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A large symposium on the place of the Theotokos in Christian life featured four lectures by Bishop Irenei, together with guest speakers from across the USA.
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TROITSA: PENTECOST-TRINITY NEXT WEEKEND - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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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. Again, I would l...
A chaplaincy farewell to Father Sebastian - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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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 and the end of Father Sebastian’s tenure as Catholic chaplain to the U...
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Preparing for Pentecost - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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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 t...
A PRAYERFUL SIGHING OF PARENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother, hearken unto me, Thine unworthy servant N. O Lord, govern in mercy my children, Thy servants N. Have mercy on them a...
A thankyou to Fr Sebastian for his support and generosity to our parish
Todays homily from Father Mark on the afterfeast of the Ascension![]()
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13/06/2021 - Homily from Hieromonk Mark
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Following this weeks feast of the Ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ a homily from our parish Priest Father Mark
Sermon on the Ascension of the Lord - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Thus did the One ascend to Heaven Who held heaven within Himself. He who carries hell within himself will end up in hell, but he who bears heaven within his soul will ascend to heaven. And truly, no o...
BLESSED ARE YOU, O UPPER ROOM! - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Blessed are you, O Upper Room, so small in comparison to the entirety of creation; yet what took place in you now fills all creation – which is even too small for it. Blessed is your abode, for in i...
"I Loved Martyrdom..." / Православие.Ru
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This incredible figure and his divine greatness is the cause of astonishment, admiration, and divine consolation.
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Thou hast been an honourable dwelling of the inexpressible Divine nature, beyond words and understanding; / and art a Surety for sinners, granting grace and healing; / as the Mother of Him Who rulest all, / pray to thy Son that we may receive mercy on the Day of Judgment.
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The Surety of Sinners (Споручница грешных) Icon of the Theotokos is a Russian image which was revealed as wonder-working during the middle of the 19th century. It gets it name from th...
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ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ "СПОРУЧНИЦА ГРЕШНЫХ" - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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How Metropolitan Laurus and I Dug for Potatoes. Protopriest Andrei Sommer
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Monks were gathering potatoes into sacks, and Vladyka Laurus himself, who was sixty then, together with all his archimandrites and other brothers was very dexterously digging in the wet ground and nim...
"Do you see then to what height of glory human nature has been raised? Is it not from earth to heaven? Is it not from corruption to incorruption? How hard would not someone toil in order to become the intimate friend of a corruptible king here below? But we, although we were alienated and hostile in our intent by evil deeds, have not only been reconciled to God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, but we have also soared aloft to sonship, and now our nature is worshipped in the heavens by every creature seen and unseen."![]()
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Our Heavenly Calling. On the Feast of Christ’s Ascension. Fr. Ioannis Fortomas
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Christ showed us a different way; a way of the heart wherein man ascends to God and is united to Him by love and sincerity. This is the love and sincerity which we have towards those weaker than us wh...
I'm always very happy to see icons by the Old Believer iconographer, Ivan Ipatievich Mikhailov (1893–1993) of the Vilnius School, and Father Seraphim has posted a monumental icon of the Ascension. S prazdnikom to Father, matushka, his sons and all of their community in Pennsylvania.Glory to Thine Ascension, O Lord!
GREETINGS ON THE FEAST OF THE LORD'S ASCENSION - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Dear brothers and sisters, greetings on this glorious feast, which is not simply a celebration of the Ascension of the Saviour into Heaven, but a heavenward-calling for us all. “...Amid ineffable sp...
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This canon, which is to be found the Greek Great Book of Needs, is also chanted at Tuesday Compline in the week of tone six of the Octoechos. Whilst we are having confessions during Saturday Compline,...
PREPARING FOR CONFESSION - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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When the faithful confess in church, it is interesting to observe the slightly different ways in which the pentitents approach the Lord in the manner in which they confess. Some speak very personally ...
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Dear brothers and sisters, on this feast of the Lord’s Ascension, I encourage you to pray the canons of the feast in your daily prayers, and to try to do the same whenever we celebrate Great Feasts,...
Dear brothers and sisters: Greetings as we celebrate the Lord's Ascension! Поздравления с праздником!![]()
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To celebrate Sunday of the Ascension, and the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy in St John's Church, Canton at the normal time of 11:00 am.![]()
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On Saturday afternoon, Small Compline and confessions will take place in St John's at 16:30, and I hope that we will replace Compline with Vespers the following week, though we may continue to have Compline chanted during confessions after Vespers![]()
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As the weather outlook for Sunday is good - at the moment, at least - those wishing to repeat last Sunday's arrangement and bring a packed lunch to eat outside are welcome to do so, allowing some time to catch up with other parishioners. For those travelling from Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset, this is a much-needed comfort break before the homeward journey.![]()
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As Dimitri kindly spray-sanitises the church after Liturgy, this will mean that return to the building will only be to use the rather noisy conveniences. We are very grateful to Dimitri for this sanitisation each week, given that it takes a fair amount of time at the end of a long day starting and ending with the drive from/to Swindon.![]()
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I look forward to us celebrating the after-feast of the Ascension together, and - as usual - ask those needing to confess to email Deacon Mark asap: rmfisher@ntlworld.com![]()
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Hieromonk Mark
Dear brothers and sisters - for the last time, this year, I greet you with the joyful words, Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Χριστός ἀνέστη!![]()
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As we end the leave-taking of Pascha, saying 'good-bye' to the Paschal season and passing into the feast of the Lord's Ascension, the challenge of our Christian lives is to make the resurrection an abiding reality, for it is the charge of our baptism.![]()
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Having been baptised into the death and resurrection of Christ, and 'put on Christ', the meaning of the cross and resurrection must be something that we 'image forth'. The power of the resurrection is transformative and life changing, as we have continued to sing through the season in the words of St John of Damascus in the Paschal Canon, and we must allow it to be so in our individual lives.![]()
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When we chant, in the first Irmos, "Let us be radiant, O ye people...", this is not simply a call to be radiant on the night of Pascha, or during the Paschal season, but for the radiance of the resurrection to shine through our joyful lives, as a perpetual witness of the fact that we are children of the resurrection. This was the joy in St Seraphim's words at all times and all seasons, "Christ is Risen, my joy!"![]()
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The resurrection calls us to live joyfully and without fear, for the power of Hades and death is destroyed, whatever misfortunes and difficulties may beset us in this transient and passing life. Indeed, through the victory of the cross and the destruction of death, Christ our Eternal Pascha gives us the courage, fortitude, and strength to overcome the sorrows of the world, but only if we are willing to lay aside all earthly cares and take the hand that He extends to us, as He does to Adam and Eve in the Paschal icon.![]()
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When we hear Christ's words in the Gospel, "Come unto me, all ye who are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest," we now hear them as the words of the risen and ascended Saviour, who has abolished the power of Hades and taken our human nature into the heart of the Kingdom. For those who follow Him, the earthly experience of the resurrection is a foretaste of the glory of the age to come.![]()
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How do we make the journey of our earthly life into a resurrectional-journey?![]()
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We must live the Gospel, with joy, with selflessness, without fear and with the boldness and courage of the martyrs - some of whom ran to their martyrdom in the joy and promise of the resurrection.![]()
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In repentance and purity, we must seek to enter deeper into the life of the Risen Lord, heeding the words of the canon, "Let us purify our senses, and we shall behold Christ, radiant with the unapproachable light of the Resurrection, and we shall clearly hear Him say, Rejoice! as we sing the hymn of victory." When we sing. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God..." the vision of the pure in heart is one which will open our eyes to the Paschal Mystery.![]()
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Living as the mouth, hands, and members of the risen and loving Lord in His world, we must make the Beatitudes / Blazhenny the bedrock of our daily life in the Gospel, and in our deeds and in lives of prayer we must selflessly reach out to our neighbour, fasting from idle talk and gossip, judgement, condemnation, mean-spiritedness and harshness, and everything which obscures the image of God in us.![]()
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We must see Christ in neighbour and enemy, and love and forgive, no matter how difficult this may be.![]()
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We must be joyful, for "Jesus, having risen from the tomb as he foretold, has given us eternal life and his great mercy."![]()
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We must be witnesses to the resurrection, not keeping it quiet, but spreading its message, as life-preaching disciples of the Risen Lord, heeding the words of Abba Ephrem the Syrian:![]()
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"The disciples, who were thought to have stolen a lifeless corpse, were found to be giving life to other corpses!…And the disciples, who the unbelievers claimed stole a dead body from living guards, were found to be banishing death in the name of the One who was stolen, so that death would not steal the life of the living."![]()
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May the message of the resurrection be upon our lips; its power burning within our hearts; and its meaning shining in our lives for all to see.![]()
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May Christ our true God, Who rose from the dead, and trampled down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowed life, through the intercessions of His most pure Mother, of the holy and glorious Apostles, of our holy fathers, David, Dyfrig and Teilo, and of all the saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for He is good and He loveth mankind. Amen.![]()
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Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Χριστός ἀνέστη!![]()
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With love in the Risen Lord - Hieromonk Mark
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Elder Gregory (Zumis) – Teachings, Prophesies and Untold Stories
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Less than three years ago, Elder Gregory (Zumis), Hegumen of Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, departed to God. We have published stories about the elder before, including the accounts of the arti...
