Thursday, January 12, 2023

Nativity in Lyons

 1/9/2023: PLUS-Further updated Nativity Services in our ROCOR: -added: Bp. John in Lyons, France, in our ROCOR St. Nicholas Church  

  Time:  Tue, 10 Jan 2023 


ROCOR: Nativity of Christ Feast - 2022/2023 in Lyon, France

Author: Metropolitan Agafangel. Publication date:January 10, 2023. Category: ROCOR .


The Nativity Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Nicholas in Lyon, France, was officiated by Bishop John of Melbourne, co-served by Archpriest Christo and Priest George (TOC of Greece), under Protodeacon German. Also helping at the altar were Subdeacons Thomas (TOC Grazia), Zhivko, and the newly appointed Reader Longin.

PHOTOS

try both links

http://internetsobor.org/index.php/novosti/rptsz/2022-2023

http://internetsobor.org/index.php/novosti/rptsz/2022-2024 


The temple was overcrowded, the choir sang wonderfully, there were more than 60 communicants. On Sunday, our Greeks also arrived. After the service in the church garden, they sang carols and drank hot wine, as is customary in the mountains, while skiing. Then a meal and a children's play.

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Bishop Athanasius: Nativity Epistle

ROCOR Bishop Athanasius-His Christmas Message 2022/2023-which can be read in English or 

Russian. 


CHRIST  IS  BORN!   GLORIFY  HIM!

Russian and English

http://internetsobor.org/index.php/stati/avtorskaya-kolonka/2022-2024




Author: Metropolitan Agafangel. Publication date:January 08, 2023. Category http://internetsobor.org/index.php/novosti/rptsz/2022-2023: Author's column .


Nativity Message

His Grace Athanasius, Bishop of Vologda and Veliky Ustyug.


Deep night fell on Palestine with a soft veil of darkness. The world fell asleep, tired of the hustle and bustle of the day and the boiling of passions, not knowing about the great blessed event that changed everything in the life of not only the chosen people, but also all the peoples of the Earth, the spiritual state of which is characterized by night darkness, dimly sanctified by the fading lamp of the Jewish faith itself. people - the bearer of the true faith.

The earth plunged into the darkness of the southern night and sleep, and suddenly, in the twinkling of an eye, the vault of heaven was lit up and angelic singing was heard.  The angel proclaimed to the shepherds the joyful news that Heaven bowed to the earth and divine light, the light of the Kingdom of Heaven, the light of Truth, Truth, Love, the light of Reason shone from the cold earthly den, ready to pour out on suffering humanity.

In order to be enlightened by this Divine Light, one must come to the Source of Light - the Divine Infant lying in the manger and worship Him, with the humility and meekness that the born Son of God preaches, swaddled by human hands.

Bow down and comprehend - now the One who is the Source of all blessings and the source of all hardships and misfortunes has incarnated and lies in the manger.  The source of all blessings for those who believe in the Son of God, belongs to His Church, eats food from the manger - Thrones, and with love fulfilling the commandments, worships Him.

A source of grief and misfortune, a source of wars and shedding of blood for those who turned away from Him, and even more so - rebelled against Him.

Faithful children of the True Orthodox Church - this is your holiday, on which I hasten to congratulate you.

Merry Christmas, with the mercy of God, with a good end to the fast!

Sinful + Bishop Athanasius



Saturday, January 7, 2023

Nativity photos from our parishes


ROCOR: Nativity of Christ 2022/2023 in a few of our parish churches of our world-wide Church-updated  

  Time:  Sat, 7 Jan 2023 


ROCOR: Nativity of Christ 2022/2023 in different churches of our Church (updated)


PHOTOS

http://internetsobor.org/index.php/novosti/rptsz/2022-2023





Church of the Intercession in Malin, Ukraine. Archpriest George Storozhitsky.





Church of the Tsarevich-Martyr Alexy, Odessa. Priest Roman Rak.





Church of the Intercession in Malin, Ukraine. Archpriest George Storozhitsky.



Author: Metropolitan Agafangel. Publication date:January 07, 2023. Category: ROCOR 


Nativity of Christ in St. Michael's Church in Odessa. 

  Metropolitan Agafangel, 

  Archpriest Vitaly Morozov, 

  Deacon Maxim Sheremet.


Friday, January 6, 2023

Nativity Epistles from our Synod

 1/6/2023: EVE of Dec. 24, 2023 -on "OLD"-Julian/Orthodox Calendar: SHARING: In English & Russian: ROCOR: TWO Nativity of Christ Messages for Orthodox Christian Nativity of Christ-"CHRISTMAS"-2023.  

