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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Monday 29th December 2025, 18:55

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.Amen.(The final night prayer from the old English Sarum order of compline) ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Saturday 27th December 2025, 22:20

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Seventh anointing, after veneration of the Chilandarska-Trojeručica icon of the Mother of God and the relics of the saints - including St Panteleimon and St Gabriel of Samtavro. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Saturday 27th December 2025, 21:21

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
I feel very blessed to have been able to serve pre-Nativity soborovanie with Fatherr Nenad in Lazarica, and to be anointed for the healing of soul and body after the cardiac “goings on” of the last few months, as well as being able to anoint the Cheltenham faithful who could not be part of our Holy Week service of the oil. Although the Lazarica tradition, with celebrations before several of the year’s great feasts is different from ours, it was a joy to share the celebration and administration of the Holy Mystery. I hope that we make a parish visit soon and venerate the relics of St Spyridon - offering a moleben to him. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Friday 26th December 2025, 11:34

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
AND IS IT TRUE? THE MAKER OF THE STARS AND SEA BECOMES A CHILD ON EARTH MORE ME? As a youth I loved – and continue to love – the homely poems of Sir John Betjeman, particularly appreciating his poem ‘Christmas’, now rather old-fashioned, but with eternal questions that must still challenge us to today…“And is it true? And is it true,This most tremendous tale of all,Seen in a stained-glass window’s hue,A Baby in an ox’s stall?The Maker of the stars and seaBecome a Child on earth for me?And is it true? For if it is,No loving fingers tying stringsAround those tissued fripperies,The sweet and silly Christmas things,Bath salts and inexpensive scentAnd hideous tie so kindly meant,No love that in a family dwells,No carolling in frosty air,Nor all the steeple-shaking bellsCan with this single Truth compare –That God was man in PalestineAnd lives today in Bread and Wine.”As we continue our Advent journey, when the baubles and tinsel of western Christmas are put away, we will hopefully have a little space and time to reflect upon the wonder beneath the questions that Betjeman asked – “And is it true… that the Creator of heaven and earth and all that is was born and laid in the manger, and that each time we celebrate the Divine Liturgy, the God-Man, our Saviour Jesus Christ continues to be Emmanuel – “God With Us” – in His self-sacrifice and self-giving of the Holy Mystery of His Body and Blood?In our Orthodox liturgical culture, we are reminded of this by the melismos icon in which it is the Christ-Child Who is worshipped on the diskos of the eucharist, with either angels or St John Chrysostom and St Basil the Great in supplication on each side – for it is the very Christ-Child laid in the manger in the Cave of Bethlehem, and who received the gifts of the magi Who gives Himself as His Gift to us.We are reminded of this at the covering of the Holy Gifts at the end of the proskomedia, as the priest takes the metal star-cover, and placing it over the Lamb (and the commemorative particles) says the words,“And the star came and stood over the place where the Young Child was.”At the melismos of the Liturgy – the fracturing and dividing of the Lamb before communion – it is the One Who was the Young Child Who is divided for the Communion of His children with His Most Pure Body and Most Precious Blood:“Broken and distributed is the Lamb of God: broken, yet not divided; ever eaten, though never consumed, but sanctifying them that partake thereof.”With this in mind, as we enter the last fortnight of the Nativity Fast, culminating in the Nativity Liturgy on Sunday 7th January – according to the Civil Calendar – we should seek to partake of that great wonder – that He Who is equally the Child of Bethlehem and the Risen Saviour and Victorious Conqueror of death and hell calls us and invites us to His supper:“Take, eat, this is My Body which is broken for you for the remission of sins… Drink of it, all of you; this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins.”In Sundays’s Gospel, we will hear of those who were too busy to come to the supper that a certain rich man arranged, and to which they were invited…“The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.”Though our prime understanding of this is the refusal of the Old Israel to respond to God’s persistent and determined call for their return to Him, through His servants, the Holy Forefathers and Prophets, we should not be complacent as the New Israel and children of the Resurrection, but also see it as a cautionary warning to us.Christ has given us the feasts of the Church and the perpetual feast of His Mystical Supper as a foretaste of the Kingdom, as a token of His love, and as the Banquet of His Church, to which all are called, regardless of age, social status, learning or knowledge, as the very ones who were called from the highways and hedges by the servants seeking new guests to bring to their master’s supper.Like the Passover Lamb of the Exodus, we cannot partake of Christ the New Passover UNLESS we eucharistically partake of the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world: the Lamb of God worshipped by the shepherds in the cave, Who is the Word Who became flesh and dwelt among us on that first Christmas night.In these last days of the Fast, we prepare to meet the New Born Saviour as that very Lamb of God, Who was born and laid in the manger, to take away the sins of the world; clothed in Adam’s flesh to carry the Cross and to defeat the power of death and hell through the very flesh which He had put on; and in the coming feast of the Nativity He calls us to Himself, to each of us to worship and adore, but also to be joined to Him and have Him abiding in us through the Holy Mysteries.As we approach the coming feast, we do not travel as magi, with costly gifts, but in our journeys of Faith many of us have travelled a very long way; far from the people we once were; far from the ideas we once held or the lives we once led; far from the things that we once thought to be the priorities of life, signs of success, well-being or achievement; far from the attachments and earthly things that once held us; and during that journey we have encountered much, perhaps changed much, and hopefully learned much – but not in terms of intellectualism and worldly knowledge, but in the simple and true wisdom that Christ has revealed and gives us, for we know that “God is the Lord, and has revealed Himself to us”This revelation is the great gift of Christmas – God’s salvific gift of Himself to us and for us – and for those of us who preserve and live the Orthodox, Catholic and Apostolic Faith, this gift is one which is never exhausted as the Holy Mysteries of the Church are continually given to us, for our renewal and transformation, with the Eucharist as the greatest sign of Christ’s Gift to each of us, as precious individuals Whom He loves and cherishes.Let us approach the coming feast with awe, faith and love, desiring the Saviour to change us, banishing darkness, confusion and fear, and bringing us light and life.In seeking Him as Light and Life, let us fast and pray, beseeching the Lord ”…as Thou didst consent to lie in a cave and in a manger of dumb beasts, so consent also to lie in the manger of mine irrational soul and to enter into my defiled body.”– daring to approach when we see the Deacon present the Holy Gifts at our Nativity Liturgy, hearing those familiar but ever awesome words,“With the fear of God and faith, draw near – Со стра́хом Бо́жиим и ве́рою приступи́те.”And, we know that our drawing near is only possible because the Love of God and God of Love did not simply draw near to us, but came searching for us when we were lost, reconciling us with Him, making peace between earth and heaven by becoming like unto us in the scandal of the Incarnation, in the seeming impossibility of the birth of the God-Man in the Cave of Bethlehem, in the shocking dereliction and suffering of the Cross, and in the glory and victory of the Life-Giving Resurrection.This is the promise of the coming feast, hiding within the New-Born Child, the whole economy of salvation.Troparion of the forefeast, Tone 4: Make ready, O Bethlehem! Be thou opened unto all, O Eden! Adorn thyself, O Ephratha! For in the cave the Tree of Life hath sprung forth from the Virgin. Her womb is shown to be a noetic paradise, in the midst of which is the divine Tree, whereof eating, we shall live, and not die as did Adam. Christ is born, that He might restore His image which fell of old! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Thursday 25th December 2025, 19:38