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Dear brothers and sisters: Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Χριστός ἀνέστη!![]()
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Yesterday was a truly festive celebration for the last Sunday of Pascha, with heartfelt praise in Slavonic, English and Romanian, and the great joy of Reader George visiting us with the gift of a small portion of the relics of the Holy Great Martyr and Healer, St Panteleimon, for our parish. ![]()
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The faithful came from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset, to join our parishioners from South Wales, to honour St Panteleimon and celebrate our last Paschal Liturgy for this year. ![]()
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One of our happiest celebrations last summer was St Panteleimon’s feast, when we celebrated the Liturgy and a moleben in the refectory of Newman Hall. Yesterday felt like it was his feast again. ![]()
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Fortified by a picnic after Liturgy, we returned to church for a moleben with the akathist to the Great-Martyr, telling the story of his life and martyrdom. We now look forward to his feast, later in the summer, when we will have the honour of celebrating with his relics present. ![]()
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Thank you to all who worked so hard in arranging this celebration, inaugurated by Reader George with Vladika’s blessing, and arranged by Deacon Mark and our sisterhood. As always, we are indebted to our servers and singers for the devotion and care with which they fulfil their ‘poslushanie’. ![]()
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Our greatest thanks go to Reader George, for his kindness and love for our parish.![]()
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The remaining days of Pascha may now be counted on one hand, and I encourage you all to continue celebrating the season with the Paschal canon. Sadly, Anglican use of St John’s on Thursday mornings makes it impossible for us to celebrate the Ascension Liturgy in Cardiff, but we will celebrate the after-feast next Sunday, when we commemorate the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. ![]()
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"Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. We venerate Thy Cross, O Christ, and Thy holy Resurrection we hymn and glorify. For Thou art our God, and we know none other beside Thee; we call upon Thy name. O come, all ye faithful, let us worship Christ’s holy Resurrection, for, behold, through the Cross joy hath come to all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, we hymn His Resurrection; for, having endured crucifixion, He hath destroyed death by death."![]()
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In Christ – Hieromonk Mark
Metropolitan of Morphou tells of recent miracle of St. Helen in Cyprus
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Thanks to the miraculous intervention of the Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Helen, a church that had stood unconsecrated in a Cypriot village for centuries was finally consecrated.
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To celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Blind Man, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy in St John's Church, Canton at 11:00 am. ![]()
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The need for as many confessions as possible to be heard on Saturday means that, at the moment, we will have Small Compline at 16:30, in St John’s, and confessions will be heard during the service. We hope to return to celebrating vespers very soon. Those needing to arrange confessions should email Deacon Mark asap: rmfisher@ntlworld.com ![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help. ![]()
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Again, may I encourage all who think they may be able to assist by singing on the kliros to consider joining our choir, and talk to Olga you are interested. ![]()
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Hieromonk Mark
When you fall down before God in prayer, become in your thought like an ant, like the creeping things of the earth, like a leech, and like a tiny lisping child. Do not say anything before Him with knowledge, but with a child’s manner of thought draw near God and walk before Him, that you may be counted worthy of that paternal providence which fathers have for their small children.![]()
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St Isaac the Syrian
Interview with His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion.
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His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, discusses the actions of Constantinople, Church schisms, enduring p...
TOMORROW: VESPERS BEFORE CONFESSIONS![]()
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Dear brothers and sisters: Christ is Risen!![]()
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As there are very few for confessions tomorrow, vespers will be chanted beforehand, commencing at 16:30.![]()
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We are expecting that in future I will only be serving with Deacon Mark, each Sunday. This will limit the capacity of those confessing on Sunday, and may mean that those unable to confess on Saturdays will be limited to confessing and communing every other Sunday.![]()
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We only have access to St John's from around 10:20, leaving only forty minutes for me to say the entrance prayers, vest and perform proskomedia. In Nazareth House, I usually enter church two and a half to three hours before Liturgy, so the difference is dramatic, with the severe lack of time making confessions very difficult. Those confessing may have to do so (and commune) after Liturgy, as we must endeavour to commence the Hours at 11:00. ![]()
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This is beyond our control, and is far from ideal, but for as long as we worship in St John's, this is the reality of our situation.![]()
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In Christ - Fr Mark
Small wooden church in Romania wins top European prize for cultural heritage
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The European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the winners of the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2021 on Tuesday, May 25.
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God Listens to Those Who Have Themselves Learned How to Listen. Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)
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Why is God silent? This is a question we’re used to asking everyone, not just ourselves. If God is silent, there are definite reasons for it. But what if it’s not about God, but about us?
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The Feast of Mid-Pentecost. Ekaterina Makalets
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The Feast of Mid-Pentecost is one of the most ancient Church holidays.
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An article written to mark 330 years of Church life according to the Old Rite in Mihailovskaya Sloboda: a bastion of the Old Rite in our Patriarchal Church. Enjoy the wonderful photographs, and be edified tradiitional Church culture.
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1 декабря митрополит Ювеналий посетил единоверческий храм Архангела Михаила с. Михайловская Слобода, и возгл...
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost. Priest Ioannis Fortomas
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The Holy Church with her solemnities, fasts, and feasts gives the proper tone and occasion for human joy and happiness.
THE SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN![]()
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To celebrate the fifth Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy in St John's Church, Canton at 11:00 am![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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May I encourage all who think they may be able to assist by singing on the kliros to consider joining our choir. We happily have the expertise to help potential singers to not only learn the liturgy chants, but to learn good vocal technique and practical skills. Don't be shy or think singing in services is beyond you. Some of you will remember that before lockdown the choir was usually at least twice as big as it is each Sunday presently. The lockdown period decimated our choir and we need to rebuild. Talk to Olga or Aleksandra if you think that you may be able to help and give it a go!![]()
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Hieromonk Mark
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Holy Glorious Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian pray to God for us.
When you are before the altar where Christ reposes, you ought no longer to think that you are amongst men; but believe that there are troops of angels and archangels standing by you and trembling with respect before the sovereign Master of Heaven and earth. Therefore, when you are in church, be there in silence, fear and veneration.![]()
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A post of mine from the Guild of Our Lady of Penrhys, where May is being marked with icons of the Theotokos - a visual 'Mayivka' in honour of the Mother of God.
