How to Deal with Sin (by Archpriest Basil Ross Aden)

What is our relationship to sin? As we start down our walk with Christ in the Spirit, sin is likely to follow us. We try to flee it. But it seems that the faster we run from it, the more it catches up with us. If we cannot escape sin, what can we do?

In our reading of Romans 6:11-17, Paul says, “Reckon yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord (OSB vs. 11). Today, we consider what being “dead to sin” and “alive to God” means for our struggle against temptation. We will find that the key is how we “reckon” ourselves.

We Should Not Let Sin Reign

In the reading of Romans 6:11-17, St. Paul writes, “Do not let sin reign in your mortal body” (OSB vs. 12). Paul’s warning is clear. When we allow disobedience to God to reign in our lives, it controls us. We are captive to its “lusts.” In Greek, the term “lust” refers to passionate desires, impulses, and longings (Strong’s #1939). And the word “reign” in Greek means to exert influence over or to govern (Strong’s #936). Accordingly, Paul says that we should not “let” the dictates of passion rule over us. Like a king, the lusts of sin order us to do this or that. But Paul teaches that we can choose not to obey. We do not have to listen or attend to these passions (Strong’s 5219).

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The Bulgarian Church Can Canonize Its First Patriarch

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church can canonize its first Primate – Patriarch Damian.

According to Metropolitan Yakov of Dorostol, the Diocesan Council of the Metropolis of Dorostol unanimously decided to propose Patriarch Damian for canonization, reports Global Orthodox with reference to the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency.

Now, according to Metropolitan Yakov, the Metropolis will prepare the canonization documents for the Holy Synod.

Damian Dorostolsky became the first Bulgarian Patriarch after the Bulgarian Archbishopric was elevated to the rank of Patriarchate in 927 after the conclusion of a peace treaty between Bulgaria and Byzantium.

Initially, the residence of the Patriarch of Bulgaria was located in the then capital of Bulgaria – Veliky Preslav, and later was moved to Dorostol (now – Silistra).

There is little information about Patriarch Damian. It is believed that after the fall of Dorostol in the second half of the 10th century, Patriarch Damian sought refuge in Sofia, and later the Bulgarian patriarchs settled in the new capital of the country, Ohrid.

According to one version, the tomb, found many years ago in one of the basilicas of Silistra, belongs to Patriarch Damian. Also, the ruins of the patriarchal palace and the cathedral have been preserved in Silistra.

https://www.pravmir.com/the-bulgarian-church-can-canonize-its-first-patriarch/

“The models par excellence are the great hesychast saints,” says Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Oradea

“Let us humbly accept all trials and follow the example of the hesychast saints, making God’s will our will, and this is only possible through prayer,” said on Monday His Grace Bishop Sophronie of Oradea.

The meeting was part of the diocesan events dedicated to the “Commemorate Year of the Hesychast Saints Symeon the New Theologian, Gregory Palamas, and Paisius of Neamț,” which was declared by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Church.

During the conference, the hierarch emphasized that “through prayer we have the comfort and certainty that God helps us and inspires us.” In order for prayer to reach the heart, to warm it, and to pour God’s grace into our lives, “we need teachers in prayer, spiritual fathers to teach us how to pray,” he added.

And to learn prayer, our “models par excellence are the great hesychast saints whom we commemorate this year in a special way, who clothed themselves with the grace of the Holy Spirit by persistently calling for God’s help in their lives and for the whole world. They are real milestones in our own spiritual ascent,” the Romanian hierarch preached.

“Thus, recognizing them as teachers of prayer for the whole world, we actually call upon them to help us, to strengthen us in our weak prayers, and to fortify our us so that we can persistently call on God,” His Grace reflected.

https://www.pravmir.com/the-models-par-excellence-are-the-great-hesychast-saints-says-romanian-orthodox-bishop-of-oradea/

The Authenticity of the Vision of Christ in the Life of Saint Silouan

Saint Silouan the Athonite is commemorated on September 24.

Christ is the miracle that astounds us. He is the sign that God gave to all generations of all times. In His Person, every problem, every impasse, every tragedy received its solution. Being imitations of Christ and bearing Him in their heart, the saints are also the sign of God for their generation. They become tangible examples of the love of God in a world plunged into the darkness of ignorance and despondency.