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
We congratulate Father Spyridon on his nameday, praying that God grant him, many blessed years! Happy feast, Father! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Thursday 25th December 2025, 18:18

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Reflections on St Spyridon as a gift from God and sign of His love for us. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Thursday 25th December 2025, 14:22

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
С праздником! It was a joy to celebrate my first Liturgy in several months with Fr Nenad today, and to preach in Bournville, catching up with brothers and sisters, and venerating St Spyridon’s relics enshrined in Lazarica, including a slipper from his relics in Corfu. Hierarch of Christ, Spyridon, pray to God for us! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Thursday 25th December 2025, 8:16

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Greetings to our brothers and sisters who are celebrating the Lord’s Nativity today, as well as those who are celebrating the feast of St Spyridon the Wonderworker of Tremythus. Happy Feast. Have a blessed and grace-filled day! С праздником! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Wednesday 24th December 2025, 23:05

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Dear brothers and sisters, please ensure that whenever you travel and wherever you go, you ALWAYS take an icon with you, so that when you pray, you do so before the sign of the Incarnation, proclaiming by this small token not only that “God is with us” (С нами бог!), but that “God is the Lord, and has revealed Himself to us!” How? When “the Logos (Word) became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” Let us leave infidels to pray, rocking and bowing down before the bare walls and empty niches that are the sign of the spiritual void that lies before them. Rather, whenever we pray before the Holy Icons, we proclaim the Truth of the Incarnate-God, the Incarnate-Love of the Trinity, laid in a manger, Who died and rose, ascending into heaven in the very flesh we gaze upon in the Holy Icons, which are the embodiment and sign of our Faith. Let us proclaim our Faith by venerating the holy icons (in which true theology and Divine Truth is written and declared), not only in church or at home, but on every journey, wherever life may take us! Wherever we go, the Holy Icons should be our God-given companions. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Wednesday 24th December 2025, 20:41

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
It is always a joy to arrive at the feast of St Spyridon, and to see how God can take the lowly and seemingly ordinary, and make it into something not only glorious, but in the case of our beloved saint and heavenly-intercessor, into a radiant beacon of the Faith celebrated throughout the whole Christian world.When we regard many hierarch-saints of the Church, we are talking of men of learning, trained in universities and the great theological schools; men of letters and spiritual literati who left writings and books of spiritual counsel, scriptural exegesis, or dogmatic theology; bishops, archbishops and patriarchs who counselled emperors, kings and princes…Then we encounter our beloved St Spyridon: a simple Cypriot shepherd; a widowed husband and father; a family man with a sense of communitas, who used what God had given him and what he earned from his own labours for the relief of the poor, to feed the hungry, to help his neighbours, to assist the homeless, to reach out to those in need.He had not studied in the ancient universities; Plato and Aristotle, Homer and the wealth of classical Greek learning were not the foundation of his “education”; rhetoric, logic and mathematics were far from his formation and world; he had not spent his years learning oratory and philosophy among the bright young minds of the Hellenic world.No! As a family man and as a shepherd protecting and caring for his beloved sheep, learning from the Gospel, and taught by the Saviour in the power of the Holy Spirit, the great wonderworker and shepherd of souls was a “home grown” spiritual force and bearer of the Light of Christ.In English, we have a proverb that you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear… but time and again we see that in spiritual terms, this proverb is earthbound, wrong and mistaken, in as much as God constantly affects this transformation.Our All-Powerful and All-Merciful God took the dust of the ground, and fashioned man, the very apex of creation, and his created humanity became the chosen robe of the Saviour in which He ascended the Cross, conquered hell and death, rose again and ascended into heaven, where that glorified humanity (once nothing but dust) is worshipped by the angelic hosts.Having received the joyful proclamation of the archangel, and having conceived Christ within her womb, the All-Holy Mother of God proclaimed the upside-down-ness of the Gospel, as God exults the humble and meek, as He most certainly did with St Spyridon, whose lack of learning and cultural