. Now is the time to strip ourselves of all that would hold us back from following our Lord to His cross and glorious resurrection, for it is through His Passion that we will enter into the fullness of the glory for which He created us in the first place.

The exhibition features photographs of the Imperial family, reproductions of paintings by Pavel Ryzhenko (1970-2014), diary records, eyewitness accounts, biographies of representatives of the royal family, and other documents. The exhibits tell the story of the life and reign of Russia’s last emperor, and his service to the Fatherland.

Not all men are in the same place with respect to prayer, but all are told to pray, and a like promise attends them all. The difference is in the form of the prayer, not the manner in which God hears the prayer. None of these prayers are refused. To one it will be granted, to another it will be opened, and the third is sure to find.

Members of the UN monitoring mission reported instances of physical violence, or compulsion, aimed at forcing people to change their creed, the report says.

Plans call for a home to be built in the Summer of 2016 for a deserving family in Mandeville, LA where Fr. Michael, working with IOCC Relief teams, assisted with 3 similar building projects in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was through his initial efforts that the Diocese saw an increased awareness and participation in hands-on mission work. That work continues to this day.

И како после свега у Унеско? Питају се, учесници графичке колоније која се од 6-13. марта одржава у манастиру Светих Архангела код Призрена. Колонију под називом,, И како после свега у Унеско“ организовао је Дом културе Грачаница, а уметници ће својим графикама документовати на специфичан начин, све оно што се дешавало са српским светињама и споменицима од културног значаја за српски народ, али и за целу светску културну баштину у периоду од 1999-2016. године.

У оквиру циклуса серијала "Вера и здравље" на Телевизији Храм приказана је емисија о Верском добротворном старатељству.

Поводом Божићних празника 2016. године, ученици Основне школе “Јеленa Ћетковић“ поново су прикупљали поклоне, али овога пута за децу Метохије. Као и ранијих година, деца су се и ове врло радо укључила у ову акцију и уз помоћ своје вероучитељице Тамаре Каличанин осмислили начин на који ће се неко ко је њихов вршњак радовати Божићу исто колико и они.

У суботу, 5. марта 2016. године, одржана је IX изборна конференција Координационог савета организације "Руских сународника" у Чилеу. У оквиру конференције организовани су избори председника и нових чланова Координационог савета ове руске државне организације, која окупља емигранте са руског говорног подручја у целом свету и промовише руски језик и културу.

Не предавати се непријатељу основно је правило и за Христовог војника у борби са злим духом овога света. И Христос као наш Цар и Војсковођ у овој борби предочава нам све и упозорава нас на све. Ето вам казах унапред (Мат. 24, 25; Јов. 14, 29), говори Он Својим ученицима.