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SUNDAY OF THE PARALYSED MAN: 10/23 MAY![]()
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Location - St John's Church, St John's Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1NX![]()
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To celebrate the fourth Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Paralysed Man, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy.![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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Please be aware that in future, any additional services will be AFTER the kissing of the Cross, and the distribution of antidor. This will allow a short comfort break and, as the weather improves, parishioners will have the opportunity to enjoy the green space outside and the benefits of a flask and packed lunch. We hope that the improving situation will soon allow us to use the kitchen, and look forward to an announcement from the benefice-office when this is possible.![]()
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We are currently exploring the possibility of a travelling ikonostasis, as our large icon shrines remain under 'lockdown' in Nazareth House, so the setting for Liturgy in the next few weeks may be slightly 'experimental'. ![]()
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We also wish to explore the possibility of reader-services for weekdays, when I am away working in West Wales. Parishioners miss weekday evening services, so we will try to retore these, given sufficient reader/singers.![]()
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As usual, may we ask those requiring confession to email Fr Deacon Mark (rmfisher@ntlworld.com) by Thursday.![]()
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Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat!
The Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, “The Inexhaustible Cup”. Nadezhda Dmitrieva
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And let everybody see the hidden spiritual meaning in the fact that “The Inexhaustible Cup” Icon became a source of saving hopes and cures from the wicked passion of alcoholism: the Mother of God ...
Greetings to Matushka Alla on her birthday, wishing her many blessed years! Многая и благая лѣта
2/15 МАЯ: ПЕРЕНЕСЕНИЕ МОЩЕЙ СВЯТЫХ СТРАСТОТЕРПЦЕВ, РОССИЙСКИХ КНЯЗЕЙ БОРИСА И ГЛЕБА, ВО СВЯТОМ КРЕЩЕНИИ РОМАНА И ДАВИДА.![]()
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Великий князь Киевский Ярослав Мудрый (1019 - 1054) глубоко почитал своих братьев, святых мучеников Бориса (+ 1015; память 24 июля) и Глеба (+ 1015; память 5 сентября). Было известно, что убиенный князь Борис погребен в Вышгороде, близ Киева. Вскоре были найдены святые мощи благоверного князя Глеба на Смядыни, неподалеку от Смоленска, откуда их перевезли по Днепру в Киев. Киевский Митрополит Иоанн I (1008 - 1035) с собором духовенства торжественно встретили нетленные мощи святого страстотерпца и положили в Вышгороде у храма святого Василия Великого, где находились мощи мученика Бориса. Вскоре место погребения прославилось чудотворениями. Тогда мощи святых братьев Бориса и Глеба были извлечены из земли и положены в специально устроенной часовне. 24 июля 1026 года был освящен построенный Ярославом Мудрым пятиглавый храм в честь святых мучеников.![]()
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В последующие годы Вышгородский Борисоглебский храм с мощами святых страстотерпцев становится семейным храмом Ярославичей, святилищем их братской любви и совместного служения Родине. Символом их единения стало празднование перенесения мощей Бориса и Глеба 2 мая. История его установления связана с предшествовавшими событиями русской истории. 2 мая 1069 года вошел в Киев великий князь Изяслав, изгнанный с княжения за семь месяцев до этого (в сентябре 1068 года) в результате восстания киевлян. В благодарность за Божие содействие в установлении мира на Русской земле князь построил вместо обветшавшего храма, воздвигнутого в 1026 году, новый, "в верх один". На освящении его присутствовали два митрополита, Георгий Киевский и Неофит Черниговский, с епископами, игуменами и духовенством. Перенесение мощей, в котором участвовали все трое Ярославичей (Изяслав, Святослав, Всеволод), было приурочено ко 2 мая, это число и было утверждено для ежегодного празднования.![]()
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Святослав Ярославич, княживший в Киеве в 1073 - 1076 гг., предпринял попытку сделать Борисоглебский храм каменным, но успел довести кладку стен лишь до восьми локтей. Всеволод (+ 1093) достроил церковь, но она в ту же ночь обрушилась.![]()
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Почитание святых Бориса и Глеба сильно развилось в эпоху внуков Ярослава, приводя нередко к своеобразному благочестивому соревнованию между ними. Сын Изяслава Святополк (+ 1113) устроил святым серебряные раки, сын Всеволода Владимир Мономах (+ 1125) в 1002 г. тайно, ночью прислал мастеров и оковал серебряные раки листами золота. Но их превзошел сын Святослава Олег (+ 1115), знаменитый "Гориславич", упоминаемый в "Слове о полку Игореве". Он "умыслил воздвигнуть сокрушившуюся каменную (церковь) и, приведя строителей, дал в обилии всего, что нужно". Церковь была готова в 1011 году. Расписав ее, Олег "много понуждал и молил Святополка, чтобы перенести в нее святые мощи". Святополк не хотел, "зане не он создал ту церковь".![]()
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Смерть Святополка Изяславича (+ 1113) вызвала в Киеве новый мятеж, который едва умирил Владимир Мономах, ставший в этом году великим князем. Решив скрепить дружбу со Святославичами совместным торжеством перенесения мощей в Олегов храм, он дал знать Олегу и Давыду (+ 1123). "Владимир, собрав сыновей, и Давыд и Олег со своими сыновьями пришли к Вышгороду. И все святители, игумены, черноризцы, поповство сошлось, наполнив весь город и по стенам градским не уместились". Наутро, 2 мая 1115 года, в Неделю жен-мироносиц, начали петь утреню в обеих церквах - старой и новой, началось перенесение мощей. При этом произошло своеобразное разделение: "и повезли на санях сначала Бориса, с ним шли Владимир, митрополит и духовенство". За ним на других санях повезли святого Глеба: "с ним шел Давыд с епископами и духовенством". (Олег ждал всех в церкви.)![]()
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Это разделение соблюдалось и в дальнейших поколениях. Святой Борис считался небесным покровителем преимущественно Мономашичей, святой Глеб - преимущественно Ольговичей и Давыдовичей. Доходило до того, что Владимир Мономах в своем "Поучении", говоря о Борисе, не упоминает Глеба, а в роду Ольговичей, наоборот, ни одного княжича не назвали именем Борис.![]()
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Вообще же имена Борис и Глеб так же, как Роман и Давид, были излюбленными во многих поколениях русских князей. Братья Олега Гориславича носили имена Роман (+ 1079), Глеб (+ 1078), Давыд (+ 1123), один из сыновей его носил имя Глеб (+ 1138). У Мономаха были сыновья Роман и Глеб, у Юрия Долгорукого - Борис и Глеб, у святого Ростислава Смоленского - Борис и Глеб, у святого Андрея Боголюбского - святой благоверный Глеб (+ 1174), у Всеволода Большое Гнездо - Борис и Глеб. Среди сыновей Всеслава Полоцкого (+ 1101) - полный набор "борисоглебских" имен: Роман, Глеб, Давид, Борис.![]()
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Вышгородские святыни были не единственным центром литургического церковного почитания святых страстотерпцев Бориса и Глеба, распространенного по всей Русской земле. Прежде всего, существовали храмы и монастыри в конкретных местностях, связанных с мученическим подвигом святых и их чудесной помощью людям: храм Бориса и Глеба на Дорогожиче, на пути в Вышгород, где святой Борис, по преданию, испустил дух; Борисоглебский монастырь на Тме, близ Твери, где конь Глеба повредил ногу; обители того же имени на Смядыни - на месте убиения Глеба и на реке Тверце, близ Торжка (основан в 1030 г.), где хранилась глава святого Георгия Угрина. Борисоглебские храмы были воздвигнуты на Альте - в память победы Ярослава Мудрого над Святополком Окаянным 24 июля 1019 года, и на Гзени, в Новгороде - на месте победы над волхвом Глеба Святославича.![]()
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Ольговичи и Мономашичи состязались в создании великолепных храмов святым мученикам. Сам Олег, кроме Вышгородского храма, воздвиг в 1115 г. Борисоглебский собор в Старой Рязани (почему и епархия называлась позже Борисоглебской). Его брат Давыд строит такой же в Чернигове (в 1120 г.). В 1132 г. Юрий Долгорукий построил церковь Бориса и Глеба в Кидекше на реке Нерли, "где было становище святого Бориса". В 1145 г. святой Ростислав Смоленский "зяложи церковь каменну на Смядыни", в Смоленске. В следующем году возник первый (деревянный) Борисоглебский храм в Новгороде. В 1167 г. на смену деревянному закладывается каменный, оконченный и освященный в 1173 году. Строителем церкви новгородские летописи называют Сотко Сытинича - былинного Садко.![]()
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Святые страстотерпцы Борис и Глеб были первыми русскими святыми, канонизованными Русской и Византийской Церквами. Служба им была составлена вскоре после их кончины, составителем ее был святитель Иоанн I, митрополит Киевский (1008 - 1035), что подтверждают записи в Минеях XII века. Свидетельством особого почитания на Руси святых мучеников Бориса и Глеба служат многочисленные списки житий, сказаний о мощах, чудесах и похвальных слов в рукописных и печатных книгах XII - XIX веков.
