Thursday, June 1, 2017

1.Feast Penetecost 2.Metr. Agafangel, "We are the remainder" 3.Feast St. George

Sent:-100% size: Paschal-tide Sharing: THREE ARTICLES: 1) Feast of Mid-Pentecost-Fr. Seraphim Rose, and 2) Metropolitan Agafangel: "We are not part of, -we are the remainder of the Russian Church", and 3) Feast of St. George in Bulgaria

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CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD, TRAMPLING DOWN DEATH BY DEATH, AND UPON THOSE IN THE TOMBS, BESTOWING LIFE!    ALLELUIA!
 



 

 
                                                                                                                                                          

THE FEAST OF MID-PENTECOST


Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)

For too many of us, perhaps, the weeks following the radiant Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ are a time of relaxation and even of indulgence; the rigors of the Fast being ended, the body revels while the spirit grows weak. But if this is unfortunately so, it is our own fault and not the fault of the Holy Church; for she never ceases to draw our minds upward and instruct us as to what thoughts and actions are appropriate for Orthodox Christians in this holy season.

Each Sunday after Pascha has a special name drawn from the appointed Gospel reading; between Pascha and the Ascension there are the Sundays of St. Thomas, of the Myrrh bearers, of the Paralytic, of the Samaritan Woman, of the Blind Man. Another special feast, to which too little attention is usually paid, occurs on the Wednesday of the fourth week after Pascha and is called “Mid-Pentecost.” This feast commemorates the event in the life of the Savior when, in the middle of the Old Testament Feast of Tabernacles, He taught in the Temple concerning His being sent from God and concerning the living water of the gifts of the Holy Spirit which all those who thirst may receive from Him (St. John 7:14-39).

As celebrated by Orthodox Christians, this feast occurs exactly midway between Pascha and Pentecost and serves as a link between them. It continues the celebration of our Lord’s Resurrection, emphasizing His Divine nature and glory; for it was proper to no one but to God to conquer death. At the same time it reminds us of the approaching Descent of the Holy Spirit and prepares us for it, teaching us to find in Christ our God the Source of life and grace, He Who sends the Holy Spirit (St. John 16:7), and to become ourselves not merely recipients, but even givers of the gifts of the Holy Spirit: “He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” (St. John 7:38).
Faith has grown weak in our day, and few live up to this teaching: but even for the weakest there is at least one lesson to be learned from the teaching of this feast of Mid-Pentecost: thirst. Even while feasting on the good things of this earth that are permitted to us in this joyful season, we should yet thirst for what lies above the earth, for the Holy Spirit Whose coming we await even while we enjoy the presence among us of the Risen Lord. Thus we sing in the Troparion of the feast:

Troparion of the feast, Tone 8
Having come to the middle of the feast,
refresh my thirsty soul with the streams of piety;
for Thou, O Savior, didst say to all:
Let him who thirsteth come to Me and drink.
O Christ our God, Source of Life, glory to Thee.
Eugene Rose, lay sermon, 1965




 
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Metropolitan Agafangel: We are not a part, but rather, we are the remainder  of the Russian Church Автор: Митрополит Агафангел вкл. Author: Metropolitan Agafangel  inc. 10 Май 2017 10-May-2017 . . Опубликовано в Авторская колонка (Просмотров: 106) Published in Авторская колонка (Views: 106)
РПЦЗ образовывалась в силу обстоятельств, когда шла гражданская война и русский народ поделился на тех, кто оказался на территории захваченной коммунистами, и тех, кто был вне её.

ROCOR was formed due to the circumstances when the civil war was going on and the Russian people shared in those catastrophes, who were in the territory seized by the Communists, and those who were outside it- not in territory controlled by the communists.

Между ними не было никакого сообщения и, только поэтому, за границей было создано отдельное Церковное Управление.

Between them, there was no communication,  and, therefore, a separate Church Administration was established abroad.

Так Русская Церковь, будучи единой, разделилась на два самостоятельных управления.

So the Russian Church, being united, divided into two separate administrations.

Это разделение было закреплено в Положении о Русской Православной Церкви Заграницей в Параграфе 1: "Русская Православная Церковь заграницей есть неразрывная часть поместной Российской Православной Церкви, временно самоуправляющаяся на соборных началах до упразднения в России безбожной власти, в соответствии с Постановлением Св. Патриарха, Св. Синода и Высшего Церковного Совета Российской Церкви от 7/20 ноября 1920 г. за № 362".

