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Online version of our Parish Christmas Messenger 2017

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Borjan Vitanov

Dec 26, 20161 min read

A person whose mouth always thanks God will by no means lack the blessing of God, but a person whose

A person whose mouth always thanks God will by no means lack the blessing of God, but a person whose mouth grumbles and wounds his great...

Borjan Vitanov

Dec 3, 20161 min read

Sayings from the Orthodox Fathers

Borjan Vitanov

Nov 28, 20160 min read

Thought for the Day…

+ Patriarch Pavle of Serbia

Borjan Vitanov

Nov 7, 20161 min read

What is divine justice and how is it implemented?

By Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi One of the highest and unrivaled of the divine attributes, or powers, or energies, is justice. God provides...

Borjan Vitanov

Oct 28, 20164 min read

Clergy-Laity 2016: Jonathan Jackson: The Mystery of Art – Becoming An Artist in the Image of G

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Borjan Vitanov

Jul 29, 20161 min read

The Nativity of St John, the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ

The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John: The Gospel (Luke. 1: 5) relates that the righteous parents of St John...

Borjan Vitanov

Jul 6, 20163 min read

+++ Тhe descent of the Holy Ghost – Pentecost – Trinity Sunday

The Feast of Holy Pentecost is celebrated each year on the fiftieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter) and ten days...

Borjan Vitanov

Jun 16, 20164 min read

Referring to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church

9. June 2016 – 11:53 1. Message of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church concerning the convocation of the Holy and...

Borjan Vitanov

Jun 9, 20169 min read

+++ The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Ascension is a prophecy of things to come for those who love God and believe in Him in an Orthodox manner. Those who believe and live...

Borjan Vitanov

Jun 8, 20162 min read

Sunday of the Paralytic

Close to the Sheep’s Gate in Jerusalem, there was a pool, which was called the Sheep’s Pool. It had five porches, that is, five sets of...

Borjan Vitanov

May 21, 20161 min read

Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers

Biblical Story Luke 8:1-3; 23:55-24:11, 22-24. John 19:25; 20:11-18. Acts 1:14.) Together with them we celebrate also the secret...

Borjan Vitanov

May 14, 20162 min read

Easter, Holy Pascha

On Saturday, the day after the crucifixion of the Lord, His disciples and followers were filled with gloom, for they had seen their Lord...

Borjan Vitanov

Apr 30, 20168 min read

The Mystical Supper

[Previous Publication: http://pemptousia.com/2016/04/the-service-of-the-nymphios-the-bridegroom-service/] As we come to the end of Great...

Borjan Vitanov

Apr 27, 20163 min read

+++ Palm Sunday (The Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem) – Cveti

On the Sunday before the Feast of Great and Holy Pascha and at the beginning of Holy Week, the Orthodox Church celebrates one of its most...

Borjan Vitanov

Apr 23, 20166 min read

The Jesus Prayer: Method By Archimandrite Sophrony

Year after year monks repeat the prayer with their lips, without trying by any artificial means to join mind and heart. Their attention...

Borjan Vitanov

Apr 8, 201613 min read

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts, and was already being...

Borjan Vitanov

Apr 6, 20164 min read

Saint Basil the Great

Borjan Vitanov

Mar 29, 20160 min read

The Triumph of Orthodoxy and Holy Icons

An icon celebrating the veneration of icons, the Triumph of Orthodoxy is the festal icon for the first Sunday of Great Lent. As Lent is a...

Borjan Vitanov

Mar 19, 20164 min read

What Is Necessary for a Saving Confession?

by Metropolitan Innocent of Moscow What is Confession? Confession is the oral avowal of one’s sins which lie heavy upon the conscience....

Borjan Vitanov

Mar 9, 20165 min read

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Please Support Holy Resurrection of Christ
Serbian Orthodox Church!

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Support Orthodox Synaxis here

Online version of our Parish Christmas Messenger 2017

A person whose mouth always thanks God will by no means lack the blessing of God, but a person whose

Sayings from the Orthodox Fathers

Thought for the Day…

What is divine justice and how is it implemented?

Clergy-Laity 2016: Jonathan Jackson: The Mystery of Art – Becoming An Artist in the Image of G

The Nativity of St John, the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ

+++ Тhe descent of the Holy Ghost – Pentecost – Trinity Sunday

Referring to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church

+++ The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Sunday of the Paralytic

Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers

Easter, Holy Pascha

The Mystical Supper

+++ Palm Sunday (The Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem) – Cveti

The Jesus Prayer: Method By Archimandrite Sophrony

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS

Saint Basil the Great

The Triumph of Orthodoxy and Holy Icons

What Is Necessary for a Saving Confession?

Please Support Holy Resurrection of Christ Serbian Orthodox Church!

Upcoming Events:

​Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prezviteros

Support Orthodox Synaxis here

Online version of our Parish Christmas Messenger 2017

A person whose mouth always thanks God will by no means lack the blessing of God, but a person whose

Sayings from the Orthodox Fathers

Thought for the Day…

What is divine justice and how is it implemented?

Clergy-Laity 2016: Jonathan Jackson: The Mystery of Art – Becoming An Artist in the Image of G

The Nativity of St John, the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ

+++ Тhe descent of the Holy Ghost – Pentecost – Trinity Sunday

Referring to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church

+++ The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Sunday of the Paralytic

Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers

Easter, Holy Pascha

The Mystical Supper

+++ Palm Sunday (The Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem) – Cveti

The Jesus Prayer: Method By Archimandrite Sophrony

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS

Saint Basil the Great

The Triumph of Orthodoxy and Holy Icons

What Is Necessary for a Saving Confession?

Please Support Holy Resurrection of Christ
Serbian Orthodox Church!

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prezviteros