Through their word and prayer, the saints give an answer to the questions of their contemporaries and a solution to their problems. It is rather God Himself that speaks through His closest friends, which are the saints, to every generation. And it is this word, coming either directly from God or from His saints, that will judge us on the last day.[1]

Elder Sophrony has been recently canonised officially and numbered together with the saints of the Church. For those who had the blessing to know him, but also for those who came into contact with his word of divine wisdom which he left us as a legacy, it is evident that he had divine wisdom.

His own elder, Saint Silouan, had already been canonised as ‘a prophetic and apostolic teacher of the Church’[2] thirty years earlier. For many, however, his spiritual stature is hidden behind the simplicity of his words. It was with this in mind that Saint Sophrony published the writings of Saint Silouan, accompanying them with his own introduction, explaining for the more refined intellectuals of his time the word of his Father in God which is holy and pure, but yet ‘incomprehensible precisely because of its simplicity’.

https://www.pravmir.com/st-silouan-a-saint-for-our-days/

“A New Creation” Through the Cross of the New Adam (by Fr. Philip LeMasters)

The temptation to make faithfulness to Jesus Christ merely a matter of outward obedience to a set of laws goes back to the first century and is still with us today. The problem with legalism is that, as admirable as a life lived according to even the best code of conduct may be, it cannot heal our souls by making us participants in the eternal life of the God-Man. The Nativity of the Theotokos and the upcoming feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross both remind us that only the Savior Who vanquished Hades is able to make us heirs by faith to His fulfillment of the promises to Abraham.

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Epistle of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

"We have called upon the faithful before to remember that participation in political discussions is not the role of the Church of Christ, whose mission is the Gospel and the guidance of man into repentance and life. The Orthodox Church, by her very essence, cannot call for war, but always, in spite of everything, prays for peace. With respect to the great turmoil currently unfolding around us, we must live by this calling. It has been eight years since our Russian Orthodox Church Abroad began lifting up a special prayer at the Divine Liturgy ‘for the suffering country of Ukraine, torn apart by strife and discord’ – and this prayer we unceasingly continue to offer, and so will do until peace is manifest. Additionally, our dioceses, as well as our Church centrally, and in particular our faithful, have laboured in many practical ways to aid those suffering in Ukraine, as well as its many refugees across the world; we express our gratitude for their generosity, and we shall continue to act in like manner until the darkness of suffering has been turned to the light of reconciliation. As for State authorities and the leaders of world powers on all sides, we can only beseech them to take their places at the negotiating table without delay, so that an end can be put to hostilities as soon as possible; and this call, too, we shall not cease to make. It is distressing for us to see frivolities and entertainments – such as pop concerts and the like – organised, when the conflict ought the more rightly to bring us all a sense of sobriety and grief. A fratricidal war, a war between those of a shared faith, is the greatest of sorrows; it cannot but shake every Orthodox heart. May all those in power remember the commandment of Christ: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God’ (Matthew 5.9).

We therefore exhort all the faithful children of the Church to be such peacemakers, and to be, as His Beatitude Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) once called us, ‘sons of the Resurrection.’ Stand firm in the Faith, do not falter in the hope that is in you, dwell on what is good and righteous and flee from what is evil – and know that Almighty God will never forsake those who put their trust in Him."

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Living with Cunning People (by Fr. Andreas Agathokleous)

We usually view other people on the basis of our own inner eyes and ‘what the heart is full of’ (Luke 6, 45). If we’re cunning, we think other people are cunning, as well; if we’re guileless, we think that other people are, too.

Saint Gregory the Dialogist notes the following: ‘The purer the heart, the more trusting it is’. This is how it can be tricked by wicked people who act on the basis of self-interest, lies and deceit. Recognition of this may cause pain and disappointment, bitterness and resentment. But it can also be dealt with in a spiritual manner, by considering that the person who’s doing the deceiving is sick and needs treatment based on understanding, acceptance and forgiveness.

Of course, these situations call for discernment. If we lack the love which ‘covers a multitude of sins’, which endures wickedness, which doesn’t react badly to injustice and exploitation, then let’s not attempt to act as the saints did. You have to have the right preparation if you’re going to swim in deep waters or climb high mountains.

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The work of the Church in society is quiet, but full of hope and love, says the Director of Lumina Publications

Father Nicolae Dascălu, Director of the Lumina publications of the Romanian Patriarchate, granted an online interview to the Romanian version of the Radio Free Europe website.

“The work of the Church in society is quiet, but full of hope and love,” transmited the patriarchal counsellor.

“A nucleus of faithful Christians can be the basis of society renewal, because these peopole, who can be described as a quiet majority, who are active, not passive, work in their families, work in the Church and mostly in a very quiet way,” Father Nicolae Dascălu explained.