  Time:  Fri, 6 Jan 2023 

 

CHRIST  IS  BORN!   GLORIFY  HIM!

And, GREETINGS WITH THE NEW YEAR!

AND, Greetings With Архиепископ Георгий: Рождественское послание 2022/2023

Автор: Митрополит Агафангел. Дата публикации: 06 января 2023. Категория: 


Рождественское послание.

Преосвященного Георгия, архиепископа Кишинёвского и Молдавского.

 

С Рождеством Христовым дорогие братья и сестры!

   Воплощение Сына Божия, "от Духа Свята и Марии Девы", поистине изменило и преобразило человечество. Примирило и усыновило людей Отцу, даровало всем нам силы бороться с грехом. Одарило великой радостью вечного общения с Богом и мира среди людей. Творец, Христос, своим смиренным вхождением в этот мир, стал бесконечно близок Своему творению и каждому из нас. Оттого, мы, в это день, радуемся и ликуем с ангелами сообща, воспеваем дивную евангельскую песнь: «Слава в вышних Богу и на земле мир, в человецех благоволение!» (Лк. 2, 14).


   От всего сердца желаю всем нам, дабы тот неотмирный Христов мир, о котором воспевали Ангелы Божии, излился изобильно в наши сердца! Особенно это важно в наших современной условиях, когда, увы, многие, именующии себя православными христианами, через сочувствие этому греховному миру, отдали, свои сердца не Христу, а человекоубийце - дьяволу, иполнив свою душу ненавистью и злобой. Пусть мир Христов наполнит наши души, согреет сердца и напомнит каждому из нас, что настоящее бытие – это жизнь в общении с Богом, а не с миром сим, грехом живущим. Аминь.

Рождество Христово 2022 - 23 г.                                        + Архиепископ Георгий

Метки: рпцзархиепископ георгий


 

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Metropolitan Agafangel: Christmas Message 2022/2023

Author: Metropolitan Agafangel. Publication date:January 06, 2023. Category: Uncategorized .




Christmas message

First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men (Lk 2:14).

Our Lord Jesus Christ, who was born, did not bring peace to the earth cursed by Him (see Genesis 3.17), but revealed to people His good will — the possibility of their reconciliation with God.

Peace of Christ - Divine grace - in the Nativity of Christ descended from Heaven to our sinful earth and rested in the souls of the righteous. But, in the earthly world that rejects God , the Heavenly world cannot reign, since the earthly world is in the power of dark forces ruling outside the Garden of Eden, from where the Lord expelled the fallen angels and our sinning ancestors (Genesis 3.23-24), in which they succeed servants of darkness, creators of lawlessness and deceit, who are now preparing the coming of their earthly king, the Antichrist. This world has always sought to destroy everything that descended into it from the Kingdom of Heaven. It was the world that killed Christ, our Savior, His apostles, and many faithful disciples.

The Lord in His Nativity opened to people the opportunity to enter another world - the Kingdom of God, in which there is nothing of what happens in the earthly world. The Heavenly Kingdom is a world of justice and Eternal, not subject to time, peace, a world of perfect harmony that does not need to be improved. It is a state of joy that is forever.

The Lord incarnated to lead us from the fallen earthly world to the spiritual Heaven, to the eternal song of the angels: "Glory to God in the highest!"

I congratulate you on Christmas, on the descent of the heavenly world on our sinful souls!

Christ Is Born - Praise Him!

+ Metropolitan Agafangel

Christmas 2022/2023

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Митрополит Агафангел: Рождественское послание 2022/2023

Автор: Митрополит Агафангел. Дата публикации: 06 января 2023. Категория: Uncategorised.


Рождественское послание

Первоиерарха Русской Православной Церкви Заграницей

Слава в вышних Богу, и на земли мир, в человецех благоволение (Лк 2.14).

Родившийся Господь наш Иисус Христос принёс мир не проклятой Им земле (см. Быт 3.17), а явил людям Свою благую волю — возможность их примирения с Богом.

Мир Христов — Божественная благодать — в Рождестве Христовом сошла с Небес на нашу грешную землю и почила в душах праведников. Но, в отвергающем Бога земном мiре не может царствовать Небесный мир, поскольку земной мiр — во власти тёмных сил, господствующих вне Эдемского сада, откуда Господь изгнал падших ангелов и наших согрешивших предков (Быт 3.23-24), в котором преуспевают слуги тьмы, творцы беззаконий и обмана, готовящие ныне приход своего земного царя — Антихриста. Этот мiр всегда стремился уничтожить всё, что сходило в него из Небесного Царства. Это мiр убил Христа, нашего Спасителя, Его апостолов и множество верных учеников.