In the writings of St. Dimitri of Rostov there is an instructive narrative about a certain sinner who unexpectedly experienced the joy of repentance before an icon of the Mother of God. This event became so beloved of the Russian people that an icon was drawn depicting it, which came to be known as “The Unexpected Joy.” The icon shows a sinner standing on his knees, praying before an icon of the Theotokos and cleansing his soul through penitence.![]()
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This sinner had the habit of praying each day to the Blessed Virgin, often repeating the Archangel’s greeting:“Rejoice, O Virgin full of grace!”, yet afterwards going out and sinning. Once, before routinely going out to sin, he turned to the holy image and fearfully saw the Holy Virgin standing live with Her Divine Son in Her arms. The Infant had wounds on His hands and feet, and blood was flowing from a wound in His side, just as it had been on the cross. The sinner fell to his knees and cried out: “O Mistress! Who did this?”![]()
“You and other sinners. Over and over again you crucify My Son by your sins, just as the Jews had done,” – the Theotokos answered softly.![]()
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“Have mercy upon me,” – tearfully cried out the sinner.![]()
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“You call Me the Mother of mercy, yet you offend Me and bring Me sorrow by your deeds.”![]()
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“No, Mistress,” – the sinner cried out in fear. – May my malice not overcome your indescribable kindness and mercy! You alone are the hope and safe haven of all sinners! Have mercy upon me, O benevolent Mother! Entreat your Son and my Creator on my behalf![]()
Seeing a soul being purified by repentance, the most blessed Mother began to entreat Her Son: “My benevolent Son! For the sake of My love have mercy upon this sinner.” But the Son replied to Her: “Do not be angry, My Mother, if I do not obey You. I, too, entreated My Father to have this cup of suffering pass Me by.”![]()
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Over and over the Mother of God entreated Her Son, reminding Him how She had nurtured Him at Her breast, how She had suffered at His cross. But the Lord would not bend down to mercy. Then the Mother of God arose, put Her Son down, and was ready to fall at His feet. “What do you wish to do, Mother?!” – cried out the Son. “I shall remain, – She replied, – lying at Your feet together with this sinner until You forgive him his sins.” Then the Son said: “The law requires a son to venerate his mother, while justice demands that the giver of the law be himself obedient to the law. I am your Son, you are My Mother; I am obliged to do you homage by fulfilling your request. Let it be as you wish! His sins are now forgiven for your sake! And as a token of forgiveness, let him press his lips to My wounds.”![]()
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The sinner arose, with trembling and joy kissed the most holy wounds of the Infant, and came to himself. When the vision ended, he felt within his heart both awe and joy. His soul exulted, streams of tears ran down his face. He kissed the icon, filled with gratitude for having found repentance and forgiveness, and prayed that he be granted the gift to always see his sins and repent of them. His life changed completely and remained God-pleasing to the end of his days.![]()
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The icon, which so vividly embodied people’s hopes for the merciful intercession and help of the Mary, the Mother of God, was always venerated highly in Russia, and even today is venerated widely throughout the Church. The “Unexpected Joy” icon is also commemorated on December 9 and May.
SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN: 3/16 MAY![]()
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Time - 11:00 am![]()
Location - St John's Church, St John's Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1NX![]()
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To celebrate the third Sunday of Pascha, remembering the Holy Myrrh Bearers, the Righteous Joseph and Nicodemus, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and a 'Radonitsa' memorial for the Orthodox-departed.![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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Names for commemoration at the memorial should be written on commemoration slips, and whether in Russian, English or Greek they need to be clear and legible, as we often have so many names and cannot spend time deciphering writing.![]()
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You are welcome to bring food to be blessed in memory of the departed, but may we remind you that after sharing it in church, it should be consumed outside or at home.
АКАФИСТ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЕ ПЕРЕД ИКОНОЙ «СТРАСТНАЯ»![]()
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Кондак 1![]()
Избранной Богом Владычице всей твари, благословенной Марии Деве Богородице, приносим смиренное поклонение Святому Твоему образу. Ты же, о Пренепорочная, приими молитву недостойных раб Твоих, почитающих Крестныя страдания Сына Твоего и Бога нашего, со умилением зовущих Ти: Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Ангели предсташа к держимому в объятиях Твоих Сыну Твоему и Богу нашему, показоваху орудия Крестныя, мы же со страхом поклоняемся страстем Сына Твоего, и зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, Архангелов удивление;![]()
Радуйся, Тайн Божиих Служительнице.![]()
Радуйся, яко Дух Святый найде на Тя и сила Вышняго осени Тя;![]()
Радуйся, яко рожденный от Тебе есть Сын Божий.![]()
Радуйся, яко приснодевственное семя Твое сотре главу, гнездившагося в змии диавола;![]()
Радуйся, яко Тобою ад огорчися и смерть умертвися.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Видяще, Пренепорочная, яко прииде Господь на землю, милости ради, да постраждет за грехи верующих в Него и вопиющих Ему: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Разуме, Пренепорочная, глагол старца Симеона, Тебе же Самой в сердце пройдет оружие, да открыются от многих сердец помышления, тем со умилением зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, Херувимов Светлейшая;![]()
Радуйся, вся скорби от Ирода и иудей приявшая.![]()
Радуйся, в пречистом рождестве Твоем сомнение от Иосифа понесшая;![]()
Радуйся, яко во яслех безсловесных Бога повила и положила еси.![]()
Радуйся, яко Тя с Сыном и Богом не име где главу подклонити;![]()
Радуйся, яко Тобою человек бывает Бог, да Бог Адама соделает.![]()
Радуйся, яко Тобою превознесеся человеческое естество;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Силою укрепляема благодатною свыше, претерпе всякую скорбь и тесноту, любезно объят Сына Своего, со Архангелы вопиюще Ему: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Имуще святую икону Твою, «Страстную» именуемую, яко шипок благовонный и яко сокровище многоценное, приносим Ти смиренно поклонение, зовуще:![]()
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Радуйся, Покровительнице обители Страстной;![]()
Радуйся, изволившая святою иконою Твоею стати на месте сем.![]()
Радуйся, благочестивому царю внушившая устроить обитель иноческую;![]()
Радуйся, Стено нерушимая верных.![]()
Радуйся, инокиням Помощница во спасении;![]()
Радуйся, о всем мире Молитвенница непреложная.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Бурею греховною смущаеми и отягченнии сном нерадения, припадаем святой иконе Твоей, благодарим милостивое посещение Твоею иконою на месте сем, поюще непрестанно Богу песнь: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Слышавше православнии людие града Москвы, яко повеле благочестивый царь принести икону нарицаемую «Страстною», сего ради и срете ю много народа с царем, патриархом Иовом и всем Священным Собором, радостно возопиша:![]()
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Радуйся, радость и спасение наше;![]()
Радуйся, Святыя Троицы Богогласная Горлице.![]()
Радуйся, воззвание страданий Христовых;![]()
Радуйся, спогребшая в страдании Сына Твоего![]()
Радуйся, подтверждение всеобщего воскресения;![]()