“The more we follow God’s will, the more each of us can contribute to world peace,” emphasised the patriarchal counsellor.

Asked why young people keep away from the Church, Father Nicolae Dascălu answered: “Young people have their own pursuits – even though in this process they seem to keep away from the Church, deep down they have a quest and a need for spirituality.”

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The Tree Heals the Tree (by Fr. Stephen Freeman)

Readers of the New Testament are familiar with St. Paul’s denoscription of Christ as the “Second Adam.” It is an example of the frequent Apostolic use of an allegoric reading of the Old Testament (I am using “allegory” in its broadest sense – including typology and other forms). Christ Himself had stated that He was the meaning of the Old Testament (John 5:39). Within the Gospels Christ identifies His own death and resurrection with the Prophet Jonah’s journey in the belly of the fish. He likens His crucifixion to the serpent raised on a staff by which Moses healed the people of Israel. Without the allegorical use of the Old Testament – much of the material in the gospels and the rest of the New Testament would be unintelligible.

Orthodox Christians are very accustomed to this manner of handling Scripture – the hymnography (largely written during the Patristic period) of the Church’s liturgical life is utterly permeated by such a use of allegory. The connections between New Testament and Old – between dogma and the allegory of Scriptural imagery is found in almost every verse offered within a service. Those who are not familiar with the Eastern liturgical life are unaware of this rich Christian heritage and of its deep doctrinal piety and significance.

In the Feast of the Holy Cross, the hymnography at one point makes the statement, “The Tree heals the Tree.” It is one of the marvelous commentaries on the life of grace and its relationship to the human predicament. It refers to the relationship between the Cross of Christ and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The latter was the source of the fruit that Adam and Eve consumed that was the source of their fall from grace. The “Tree that heals” is none other than the Cross of Christ.

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Voluntary Blood Donation Takes Place in Churches in Serbia

On September 25, 2022, an event of voluntary blood donation was held in the Orthodox churches of Serbia. His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia, clergymen and the faithful donated their blood for the needs of hospitals, reports rts.rs.

According to the message, seven visiting teams of the Blood Transfusion Institute worked in five churches in Belgrade, Obrenovac and in the Kaon Monastery in the name of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel of the Šabac diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

“The Orthodox Church is one of the most important institutions in our country, and cooperation with churches throughout Serbia has been going on for many years,” said Ivana Rodic from the Blood Transfusion Institute.

The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church donated blood in the parish house of St. Sava Church in Vracar. Among blood donors were Patriarch Porfirije, Bishop Stefan of Remesian, and numerous parishioners of the capital’s churches of St. Sava, the Holy Martyr John Vladimir, the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky and St. Nicholas Church in Zemun.

“It is not the first time that our Church organizes and supports such charitable events. We, Christians, live in the Church, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, and are called to love each other and the whole world with the love of Christ. And with this event of voluntary blood donation we help those who need blood, support them in their struggle for life. Such undertakings in the Church form people of love, such solidarity is one of the fundamental values ​​of a humane society,” Patriarch Porfirije said and encouraged “everyone who is able to take part in such events to help their neighbors in this way.”

According to Dragan Karan, Associate Professor at the Orthodox Theology Department at the University of Belgrade, blood donation is an expression of true Christianity, love, life and coexistence.

Earlier it was reported that Patriarch Porfirije donated blood “to help doctors, heirs of the holy Apostle Luke.”

https://www.pravmir.com/voluntary-blood-donation-takes-place-in-churches-in-serbia/

The Synodal Residence in New York hosts the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

On Monday, 19 September, the Council of Bishops heard reports by Professor Nicolas Schidlovsky, Dean of Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY, Archpriest Victor Potapov, Board member of the Fund for Assistance to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Rector of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC. Fr Victor began his report by congratulating His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas on his election as First Hierarch, and gave him a panaghia as a gift from the Fund for Assistance, and from himself personally, an ancient icon of St Nicholas the Miracle-Worker, the heavenly patron of the First Hierarch when he was baptized.

Expressing gratitude to those who reported, the Council of Bishops then carefully heard a presentation of Protodeacon Andrei Psarev devoted to the 100-year history of the Russian Church Abroad. In delivering his historical overview of the centennial of ROCOR, Fr Andrei discussed the state of affairs today with regard to pastoral ministry, the interpretation of Holy Canons during various periods, and the present and future of the Church. Fr Andrei then shared his thoughts on the activization of the struggle against the secularization of society and the strengthening of cooperative work among the laity.

