Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) in Cardiff. Registered Charity No 1196793
The soul of prayer is attention. Just as the body is dead without the soul, prayer without attention is dead. The spoken prayer turns into empty words without attention and the one who prays is counted amongst those who take the Lord’s name in vain.Continue reading
Dear brothers and sisters,
This coming weekend, we will celebrate the Sunday of All Saints with Small Compline and confessions at 16:30 on Saturday afternoon, and the Hours and Liturgy on Sunday morning at 11:00.Continue reading
Lord Jesus Christ, my God: Thou didst weep for Lazarus and shed tears of sorrow and compassion for him. Continue reading
Following Divine Liturgy on the feast of Pentecost/Troitsa, Father Mark spoke with the faithful gathered. Father Mark talked on how we should shape our lives to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
Greetings as we celebrate Pentecost-Trinity, and sincere thanks to all who worked very hard to ensure such a joyful and festive Troitsa at St John’s, where we celebrated the Liturgy before a lunchbreak outside and the return to church for the Kneeling Vespers.
Following Vespers this evening Father Mark engaged the faithful in a short talk on the Feast of Pentecost/Troitsa and the Holy Trinity.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
Dear brothers and sisters,
This coming weekend we will celebrate Troitsa – Trinity-Pentecost – with vespers at 16:30 on Saturday and the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning at 11:00.Continue reading
Today has been a very busy day in the chaplaincy, both for the Oratorians and I, as we prepare for the end of the academic year, the end of Father Sebastian’s tenure as Catholic chaplain to the University and a period in which Newman Hall has been my base in our parish life in the city.Continue reading
Dear brothers and sisters, greetings, as we continue to celebrate the after-feast of the Lord’s Ascension.
We now find ourselves in that waiting period between Ascension and Pentecost, remembering the contemplative days in which the Holy Apostles awaited the revelation of the meaning of the Saviour’s words: “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever…” (John 14:16) and “It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” (John 16:7)Continue reading