sophistication was no obstacle to God.After the death of his wife, during the reign of the Saint Constantine, the Equal-to the-Apostles (306-337), St Spyridon was elected and consecrated as bishop of Tremithus, where combined his hierarchical duties and pastoral service to the local Church with still going to care for his beloved sheep – wearing his famous plaited- straw shepherd’s hat.What valuable spiritual lessons he must have learned from his shepherding labours: the need for nourishment, the vital necessity of assuaging the hunger and thirst of his sheep, the threat of wolves and predators, how to defend and protect his flock – all vital lessons for him as a bishop and shepherd of souls with his human flock.His hierarchical service was one of great simplicity, in which God’s power and confirmation of his great holiness was constantly seen, as was evident at the First Ecumenical Council, where St Spyridon confuted the heresy of Arius not with eloquent words, but with a simple miracle. Taking a brick from which water trickled and fire shot out, leaving nothing but the dust in his hand, St Spyridon said simply and boldly, “There was only one brick, but it was composed of three elements. In the Holy Trinity there are three Persons, but only one God.”Imploring and receiving God’s help in times of both drought and crop-destroying rains, healing the sick, casting out demons and even raising the dead, St Spyridon lived for his flock, among his flock, and with his flock – not as a great prelate and prince of the Church, but as a humble spiritual-shepherd.His earthly falling asleep did not bring his miraculous care to an end, but rather, freed St Spyridon to work greater wonders for those who have and still turn to him in faith and in need, and with his relics having been taken to Corfu (though his right hand in is Rome), he wondrously and lovingly embraced the island and its people, saving them for the Ottomans and caring for them for centuries, as a father caring for his children.It is the joy of so many Christians, to be able to make their pilgrimage to Corfu to venerate his darkened but incorrupt relics, knowing that St Spyridon is not only constantly praying for us, but constantly helping us, wherever we are.God truly shows the wonder of Faith and the power of Christian holiness in St Spyridon, and he is a reminder that true theology comes from our intimate, loving relationship with the Living-God; not learned from books and lectures; not as the fruit of study; that it does not depend on intelligence or intellectual prowess; that it is not a system of sacred, dogmatic theory – but is rather the realisation of a life dedicated wholly and solely to God, in which the Divine will and human will have been joined in a sacred union, and in which God indwells in His beloved children, revealing profound truth and manifesting His Grace.In St Spyridon we see that love, charity, compassion and mercy are not theories, but actions, and that the Sermon on the Mount is not a series of lofty ideals, but a command to go out and do all of the things with the Saviour will bring blessedness.Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Like St Nicholas, celebrated less than a week ago, St Spyridon is not only the concrete demonstration of Faith-in-action, but a sign of how ordinary people like us can be raised up to the glory of God, becoming living manifestation of His love, vessels of His Grace and beacons of Truth.It was not the simple, unsophisticated “Spyridons” of the ancient world who proposed heretical teachings, and attacked the Church, but the learned intellectuals of the academies, with their knowledge of the classics, their skills in logic, rhetoric, oration, philosophy and academic theology. The arch-schismatics and arch-heresiarchs were men of learning and intellect – as are those attacking the Church in Ukraine, today, and betraying Orthodoxy in the ecumenical melting-pot of compromise.Thus, though the Church will always need it’s “Chrysostoms”, “Gregories” and “Basils”, it increasingly needs its “Spyridons”: home-grown people who aspire to serve the Church in holiness, selfless giving, defence of Truth and the fullness of Orthodoxy.The Church needs “Spyridons” to say NO to compromise, to renovationism, to betrayal of Orthodoxy in the name of modernism, reform, or false-science.Whether our lowly “Spyridons” are lay people or clergy, men, women or children – the Church needs us to selflessly dedicate ourselves to the Lord with fervent Faith, built on the Gospel, on the fulness of Orthodox Tradition, and always in pursuit of love, truth and peace – and always defending our Faith!Let us be inspired – to prayer, to selfless love, to charity and works of mercy, to serving the Church and defending it by that wonderful name and glorious example of our Orthodox Christian Faith: ST SPYRIDON!CANON: russianorthodoxchurchcardiff.com/tag/canon-to-st-spyridonAKATHIST: russianorthodoxchurchcardiff.com/the-akathist-hymn-to-st-spyridon-the-wonderworker ... 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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Tuesday 23rd December 2025, 9:22