Радуйся, высокий Кедре нашего безсмертия.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Боготечная звезда указует Тебе путь с Пренепорочным Младенцем. Мы же мысленно со Иосифом на пути сем припадаем, поюще рожденному Господу и Тебе: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Видеши, Всенепорочная, наше сокрушение о гресех, не имамы иныя помощи, ни инаго предстательства, токмо Тебе дадеся благодать молитися за ны, сего ради с верою зовем:![]()
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Радуйся, молитвами Твоими свобождающая нас пламене геенскаго;![]()
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Радуйся, молившаяся за весь мир у Креста Христова.![]()
Радуйся, пламень страстей от человек отгоняющая;![]()
Радуйся, светом пречистыя души Твоея всех просвещающая.![]()
Радуйся, чистотою Твоею Ангелы удивившая;![]()
Радуйся, яко демоны трепещут от пречистаго имени Твоего.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Предстояще у Креста Сына Твоего и Бога нашего, лютое оружие пройде душу Твою, егда распинаху Жизнодавца на лобном месте, посреде двою разбойник, егда воини совлекоша ризы Его и метающие жребий о иматисме Его. Тогда разумная воинства пояху: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Возсиявши, яко светлая свеща, у Креста Сына Твоего, горяще любовию матернею, глаголюще: «Аще и страждеши на Кресте, но вем Тя, прежде денницы рожденна». Видевши Пречистая, яко вся тварь вопиет Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, яко душею и телом предстоиши у Креста Зиждителю Твоему;![]()
Радуйся, до последняго часа смерти, с Господом не разлучавшаяся.![]()
Радуйся, яко у Креста рекла еси: «Вся земля сорыдайте горце, Жизнеподатель зрится, яко мертв»;![]()
Радуйся, Подательница нам вечнаго радования.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Хотящим воспевати страсти Сына Твоего, помози, Владычице, и не отрини молящихся пред чудотворною Твоею иконою и воспевающих из глубины души песнь: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Новую милость людем явила еси, Владычице, иконою Твоею, егда принесше ю честно людие во град Москву, донесше до врат Тверских, и, о, чудо! Икона Твоя Святая ста неподвижно на месте сем, идеже ныне обитель Пречистому Твоему Имени. Радостно вопием Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, Заступнице и Прибежище наше;![]()
Радуйся, всякия скорби и печали отгнание.![]()
Радуйся, благословение всем концем земли;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Странное и преславное чудо богатыя милости Твоея нам, недостойным, являеши, и всем, с любовию притекающим к чудотворней иконе Твоей и вопиющим: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Вси роди блажат Тя, Пренепорочная, видя Тя страждущую и молящуюся при Крестном страдании Сына Твоего и вопиющую к Нему: «Из прободеннаго Твоего ребра, сладчайший Сыне, источи безсмертие». Сего ради со умилением зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, безсмертныя жизни сподобляющая рабы Твоя;![]()
Радуйся, уготовляющая райския обители благочестно живущим.![]()
Радуйся, Ходатаице вечнаго радования почитающим Тя;![]()
Радуйся, спасение и заступление инокинь, призывающих Тя непрестанно.![]()
Радуйся, покрывающая Своею благодатию всю вселенную;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 9![]()
Вся страждеши при Кресте и вопиеши к распятому Господу: «Грядеши на страсть волею, Сыне, от страстей разреши Адама, и сущия от Адама, со беззаконными вменился еси, да от беззакония спасеши человека, зовуща: Аллилуиа!»![]()
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Икос 9![]()
Ветия многовещанныя не возмогут воспеть страдания Твоя при Кресте. Ты же, о Пречистая, лице со власы терзающи и перси биюще, взывала еси: «Сыне, приими дух Мой и не остави Мене Едину». Мы же, недостойнии, умиленными гласы зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, помогающая верным в час смерти;![]()
Радуйся, сопровождающая всех христиан по лютым мытарствам.![]()
Радуйся, освобождающая нас от демонскаго удержания;![]()
Радуйся, Заступница христиан на Страшнем Суде Божием.![]()
Радуйся, Ходатаице всем хотящим получити христианскую кончину;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 10![]()
Спасения прося нам, Пречистая, руки Твоя простерши, о многоблагоутробне Спасе, рекла еси, Страсти Твоя чтущих с праведным разбойником Твоим учини и спаси, Милосердие, вопиющая Тебе: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 10![]()
Стена еси необоримая, мирови Прибежище, милости Сокровище, приими моления раб Твоих, предстоящих Святому образу Твоему и умильно зовущих Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, обрадованная, вечно блажимая Богородице;![]()
Радуйся, грешным и смиренным известное Прибежище.![]()
Радуйся, дев и сирот Заступнице;![]()
Радуйся, людем крепкая Помощнице.![]()
Радуйся, Святителем великое вразумление;![]()
Радуйся, благоговейных иереев Руководительнице.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 11![]()
Пение умиленное и хвалу молебную сподоби приносити пред чудотворною иконою Твоею, Пресвятая Богоневесто, и не отврати лица Твоего от поющих Ти и Богу во веки: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 11![]()
Яко светозарное солнце, возсия в храме нашем образ Твой, Страстная Богородице, освящая, сохраняя и спасая от бед всех страждущих и вопиющих с любовию:![]()
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Радуйся, сохраняющая благодатию Своею обитель иночествующих;![]()
Радуйся, Помощнице крепкая борющимся со страстьми.![]()
Радуйся, обидимых и угнетенных Заступнице;![]()
Радуйся, нищих и убогих радование.![]()
Радуйся, больных исцеление и подкрепление;![]()
Радуйся, юных вразумление и наставнице.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 12![]()
Благодать Твою ниспосли нам, Благословенная, почитающим Святую икону Твою, и поклоняющимся Пречестным Страстем Сына Твоего с верою поющих: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 12![]()
Поюще непрестанно пред Святою иконою Твоею, поклоняемся, величаем и со страхом лобызаем чудотворный образ Твой, радостно взывающе:![]()
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Радуйся, вечное наше радование;![]()
Радуйся, воскресения нашего Сокровище.![]()
Радуйся, от рова страстей нас свобождающая;![]()
Радуйся, взыскание погибших и ума лишенных.![]()
Радуйся, исполняющая прошения верных;![]()
Радуйся, уповающим на Тя грехов прощение даруеши.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 13![]()
О, Всепетая Мати, приими недостойных раб Твоих молитву, призри на предстоящия люди пред чудотворной иконою Твоею и усердно поклоняющихся Пречистым Страстем Сына Твоего, просящих избавления от вечныя муки, вопиющих Тебе: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Молитва 1-я![]()
О, Пресвятая Госпоже Владычице Богородице, высши еси всех Ангел и Архангел, и всея твари честнейши, Помощница еси обидимых, ненадеющихся надеяние, убогих Заступница, печальных утешение, алчущих кормительница, нагих одеяние, больных исцеление, грешных спасение, христиан всех поможение и заступление. Спаси, Госпоже, и помилуй раб Твоих, и преосвященные митрополиты, архиепископы и епископы, и весь священнический и иноческий чин, и благоверный правительствующий синклит, и военачальники, и градоначальники, и христолюбивое воинство и доброхоты, и вся православные христианы ризою Твоею честною защити, и умоли, Госпоже, из Тебе без семене воплотившагося Христа Бога нашего, да препояшет нас силою Своею свыше, на невидимыя и видимыя враги наша. О Всемилостивая Госпоже Владычице Богородице, воздвигни нас из глубины греховныя и избави нас от глада, губительства, от труса и потопа, от огня и меча, от нахождения иноплеменных и междоусобныя брани, и от напрасныя смерти, и от нападения вражия, и от тлетворных ветр, и от смертоносныя язвы, и от всякаго зла. Подаждь, Госпоже, мир и здравие рабом Твоим, всем православным христианом, и просвети им ум и очи сердечныя, еже ко спасению; и сподоби ны грешныя рабы Твоя, Царствия Сына Твоего, Христа Бога нашего: яко держава Его благословенна и препрославленна, со Безначальным Его Отцем, и с Пресвятым и Благим и Животворящим Его Духом, ныне и присно и во веки веков. Аминь.![]()
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О, Пресвятая Владычице, Госпоже Дево Богородице! Приими молитву и усердное поклонение пред чудотворною иконою Твоею, милостиво посети смиренныя и грешныя рабы Твоя, не остави нас погибнути в гресех наших, буди Помощнице и Заступнице всем православным христианам, и в час кончины жизни нашей предстательствуй, о Всенепорочная! Помилуй нас милостию Сына Твоего, Господа нашего Иисуса Христа и Твоим Матерним ходатайством удостой избавитися от вечныя смерти. Аминь.