During the discussion of matters relating to bolstering the episcopacy and clergy, the Council of Bishops appointed Bishop George of Canberra as Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, with the noscript “of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand.”

On Tuesday, 20 September, the Council of Bishops adopted the texts of its official Epistle and of other documents, and of decrees of blessing to parishes celebrating their anniversaries this year.

The Council of Bishops concluded with Divine Liturgy on the feast of the Nativity of the Nativity of the Most-Holy Mother of God. Most of the archpastors, headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas, participated in all-night vigil and Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral. Other archpastors traveled to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, the New Kursk-Root Hermitage, and other local parishes of the Eastern American Diocese for divine services.

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When Apples Are Sometimes Oranges (by Fr. Michael Gillis)

One of my big confusions during the first few years of my journey as an Orthodox Christian was caused by an assumption I had that words used by different Orthodox spiritual writers would refer to the same thing. There may be a philosophical name for this way of thinking about words and reality (other than ignorance), but I don’t know what it is. It took me a few years and abundant consternation to finally figure out that, for example, the words soul, or prayer, or nous (sometimes translated intellect) did not necessarily have the same meaning when used by St. Paul, the Desert Fathers, St. Gregory of Palamas or St. Theophan the Recluse. In fact, even within the writings of one Holy Father, sometimes words take on slightly different meanings in one context than they have in another. Figuring this out the hard way cost me several years of headache wondering why apples sometimes looked more like oranges.

St. Isaac the Syrian addresses this problem directly in homily twenty-three as he tries to address some misunderstandings about the nature of “spiritual prayer.” For St. Isaac, “prayer” refers to an act of the human will (manifested in various forms, or what he calls “modes”) by which a person “give[s] his attention to God, and he yearns for and awaits mercy from Him.” The highest form of prayer for St. Isaac is what he calls “pure prayer,” that is, prayer without distraction—a state that St. Isaac points out is exceedingly rare, especially as a sustained experience. Spiritual prayer, for St. Isaac is a state beyond pure prayer that is no longer prayer. It is no longer prayer because the human will is no longer leading or making the prayer happen, but rather the Spirit now leads and the will and mind now just go along for the ride. St. Isaac cites St. Paul’s experience in 2 Corinthians 12, “whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know” as an example of this spiritual prayer.

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Besides intellectual instruction, young people also need prayer, Patriarch Daniel says as new academic year begins

At the beginning of the new academic year, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all students, urging them to combine study with prayer.

The patriarchal message focuses on prayer as a way to enlighten the mind, warm the heart and enhance activity.

His Beatitude also recalled that time is “the most precious gift of our life,” recommending to spend it in prayer with repentance and good works.

Patriarch Daniel used his message to bless all students, professors and parents, praying for their good health and joy.

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Patriarch Kirill: The Church Prays for the Fraternal Strife to End as Soon as Possible

The Patriarch noted that fraternal peoples should not be separated by an "impenetrable wall of hatred."

The Orthodox Church fervently prays to God that the strife between fraternal peoples would end as soon as possible said His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on September 25, 2022, after the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Alexander Nevsky, reports foma.ru.

“We know that today many are dying on the fields of internecine battle. The Church prays that this battle will end as quickly as possible,” said the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

As the Patriarch noted that it is also crucially important that “as a result of this battle there should not be a wave of bitterness and alienation, so that the fraternal peoples are not separated by an impenetrable wall of hatred.”

“The result of this battle and the things that will happen afterwards depend on how we all behave today towards each other, what we ask the Lord in our prayers, and what we hope for,” His Holiness Patriarch Kirill added.

He also expressed his hope that the mercy of God would heal mutual wounds.

“So that by the grace of God all wounds would be healed. So that, by the grace of God, everything that brings grief today to many and many people will be wiped out from memory. So that what will replace the current situation, including in relations between our fraternal peoples, will be bright, peaceful and joyful,” concluded the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

https://www.pravmir.com/patriarch-kirill-the-church-prays-for-the-fraternal-strife-to-end-as-soon-as-possible/

For My Sake and the Gospel's (by Fr. Theodore Stylianopoulos)

Years ago when I was traveling by car through the countryside of Syria a charming scene caught my eye. On a hillside across from a narrow river a shepherd and his flock were moving along lazily. Such sites were familiar to me growing up in rural Greece. But this pastoral scene in Syria was different. Unlike the shepherds in Greece who follow after the sheep, that Syrian shepherd was at the front of his flock. He was leading the flock, and the flock was following him!