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Day 26 – Advent With the Saints: the Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus of Alexandriarussianorthodoxchurchcardiff.com/day-26-advent-with-the-saints-the-holy-martyrs-menas-hermogenes-... ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Monday 22nd December 2025, 15:18

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
THE ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, NAMED "UNEXPECTED JOY" (NECHAYANNAYA RADOST')Commemorated on December 9, May 1 The Icon of the Mother of God, named "Unexpected Joy" (Nechayannaya Radost'), is written thus: in a room, upwards is an icon of the Mother of God, and beneathe it a youth kneeling at prayer. The tradition about the healing of some youth from a bodily affliction through this holy icon is recorded in the book of Saint Dimitrii of Rostov, "The Fleece of Prayer" ("Runo Oroshennoe") [for the significance of the "Dew‑Moistened Fleece" verse Judges 6: 36-40]. The youth out of habit was praying before the image of the All-Pure Virgin and suddenly he saw, that the image was alive, the wounds of the Lord Jesus exposed and bloody. In horror he exclaimed: "O Lady, who is it that hath done this?" To this the Mother of God replied: "Thou and other sinners by their sins do crucify My Son anew". Then only became apparent before him the abyss of his sinfulness, and for a long time in tears he prayed to the Mother of God and the Saviour for mercy. Finally, the unexpected joy of answer to his prayer and forgiveness of sins was given him. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Monday 22nd December 2025, 12:46

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Hierarch of Christ, Nicholas, pray to God for us! Celebrations in South Wales and Gloucestershire.O who loves Nicholas the saintly,O who serves Nicholas the saintly,Him will Nicholas receive,And give help in time of need:Holy Father Nicholas!He who dwells in God's holy mansions,Is our help on the land and oceans,He will guard us from all ills,Keep us pure and free from sins:Holy Father Nicholas!Holy Saint, hearken to our prayer,Let not life drive us to despair,All our efforts shall not wane,Singing praises to your name:Holy Father Nicholas!O kto kto Nikolaja l'ubit,O kto kto Nikolaja služit,Tomu svjatyj Nikolaj,Na vsjakyj čas pomahaj:Nikolaj, Nikolaj!Hierarch of Christ, Nicholas, pray to God for us! Celebrations in South Wales and Gloucestershire. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Saturday 20th December 2025, 18:57