Господь в Своём Рождестве открыл людям возможность войти в другой мир — Царство Божие, в котором нет ничего из того, что происходит в мiре земном. Небесное Царство — мир справедливости и Вечного, не подвластного времени, покоя, — мир совершенной гармонии, не нуждающейся в улучшении. Это состояние радости, которое навсегда.

Господь воплотился, чтобы провести нас за Собой из падшего земного мiра в духовное Небо, в вечную песнь ангелов: "Слава в вышних Богу!"

Поздравляю с Рождеством Христовым, с сошествием мира Небесного на наши грешные души!

Христос Рождается — славим Его!

+ Митрополит Агафангел

Рождество Христово 2022/2023 год

Метки: рпцзмитрополит агафангел

 

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Archbishop George: Christmas Message 2022/2023

Author: Metropolitan Agafangel. Publication date:January 06, 2023. Category: Author's column .


Christmas message.

His Grace George, Archbishop of Chisinau and Moldavia.

 

Merry Christmas dear brothers and sisters!

   The incarnation of the Son of God, "from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary," truly changed and transformed humanity. Reconciled and adopted people to the Father, gave us all the strength to fight sin. Bestowed with great joy of eternal fellowship with God and peace among people. The Creator, Christ, by his humble entry into this world, became infinitely close to His creation and to each of us. That is why, on this day, we rejoice and rejoice together with the angels, we sing the wondrous gospel song: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill towards men!” (Luke 2:14).

   From the bottom of my heart, I wish all of us that the worldly peace of Christ, about which the Angels of God sang, would pour out abundantly into our hearts! This is especially important in our modern conditions, when, alas, many who call themselves Orthodox Christians, through sympathy for this sinful world, gave their hearts not to Christ, but to the murderer - the devil, filling their souls with hatred and malice. May the peace of Christ fill our souls, warm our hearts and remind each of us that real life is life in communion with God, and not with this world, living sin. Amen.

Christmas 2022 - 23                                        + Archbishop George

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Архиепископ Георгий: Рождественское послание 2022/2023

Автор: Митрополит Агафангел. Дата публикации: 06 января 2023. Категория: Авторская колонка.


Рождественское послание.

Преосвященного Георгия, архиепископа Кишинёвского и Молдавского.

 

С Рождеством Христовым дорогие братья и сестры!

   Воплощение Сына Божия, "от Духа Свята и Марии Девы", поистине изменило и преобразило человечество. Примирило и усыновило людей Отцу, даровало всем нам силы бороться с грехом. Одарило великой радостью вечного общения с Богом и мира среди людей. Творец, Христос, своим смиренным вхождением в этот мир, стал бесконечно близок Своему творению и каждому из нас. Оттого, мы, в это день, радуемся и ликуем с ангелами сообща, воспеваем дивную евангельскую песнь: «Слава в вышних Богу и на земле мир, в человецех благоволение!» (Лк. 2, 14).

   От всего сердца желаю всем нам, дабы тот неотмирный Христов мир, о котором воспевали Ангелы Божии, излился изобильно в наши сердца! Особенно это важно в наших современной условиях, когда, увы, многие, именующии себя православными христианами, через сочувствие этому греховному миру, отдали, свои сердца не Христу, а человекоубийце - дьяволу, иполнив свою душу ненавистью и злобой. Пусть мир Христов наполнит наши души, согреет сердца и напомнит каждому из нас, что настоящее бытие – это жизнь в общении с Богом, а не с миром сим, грехом живущим. Аминь.

Рождество Христово 2022 - 23 г.                                        + Архиепископ Георгий

Метки: рпцзархиепископ георгий


Green-Environmentalist WOKE Wackos

 Unbelievably: FINALLY SOME! ACTUAL TRUTH!- of how the Democrat-Leftists via their man, semi-senile, Joe Biden, have wrecked our America, & are continuing to destroy our jobs/incomes/lives: - Global-Left/Insane Green-Environmentalist WOKE Wackos  

  Time:  Fri, 6 Jan 2023 


MY COMMENT: And all of this all-pervasive -nation-wide, destruction of our American lives, making many foods too expensive to buy for many, high fuel costs out of reach-so that our entire transport system is coming to a halt, people, who actually still have jobs,  cannot afford to use their cars to even go to their jobs, and our entire formerly very robust and WORKING, American economic system,-NOW LARGELY IN A SHUT-DOWN MODE, which daily existence is soley dependent on the  hated by the rabid stupid left’s-“EARTH-DESTROYING_FOSSIL FUELS”-(WHICH WE HAVE IN ENORMOUS AMOUNTS UNDER OUR AMERICAN LANDSCAPE!..so we do not need to import ANY foreign oil or gas…EVER!)