This division was enshrined in the Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in paragraph 1: "The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia is an inseparable part of the local Russian Orthodox Church, temporarily self-governing on conciliar terms until the abolition of godless authority in Russia, in accordance with the Decree of the Holy Patriarch,[Tikhon]'s   Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Church dated 7/20 November 1920 for No. 362 ".

Всякое общение с Церковным управлением в Москве со стороны РПЦЗ было полностью прекращено в 1927 году после издания Декларации Митрополита Сергия.

All communication with the Church administration in Moscow by the ROCA was completely discontinued in 1927 after the publication of the Declaration of Metropolitan Sergius.

С тех пор между РПЦЗ и МП отсутствует евхаристическое общение. Since then, there has been no eucharistic communion between the ROCOR and the MP. В том же 1927 году, по тем же причинам, Церковь на территории СССР разделилась на "советскую церковь" с управлением в Москве, и Катакомбную Церковь, не признающую этого советского Церковного управления.

In the same year of 1927, for the same reasons, the Church on the territory of the USSR was divided into a "Soviet church" with administration in Moscow, and the Catacomb Church, which does not recognize this Soviet Church administration.

Таким образом, в силу внешних обстоятельств, Русская Церковь разделилась на три части, не имеющих связи друг с другом, о чём РПЦЗ постоянно заявляла.

 Thus, due to external circumstances, the Russian Church was divided into three parts that did not have connections with each other, which the ROCA constantly declared.

 Если РПЦЗ на имела связи с МП не только из-за "железного занавеса", но и в силу подчинённости последней сов.

 If the ROCA had links with the MP not only because of the "iron curtain", but also because of the subordination of the last holdouts.

власти (а с 1961 года ещё из-за вступления МП в еретическое экуменическое сообщество), то с Катакомбной Церковью РПЦЗ всегда декларировала полное духовное единство.

(And since 1961, because of the MP's entry into the heretical ecumenical community), the ROCA always declared full spiritual unity with the Catacomb Church.

После установления возможности свободного контакта в 90-х годах прошлого века, часть РПЦЗ в 2007 году вошла в состав МП, закрыв глаза на сергианство и экуменизм последней (к которым сейчас прибавилась ещё и латинская ересь, которую разделяют возглавители МП).

After establishing the possibility of free contact in the 1990s, a part of the ROCA in 2007 became part of the MP, turning a blind eye to Sergianism and ecumenism of the latter (to which the Latin heresy, which is now entertained by the MP leaders), was added.

В то же время, часть Катакомбной Церкви слилась с остатком РПЦЗ.

At the same time, part of the Catacomb Church merged with the remnant of the ROCA.

Таким образом, часть РПЦЗ, не пошедшая на объединение с МП (в силу еретичности последней) уже не является и не может никак являться или считать себя хоть в каком-либо виде, её частью (разве что, только в историческом плане, до 1927 года).

Thus, part of the ROCA, which did not join the association with the MP (because of the hereticality of the latter) is no longer and can not in any way appear or consider itself in any form, its part (except, historically, until 1927 ).

Мы фактически сегодня являемся не частью Русской Церкви, а её благодатным остатком.

 In fact, today we are not part of the Russian Church, but its grace-filled remnant.

 Я думаю, что это своё состояние мы должны подтвердить соответствующим официальным Определением Архиерейского Собора, который будет проходить в октябре этого года.

 I think that this is our real state, which  we must confirm with the corresponding official definition of the Bishops' Council, which will be held in October this year.

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Feast of  Георгия в Стамболийски. Holy Great Martyr George, in Stamboliyski, Bulgaria ФОТО- PHOTOS Автор: Монахиня Вера вкл. Author: Nun Vera incl. 10 Май 2017 10-May-2017 . . Опубликовано в Болгарская Старостильная Церковь (Просмотров: 4) Posted in Bulgarian Old Calendar Church (Views: 4)
Престольный Праздник в честь св.


The Patronal Feast in honor of ......The


великомученика Георгия (23 апреля/ 6 мая 2017 г.) состоялся в одноименном храме в городе Стамболийски (Болгарская Православная Старостильная Церковь).


Holy Great Martyr George (April 23 / May 6, 2017) was held in the  church dedicated to him, in Stamboliiski (Bulgarian Orthodox Old Calendar Church).






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