Icon of the Mother of God “of the Passion”: commemorated on April 30 (May 13, new style).![]()
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The Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Passion” The icon received its name because on either side of the Mother of God are two angels with the implements of the Lord’s suffering: the Cross, the lance, and the sponge.![]()
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There was a certain pious woman, Katherine, who began to suffer seizures and madness after her marriage. She ran off into the forest and attempted suicide more than once.![]()
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In a moment of clarity she prayed to the Mother of God and vowed that if she were healed, she would enter a monastery. After recovering her health, she only remembered her vow after a long time. Afraid and mentally afflicted, she took to her bed. Three times the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to her, commanding the sick woman to go to Nizhni-Novgorod and to buy Her icon from the iconographer Gregory.![]()
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After she had done this, Katherine received healing. From that time on, miracles have occurred from this icon. The Feast day of this icon is on August 13, commemorating its transfer from the village of Palitsa to Moscow in 1641. A church was built at the place where it was met at the Tver gates, and in 1654, the Strastna monastery was built.![]()
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The icon is also commemorated on April 30, and on the sixth Sunday after Pascha (the Sunday of the Blind Man) in memory of the miracles which occurred on this day. Other “Passion” icons of the Mother of God have been glorified in the Moscow church of the Conception of Saint Anna, and also in the village of Enkaeva in Tambov diocese.
SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN: 3/16 MAY![]()
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Time - 11:00 am![]()
Location - St John's Church, St John's Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1NX![]()
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To celebrate the third Sunday of Pascha, remembering the Holy Myrrh Bearers, the Righteous Joseph and Nicodemus, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and a 'Radonitsa' memorial for the Orthodox-departed.![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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Names for commemoration at the memorial should be written on commemoration slips, and whether in Russian, English or Greek they need to be clear and legible, as we often have so many names and cannot spend time deciphering writing.![]()
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You are welcome to bring food to be blessed in memory of the departed, but may we remind you that after sharing it in church, it should be consumed outside or at home.
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A thankyou to Fr Sebastian for his support and generosity to our parish
Todays homily from Father Mark on the afterfeast of the Ascension![]()
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13/06/2021 - Homily from Hieromonk Mark
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Following this weeks feast of the Ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ a homily from our parish Priest Father Mark
Sermon on the Ascension of the Lord - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Thus did the One ascend to Heaven Who held heaven within Himself. He who carries hell within himself will end up in hell, but he who bears heaven within his soul will ascend to heaven. And truly, no o...
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This incredible figure and his divine greatness is the cause of astonishment, admiration, and divine consolation.
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Thou hast been an honourable dwelling of the inexpressible Divine nature, beyond words and understanding; / and art a Surety for sinners, granting grace and healing; / as the Mother of Him Who rulest all, / pray to thy Son that we may receive mercy on the Day of Judgment.
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How Metropolitan Laurus and I Dug for Potatoes. Protopriest Andrei Sommer
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"Do you see then to what height of glory human nature has been raised? Is it not from earth to heaven? Is it not from corruption to incorruption? How hard would not someone toil in order to become the intimate friend of a corruptible king here below? But we, although we were alienated and hostile in our intent by evil deeds, have not only been reconciled to God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, but we have also soared aloft to sonship, and now our nature is worshipped in the heavens by every creature seen and unseen."![]()
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Our Heavenly Calling. On the Feast of Christ’s Ascension. Fr. Ioannis Fortomas
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GREETINGS ON THE FEAST OF THE LORD'S ASCENSION - Parish of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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Dear brothers and sisters: Greetings as we celebrate the Lord's Ascension! Поздравления с праздником!![]()
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To celebrate Sunday of the Ascension, and the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy in St John's Church, Canton at the normal time of 11:00 am.![]()
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On Saturday afternoon, Small Compline and confessions will take place in St John's at 16:30, and I hope that we will replace Compline with Vespers the following week, though we may continue to have Compline chanted during confessions after Vespers![]()
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The variable portions for the Liturgy may be found on the Orthodox Austin website:![]()
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A bilingual Liturgy text may also be found there:![]()
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As the weather outlook for Sunday is good - at the moment, at least - those wishing to repeat last Sunday's arrangement and bring a packed lunch to eat outside are welcome to do so, allowing some time to catch up with other parishioners. For those travelling from Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset, this is a much-needed comfort break before the homeward journey.![]()
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As Dimitri kindly spray-sanitises the church after Liturgy, this will mean that return to the building will only be to use the rather noisy conveniences. We are very grateful to Dimitri for this sanitisation each week, given that it takes a fair amount of time at the end of a long day starting and ending with the drive from/to Swindon.![]()
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I look forward to us celebrating the after-feast of the Ascension together, and - as usual - ask those needing to confess to email Deacon Mark asap: rmfisher@ntlworld.com![]()
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Dear brothers and sisters - for the last time, this year, I greet you with the joyful words, Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Χριστός ἀνέστη!![]()
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As we end the leave-taking of Pascha, saying 'good-bye' to the Paschal season and passing into the feast of the Lord's Ascension, the challenge of our Christian lives is to make the resurrection an abiding reality, for it is the charge of our baptism.![]()
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Having been baptised into the death and resurrection of Christ, and 'put on Christ', the meaning of the cross and resurrection must be something that we 'image forth'. The power of the resurrection is transformative and life changing, as we have continued to sing through the season in the words of St John of Damascus in the Paschal Canon, and we must allow it to be so in our individual lives.![]()
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When we chant, in the first Irmos, "Let us be radiant, O ye people...", this is not simply a call to be radiant on the night of Pascha, or during the Paschal season, but for the radiance of the resurrection to shine through our joyful lives, as a perpetual witness of the fact that we are children of the resurrection. This was the joy in St Seraphim's words at all times and all seasons, "Christ is Risen, my joy!"![]()
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The resurrection calls us to live joyfully and without fear, for the power of Hades and death is destroyed, whatever misfortunes and difficulties may beset us in this transient and passing life. Indeed, through the victory of the cross and the destruction of death, Christ our Eternal Pascha gives us the courage, fortitude, and strength to overcome the sorrows of the world, but only if we are willing to lay aside all earthly cares and take the hand that He extends to us, as He does to Adam and Eve in the Paschal icon.![]()
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When we hear Christ's words in the Gospel, "Come unto me, all ye who are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest," we now hear them as the words of the risen and ascended Saviour, who has abolished the power of Hades and taken our human nature into the heart of the Kingdom. For those who follow Him, the earthly experience of the resurrection is a foretaste of the glory of the age to come.![]()
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How do we make the journey of our earthly life into a resurrectional-journey?![]()
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We must live the Gospel, with joy, with selflessness, without fear and with the boldness and courage of the martyrs - some of whom ran to their martyrdom in the joy and promise of the resurrection.![]()
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In repentance and purity, we must seek to enter deeper into the life of the Risen Lord, heeding the words of the canon, "Let us purify our senses, and we shall behold Christ, radiant with the unapproachable light of the Resurrection, and we shall clearly hear Him say, Rejoice! as we sing the hymn of victory." When we sing. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God..." the vision of the pure in heart is one which will open our eyes to the Paschal Mystery.![]()
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Living as the mouth, hands, and members of the risen and loving Lord in His world, we must make the Beatitudes / Blazhenny the bedrock of our daily life in the Gospel, and in our deeds and in lives of prayer we must selflessly reach out to our neighbour, fasting from idle talk and gossip, judgement, condemnation, mean-spiritedness and harshness, and everything which obscures the image of God in us.![]()
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We must see Christ in neighbour and enemy, and love and forgive, no matter how difficult this may be.![]()
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We must be joyful, for "Jesus, having risen from the tomb as he foretold, has given us eternal life and his great mercy."![]()
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We must be witnesses to the resurrection, not keeping it quiet, but spreading its message, as life-preaching disciples of the Risen Lord, heeding the words of Abba Ephrem the Syrian:![]()
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"The disciples, who were thought to have stolen a lifeless corpse, were found to be giving life to other corpses!…And the disciples, who the unbelievers claimed stole a dead body from living guards, were found to be banishing death in the name of the One who was stolen, so that death would not steal the life of the living."![]()
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May the message of the resurrection be upon our lips; its power burning within our hearts; and its meaning shining in our lives for all to see.![]()
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May Christ our true God, Who rose from the dead, and trampled down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowed life, through the intercessions of His most pure Mother, of the holy and glorious Apostles, of our holy fathers, David, Dyfrig and Teilo, and of all the saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for He is good and He loveth mankind. Amen.![]()
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Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Χριστός ἀνέστη!![]()
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With love in the Risen Lord - Hieromonk Mark
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Less than three years ago, Elder Gregory (Zumis), Hegumen of Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, departed to God. We have published stories about the elder before, including the accounts of the arti...