It was a stirring site as I remembered the words of Jesus about the Good Shepherd. “When he has brought out all his own [flock], he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” (John 10:4-5) When Jesus spoke these words long ago about how the shepherd goes ahead of the flock, He was actually describing a timeless custom of Middle Eastern shepherds.

Today’s Gospel reading (Mark 8:3-9:1) introduces a different context. It is not a context of peace and serenity as that of the Syrian shepherd and his flock. Instead it is a context of a great challenge and sober consequences, a context of ultimate concerns and the salvation of souls. But the text does invoke images of Christ as the Good Shepherd who goes ahead of His flock, leads them, and calls them to follow Him.

Christ told the disciples that not only He, the Good Shepherd, would suffer, but that they too as His followers would meet with persecutions and even death. He was the first to go ahead and lead. He was the first to carry the Cross, to walk the path of trial and affliction. But those who chose to follow His path, to be loyal to Him, to be His flock, would also suffer. The cost of discipleship would be high and the stakes also high: the salvation of our souls.

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His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Calls for Prayer for Those Facing Hurricanes Ian and Fiona

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America,

As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida and as we see the extensive damage to the Atlantic Provinces from Hurricane Fiona, I am calling on all of the faithful of the Orthodox Church in America to intensify their prayer for the affected and suffering of both these regions.

Hurricane Ian is predicted to make landfall shortly. Its strength is considered extremely dangerous and millions of people are under mandatory evacuation orders. Likewise, a few days ago, Hurricane Fiona devastated Atlantic Canada, killed three people, swept entire homes out to sea, and leaves thousands without power.

I ask that you intensify your prayers for everyone in the midst of these natural disasters. In particular, for those facing Hurricane Ian, please pray for the safety of the people and parishes of the Orthodox Church in America in addition to all Floridians. Likewise, pray for those suffering and struggling to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. For those who have already lost their lives in this disaster we ask that the Lord grant them a place of rest “where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting”.

May Christ our true God, who “rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’” (Mk. 4:39), protect all facing the coming storm and bring comfort and hope to those now suffering.

I remain sincerely yours in Christ,

+Tikhon
Archbishop of Washington
Metropolitan of All America and Canada

https://www.pravmir.com/his-beatitude-metropolitan-tikhon-calls-for-prayer-for-those-facing-hurricanes-ian-and-fiona/

Of Boasting and Modesty (by Fr. Basil Ross Aden)

The word of the day is “boast.” Our society sees achievement as a sufficient reason be proud of ourselves. It sees nothing wrong with football players who do a dance of exaltation when they score or sack the quarterback. But today in our reading of 2 Corinthians 10:7-18, Paul joins the Lord who criticized the Pharisee who congratulated himself in the “Parable of the Pharisee and Publican” (Luke 18:11).

It’s Easy to Boast When One Measures Oneself

Like the Pharisee, Paul’s opponents in Corinth are boasting of their superior powers and gifts. Moreover, they are criticizing Paul’s supposed weakness and lack of talent. But Paul answers with the observation that it is easy to boast when one measures oneself by one’s own standards. The braggart looks at himself through the mirror of his own opinion. He claims all the credit even for what others have contributed and done.

Looking Outward or Inward

But the apostle notes that those who puff themselves up in this way are “not wise” (vs. 12). The arrogant look at their outward appearance and see what they want to see. But St. Paul says that they should look inward and consider whether they are “Christ’s”—and whether they are thinking and acting as if they were Christ’s. Or are they just serving themselves?

Note how St. Paul demonstrates the virtue of modesty. He will not boast “of things beyond measure” or take credit for the accomplishments of others. He does not want to reap where others have planted. But he is resolved to take the Gospel where others have not yet preached it.

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4th Plenary Session between ROC and Coptic Church Held

The 4th Plenary Session of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church took place fr om September 19 to 24, in Moscow.

https://www.pravmir.com/4th-plenary-session-between-roc-and-coptic-church-held/

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Contracted the Coronavirus

Due to COVID-19, all meetings and trips of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia scheduled for the coming days have been cancelled. This was announced by Vladimir Legoyda, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media, Acting Head of the Patriarchal Press Service, reports Patriarchia.ru.

“In the coming days, all planned meetings and trips of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill are canceled due to the coronavirus disease, which occurs with severe symptoms, and the need for bed rest and isolation,” the spokesman said.

The condition of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is satisfactory, V. Legoyda added.

https://www.pravmir.com/his-holiness-patriarch-kirill-contracted-the-coronavirus/