Christmas celebration at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Vancouver, B.C. This is our “Parish Yolka”, our Children’s Christmas pageant, presented by the parents and children of our parish. This year it was held on Sunday, January 12, 2014 after Divine Liturgy.
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Two charts for preparation for the Sacrament of Repentance (Confession) printed together in Russian and English. The first brief version is to use as a reminder during the Confession itself. The second, more complete, is to use in preparation before coming to Confession. Continue reading
The wonderworking myrrh-streaming icon of the Most Holy Mother of God “The Softening of Evil Hearts” arrived in Vancouver, brought by Sergei Leonidovich Fomin, from the village of Bachurino outside Moscow on Tuesday, September 10-th, 2013. The icon, upon arriving in Canada, first visited Toronto and Ottawa. In Toronto the icon was present at the solemn celebration dedicated to the 400-th Anniversary of the Royal House of Romanoff together with the Kursk-Root wonderworking icon and was also present at a meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad, held there. Continue reading
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His Eminence Gabriel, Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, concelebrated 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” with the Rector of our parish and other local clergy in our church on Sunday evening, May 26, 2013.
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
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. Continue reading
(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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