THE KURSK-ROOT WONDERWORKING ICON OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD OF “THE SIGN”

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His Eminence Gabriel, Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, concelebrating with the Rector of our parish and local clergy will celebrate a Moleben or General Service of Prayer and Intercession with the Akathist to the Most Holy Mother of God, before Her wonderworking Kursk-Root Icon of “The Sign”.

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The Kursk-Root Icon and the Future of Russia. On the 700th Anniversary of the Appearance of the Kursk-Root Icon.

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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dearly beloved brothers and sisters! I congratulate you on the Russian Church Abroad’s great feast: the 700-year anniversary of the appearance of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God and the 70-year anniversary of her path in the diaspora alongside the Russian Church Abroad. In order to show the beauty and profundity of this … Continue reading

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The Image of the Queen of Heaven.

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View the film about the wonder-working Kursk-Root Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God made with the Blessing of His Holiness Alexiy II Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

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ПАСХАЛЬНЫЕ ЯЙЦА С ИКОНАМИ – НОВЫЙ ВИД ИКОНОБОРЧЕСТВА! (In Russian)

Пасхальные яйца

(Russian) Великий пост подходит к концу. Приближается Пасха. Православные верующие готовятся по традиции встретить ее куличами, творожными пасхами и крашеными яйцами. Однако мы живем в третьем тысячелетии. На дворе век высоких технологий. Услужливая рыночная экономика предлагает своим потенциальным потребителям не только красители самых неимоверных (и несъедобных) тонов, но и десятки видов наклеек на пасхальные яйца. Разве мы позволим себе вот так запросто клеить на предметы, рвать, бросать в отходы фотографии своих близких, любимых нами людей? Как же мы тогда должны относиться к священным изображениям? Continue reading

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(Russian) Приходские образовательные беседы о православном богослужении проведенные в нашем приходе.

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(Russian) В Свято-Троицком Русском Православном Храме г. Ванкувера в ноябре 2012 – феврале 2013 о. диаконом Георгием Жариковым были проведены образовательные беседы по богослужению для прихожан нашего прихода. К беседам прилагается дополнительный материал по литургике и последованию богослужений. Continue reading

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New Testament – Gospel of Saint John

Апостол Иоанн

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Continue reading

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THE MEANING OF THE GREAT FAST: The True Nature of Fasting

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‘We waited, and at last our expectations were fulfilled’, writes the Serbian Bishop Nikolai of Ochrid, describing the Easter service at Jerusalem. ‘When the Patriarch sang “Christ is risen”, a heavy burden fell from our souls. We felt as if we also had been raised from the dead. Continue reading

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