, our huge nation-wide fleets of gasoline or diesel fueled SEMI-TRUCKS: -our formerly prosperous America-once the envy of the whole world, and which TREMENDOUS domestic super-prosperity enabled this God-blessed FREE-DEMOCRATICALLY -GOVERNED country to also, FEED THE WORLD, is daily crumbling…..And as this IMMORAL/GODLESS/Mass-murdering- pro-abortion  of the innocents,  Godless-Leftist insane-GREEN  movement (which has almost entirely taken over our American-“Democrat Party”) is also allowing countless vicious drugged criminals to rob, murder, riot, commit arson, and commit  DAILY all sorts of terrible violent heinous and bestial crimes, and all in the name of the Godless-Left’s definition of “TOLLERANCE”…while the streets of most  of our larger cities are over-crowded, day and night in all seasons with,  with the countless and long termed, HOPELESS-HOMELESS HUMAN BEINGS-ADULTS & THEIR CHILDREN.


This, is my present-day …”PROGRESSIVE” & REAL.”WOKE” America!


GOD SAVE US!..from ourselves!

Retired Reader Daniel Everiss in Oregon


Report: Biden Lost Out on Jobs, Billions of Dollars in Revoking Pipeline

 photo:  A pipeline near St. Ignace, Michigan. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP)

By Jay Clemons    |   Thursday, 05 January 2023 



The Biden administration published a congressionally mandated report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week, highlighting the economic benefits that the nation could have reaped via the Keystone XL Pipeline — a project whose federal permits were revoked by President Joe Biden early in his tenure.


Biden's actions on the permits effectively brought the expansive project to a halt. The report from late December estimates that a working pipeline would have been worth plenty: some $9.6 billion in economic benefits, along with nearly 60,000 jobs.


"The Biden administration finally owned up to what we have known all along — killing the Keystone XL Pipeline cost good-paying jobs, hurt Montana's economy and was the first step in the Biden administration's war on oil and gas production in the United States," said Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., in a Thursday statement. He lamented what he described as a a squandering of rich economic opportunity and a staggering loss for working families. 


"Unfortunately, the administration continues to pursue energy production anywhere but the United States. These policies may appeal to the woke left but hurt Montana's working families," he said. "I'll keep fighting back against Biden's anti-energy agenda and supporting Montana energy projects and jobs."


Via social media Tuesday, Daines also tweeted, "This overreaching rule from the Biden admin is a step in the wrong direction that infringes on the rights of Montana farmers, ranchers and landowners."


Daines and Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, helped push Biden's Energy Department to release the report findings, which had been folded into the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 


The department had been was obligated to publish the Keystone XL Pipeline report within 90 days of the bill's passage, but for reasons unknown, the agency waited this long for the release.


If President Donald Trump had prevailed in the 2020 election, the Keystone XL Pipeline might have reached its completion in January 2022. TC Energy estimates an "additional 830,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada" would have been pumped into the U.S.


According to reports, TC Energy signed an agreement with four labor unions in August 2020, and subsequently pledged to create 42,000 American jobs — with total wages approaching $2 billion.


In June 2021, however, TC Energy scrapped the project after months of contesting the Biden administration's permit revocation.


"The Department of Energy finally admitted to the worst-kept secret about the Keystone Pipeline: President Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline sacrificed thousands of American jobs," Risch said Thursday.


The senator continued, "To make matters worse, his decision moved the U.S. further away from energy independence and lower gas prices at a time when inflation and gas prices are drastically impacting Americans' pocketbooks.


"The president must turn to American-made energy and jobs rather than dictators and despots to fix the energy crisis he created on his first day in office," added Risch.


© 2023 Newsmax


 

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Nativity Greetings

  Greetings with the Great Feast of The Nativity In The Flesh of Our, Lord, God, and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST, and With the New Year of 2023, from Retired Reader Daniel Everiss in Oregon, & thanks to all for your prayers & aid!-MAY GOD HELP US IN THIS NEW YEAR

 

  Time:  Thu, 5 Jan 2023  coupon: NEWYEAR2023




Monday, January 2, 2023

New Years Day Humor:

2023-New Years Day Humor: Human beings-made in God's Image-,ORDERED Stewards/Caretakers of His WONDERFUL Creation, simply doing their duty: Forgetful or naughty children need their teeth brushed, EVERY! morning-to prevent tooth decay! - NO EXCEPTIONS!  

  Time:  Sun, 1 Jan 2023 O LORD! SAVE THE GOD-FEARING, AND HEAR US!


     https://www.youtube.com/shorts/COne-img7eE