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Dear brothers and sisters: Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat! Χριστός ἀνέστη!![]()
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Yesterday was a truly festive celebration for the last Sunday of Pascha, with heartfelt praise in Slavonic, English and Romanian, and the great joy of Reader George visiting us with the gift of a small portion of the relics of the Holy Great Martyr and Healer, St Panteleimon, for our parish. ![]()
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The faithful came from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset, to join our parishioners from South Wales, to honour St Panteleimon and celebrate our last Paschal Liturgy for this year. ![]()
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One of our happiest celebrations last summer was St Panteleimon’s feast, when we celebrated the Liturgy and a moleben in the refectory of Newman Hall. Yesterday felt like it was his feast again. ![]()
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Fortified by a picnic after Liturgy, we returned to church for a moleben with the akathist to the Great-Martyr, telling the story of his life and martyrdom. We now look forward to his feast, later in the summer, when we will have the honour of celebrating with his relics present. ![]()
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Thank you to all who worked so hard in arranging this celebration, inaugurated by Reader George with Vladika’s blessing, and arranged by Deacon Mark and our sisterhood. As always, we are indebted to our servers and singers for the devotion and care with which they fulfil their ‘poslushanie’. ![]()
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Our greatest thanks go to Reader George, for his kindness and love for our parish.![]()
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The remaining days of Pascha may now be counted on one hand, and I encourage you all to continue celebrating the season with the Paschal canon. Sadly, Anglican use of St John’s on Thursday mornings makes it impossible for us to celebrate the Ascension Liturgy in Cardiff, but we will celebrate the after-feast next Sunday, when we commemorate the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. ![]()
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"Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. We venerate Thy Cross, O Christ, and Thy holy Resurrection we hymn and glorify. For Thou art our God, and we know none other beside Thee; we call upon Thy name. O come, all ye faithful, let us worship Christ’s holy Resurrection, for, behold, through the Cross joy hath come to all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, we hymn His Resurrection; for, having endured crucifixion, He hath destroyed death by death."![]()
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In Christ – Hieromonk Mark
Metropolitan of Morphou tells of recent miracle of St. Helen in Cyprus
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Thanks to the miraculous intervention of the Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Helen, a church that had stood unconsecrated in a Cypriot village for centuries was finally consecrated.
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Dear brothers and sisters: Christ is Risen! ![]()
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To celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Blind Man, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy in St John's Church, Canton at 11:00 am. ![]()
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The need for as many confessions as possible to be heard on Saturday means that, at the moment, we will have Small Compline at 16:30, in St John’s, and confessions will be heard during the service. We hope to return to celebrating vespers very soon. Those needing to arrange confessions should email Deacon Mark asap: rmfisher@ntlworld.com ![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help. ![]()
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Again, may I encourage all who think they may be able to assist by singing on the kliros to consider joining our choir, and talk to Olga you are interested. ![]()
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Hieromonk Mark
When you fall down before God in prayer, become in your thought like an ant, like the creeping things of the earth, like a leech, and like a tiny lisping child. Do not say anything before Him with knowledge, but with a child’s manner of thought draw near God and walk before Him, that you may be counted worthy of that paternal providence which fathers have for their small children.![]()
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Interview with His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion.
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His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, discusses the actions of Constantinople, Church schisms, enduring p...
TOMORROW: VESPERS BEFORE CONFESSIONS![]()
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As there are very few for confessions tomorrow, vespers will be chanted beforehand, commencing at 16:30.![]()
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We are expecting that in future I will only be serving with Deacon Mark, each Sunday. This will limit the capacity of those confessing on Sunday, and may mean that those unable to confess on Saturdays will be limited to confessing and communing every other Sunday.![]()
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We only have access to St John's from around 10:20, leaving only forty minutes for me to say the entrance prayers, vest and perform proskomedia. In Nazareth House, I usually enter church two and a half to three hours before Liturgy, so the difference is dramatic, with the severe lack of time making confessions very difficult. Those confessing may have to do so (and commune) after Liturgy, as we must endeavour to commence the Hours at 11:00. ![]()
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This is beyond our control, and is far from ideal, but for as long as we worship in St John's, this is the reality of our situation.![]()
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In Christ - Fr Mark
Small wooden church in Romania wins top European prize for cultural heritage
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The European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the winners of the European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2021 on Tuesday, May 25.
Wisdom! Let us attend!
God Listens to Those Who Have Themselves Learned How to Listen. Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)
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Why is God silent? This is a question we’re used to asking everyone, not just ourselves. If God is silent, there are definite reasons for it. But what if it’s not about God, but about us?
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The Feast of Mid-Pentecost. Ekaterina Makalets
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The Feast of Mid-Pentecost is one of the most ancient Church holidays.
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1 декабря митрополит Ювеналий посетил единоверческий храм Архангела Михаила с. Михайловская Слобода, и возгл...
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost. Priest Ioannis Fortomas
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The Holy Church with her solemnities, fasts, and feasts gives the proper tone and occasion for human joy and happiness.
THE SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN![]()
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To celebrate the fifth Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy in St John's Church, Canton at 11:00 am![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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May I encourage all who think they may be able to assist by singing on the kliros to consider joining our choir. We happily have the expertise to help potential singers to not only learn the liturgy chants, but to learn good vocal technique and practical skills. Don't be shy or think singing in services is beyond you. Some of you will remember that before lockdown the choir was usually at least twice as big as it is each Sunday presently. The lockdown period decimated our choir and we need to rebuild. Talk to Olga or Aleksandra if you think that you may be able to help and give it a go!![]()
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Hieromonk Mark
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Holy Glorious Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian pray to God for us.