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Many thanks to our Cheltenham mission faithful for welcoming us today, and for a lovely Liturgy and fellowship, despite runny noses, coughs and temperatures. Many years to our young oltarnik Nicholas, who celebrated not only his nameday, but also his birthday, yesterday. Thanks to Fr Mark the younger for celebrating for us. May God bless you all! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Friday 19th December 2025, 14:17

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Many thanks to Father Luke for a lovely Saint Nicholas Liturgy. It was lovely to be joined by Cardiff parishioners. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Friday 19th December 2025, 14:15

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Greetings for the feast! Nameday greetings to Kolya, to Olga’s son Nicholas, and to all Nicholases named for the wonderworker. Многая и благая лета! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Wednesday 17th December 2025, 14:27

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CELEBRATING ST NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER: As announced, as this is the altar-feast of the chapel in Llanelli, services will be celebrated there, with Great Vespers at 19:00 on Thursday, and the Divine Liturgy on Friday morning at 10:00. The chapel is in the garden of 11 New Rd, Dafen, Llanelli SA14 8LS, and is accessed through the house and conservatory.Saturday sees extended celebrations in Gloucestershire, with our Cheltenham Divine Liturgy in the United Reformed Church in Deep Street, Prestbury, GL52 3AW. The Hours and Liturgy will be celebrated at 10:00, and Liturgy will be followed by a bring-and-share lunch. As in previous years, we will honour St Nicholas with a litia at the end of our Cardiff Liturgy, on Sunday.Hierarch of Christ, Nicholas, pray to God for us! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Wednesday 17th December 2025, 12:15

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Преподобный Иоа́нн Дамаски́н, песнописец: azbyka.ru/days/sv-ioann-damaskin ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Wednesday 17th December 2025, 12:10

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Вмц. Варвара, и мц. Иулиания Илиопольские: azbyka.ru/days/svv-varvara-iliopolskaja-iulianija-iliopolskaja ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Tuesday 16th December 2025, 16:29

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Dear brothers and sisters, greetings as we celebrate the memory of St Birinus of Dorchester. When our Wessex outreach to parishioners in the west of England was started, it was given a double dedication to both Saints Aldhelm and Birinus, though Bishop Irenei said that he did not generally approve of double dedications. It just happens that on this feast of St Birinus, Father Mark has updated the mission listing for the Holy Synod with the Wessex dedication simplified to St Aldhelm alone, as our very local saint who laboured in the area in which our Wessex parishioners live. St Birinus will continue to be honoured, together will all of the saints of Wessex, with one of the bells in the twelfth century tower named for him, but our very local St Aldhelm will be our “altar saint” and dedication. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Saturday 13th December 2025, 14:43

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Happy St Andrew’s Day and nameday greetings to Allan-Andrew! Many years!I’m glad to report that in the coming month, despite the internal building work in St Philip’s, the hope is that Sunday use of the building will not be affected, if all goes to plan. However, as we were warned, there will be no vestry storage.Should the need arise, the community hall, next door remains as a safety net.God-willing, I will be with you tomorrow, though participation may be a bit limited. Knees are a bit grumpy and uncooperative at the moment, and each day is a discovery of both possibilities and limitations. I’m sure tomorrow will be no different. With God’s help and your prayers, improvement and recovery is steady.In the coming week, I need to see various people in Cardiff before western Christmas, so I have arranged to hear some confessions in Nazareth House on Wednesday. I will be pleased to hear parish confessions in the late afternoon / early evening. As shared earlier, due to St Philip’s being unavailable on Wednesdays, I have arranged for us to use the Oratory for Nativity celebrations: on the evening of January 6th at 18:30 and the morning of the 7th at 11:00.Given that Theophany (Богоявление) falls on a Monday and during the St Philip’s building work, we will bless water the previous day after Liturgy, as is the tradition for the first blessing of the feast.Given logistics and length of services, as in some previous years, I hope a group of us will keep the day of the feast and the second blessing in the cathedral.May God bless you all! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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