When you are before the altar where Christ reposes, you ought no longer to think that you are amongst men; but believe that there are troops of angels and archangels standing by you and trembling with respect before the sovereign Master of Heaven and earth. Therefore, when you are in church, be there in silence, fear and veneration.![]()
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A post of mine from the Guild of Our Lady of Penrhys, where May is being marked with icons of the Theotokos - a visual 'Mayivka' in honour of the Mother of God.
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SUNDAY OF THE PARALYSED MAN: 10/23 MAY![]()
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To celebrate the fourth Sunday of Pascha, the Sunday of the Paralysed Man, we will celebrate the Hours and Divine Liturgy.![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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Please be aware that in future, any additional services will be AFTER the kissing of the Cross, and the distribution of antidor. This will allow a short comfort break and, as the weather improves, parishioners will have the opportunity to enjoy the green space outside and the benefits of a flask and packed lunch. We hope that the improving situation will soon allow us to use the kitchen, and look forward to an announcement from the benefice-office when this is possible.![]()
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We are currently exploring the possibility of a travelling ikonostasis, as our large icon shrines remain under 'lockdown' in Nazareth House, so the setting for Liturgy in the next few weeks may be slightly 'experimental'. ![]()
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We also wish to explore the possibility of reader-services for weekdays, when I am away working in West Wales. Parishioners miss weekday evening services, so we will try to retore these, given sufficient reader/singers.![]()
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Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе! Hristos a înviat!
The Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, “The Inexhaustible Cup”. Nadezhda Dmitrieva
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Greetings to Matushka Alla on her birthday, wishing her many blessed years! Многая и благая лѣта
2/15 МАЯ: ПЕРЕНЕСЕНИЕ МОЩЕЙ СВЯТЫХ СТРАСТОТЕРПЦЕВ, РОССИЙСКИХ КНЯЗЕЙ БОРИСА И ГЛЕБА, ВО СВЯТОМ КРЕЩЕНИИ РОМАНА И ДАВИДА.![]()
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Великий князь Киевский Ярослав Мудрый (1019 - 1054) глубоко почитал своих братьев, святых мучеников Бориса (+ 1015; память 24 июля) и Глеба (+ 1015; память 5 сентября). Было известно, что убиенный князь Борис погребен в Вышгороде, близ Киева. Вскоре были найдены святые мощи благоверного князя Глеба на Смядыни, неподалеку от Смоленска, откуда их перевезли по Днепру в Киев. Киевский Митрополит Иоанн I (1008 - 1035) с собором духовенства торжественно встретили нетленные мощи святого страстотерпца и положили в Вышгороде у храма святого Василия Великого, где находились мощи мученика Бориса. Вскоре место погребения прославилось чудотворениями. Тогда мощи святых братьев Бориса и Глеба были извлечены из земли и положены в специально устроенной часовне. 24 июля 1026 года был освящен построенный Ярославом Мудрым пятиглавый храм в честь святых мучеников.![]()
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В последующие годы Вышгородский Борисоглебский храм с мощами святых страстотерпцев становится семейным храмом Ярославичей, святилищем их братской любви и совместного служения Родине. Символом их единения стало празднование перенесения мощей Бориса и Глеба 2 мая. История его установления связана с предшествовавшими событиями русской истории. 2 мая 1069 года вошел в Киев великий князь Изяслав, изгнанный с княжения за семь месяцев до этого (в сентябре 1068 года) в результате восстания киевлян. В благодарность за Божие содействие в установлении мира на Русской земле князь построил вместо обветшавшего храма, воздвигнутого в 1026 году, новый, "в верх один". На освящении его присутствовали два митрополита, Георгий Киевский и Неофит Черниговский, с епископами, игуменами и духовенством. Перенесение мощей, в котором участвовали все трое Ярославичей (Изяслав, Святослав, Всеволод), было приурочено ко 2 мая, это число и было утверждено для ежегодного празднования.![]()
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Святослав Ярославич, княживший в Киеве в 1073 - 1076 гг., предпринял попытку сделать Борисоглебский храм каменным, но успел довести кладку стен лишь до восьми локтей. Всеволод (+ 1093) достроил церковь, но она в ту же ночь обрушилась.![]()
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Почитание святых Бориса и Глеба сильно развилось в эпоху внуков Ярослава, приводя нередко к своеобразному благочестивому соревнованию между ними. Сын Изяслава Святополк (+ 1113) устроил святым серебряные раки, сын Всеволода Владимир Мономах (+ 1125) в 1002 г. тайно, ночью прислал мастеров и оковал серебряные раки листами золота. Но их превзошел сын Святослава Олег (+ 1115), знаменитый "Гориславич", упоминаемый в "Слове о полку Игореве". Он "умыслил воздвигнуть сокрушившуюся каменную (церковь) и, приведя строителей, дал в обилии всего, что нужно". Церковь была готова в 1011 году. Расписав ее, Олег "много понуждал и молил Святополка, чтобы перенести в нее святые мощи". Святополк не хотел, "зане не он создал ту церковь".![]()
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Смерть Святополка Изяславича (+ 1113) вызвала в Киеве новый мятеж, который едва умирил Владимир Мономах, ставший в этом году великим князем. Решив скрепить дружбу со Святославичами совместным торжеством перенесения мощей в Олегов храм, он дал знать Олегу и Давыду (+ 1123). "Владимир, собрав сыновей, и Давыд и Олег со своими сыновьями пришли к Вышгороду. И все святители, игумены, черноризцы, поповство сошлось, наполнив весь город и по стенам градским не уместились". Наутро, 2 мая 1115 года, в Неделю жен-мироносиц, начали петь утреню в обеих церквах - старой и новой, началось перенесение мощей. При этом произошло своеобразное разделение: "и повезли на санях сначала Бориса, с ним шли Владимир, митрополит и духовенство". За ним на других санях повезли святого Глеба: "с ним шел Давыд с епископами и духовенством". (Олег ждал всех в церкви.)![]()
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Это разделение соблюдалось и в дальнейших поколениях. Святой Борис считался небесным покровителем преимущественно Мономашичей, святой Глеб - преимущественно Ольговичей и Давыдовичей. Доходило до того, что Владимир Мономах в своем "Поучении", говоря о Борисе, не упоминает Глеба, а в роду Ольговичей, наоборот, ни одного княжича не назвали именем Борис.![]()
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Вообще же имена Борис и Глеб так же, как Роман и Давид, были излюбленными во многих поколениях русских князей. Братья Олега Гориславича носили имена Роман (+ 1079), Глеб (+ 1078), Давыд (+ 1123), один из сыновей его носил имя Глеб (+ 1138). У Мономаха были сыновья Роман и Глеб, у Юрия Долгорукого - Борис и Глеб, у святого Ростислава Смоленского - Борис и Глеб, у святого Андрея Боголюбского - святой благоверный Глеб (+ 1174), у Всеволода Большое Гнездо - Борис и Глеб. Среди сыновей Всеслава Полоцкого (+ 1101) - полный набор "борисоглебских" имен: Роман, Глеб, Давид, Борис.![]()
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Вышгородские святыни были не единственным центром литургического церковного почитания святых страстотерпцев Бориса и Глеба, распространенного по всей Русской земле. Прежде всего, существовали храмы и монастыри в конкретных местностях, связанных с мученическим подвигом святых и их чудесной помощью людям: храм Бориса и Глеба на Дорогожиче, на пути в Вышгород, где святой Борис, по преданию, испустил дух; Борисоглебский монастырь на Тме, близ Твери, где конь Глеба повредил ногу; обители того же имени на Смядыни - на месте убиения Глеба и на реке Тверце, близ Торжка (основан в 1030 г.), где хранилась глава святого Георгия Угрина. Борисоглебские храмы были воздвигнуты на Альте - в память победы Ярослава Мудрого над Святополком Окаянным 24 июля 1019 года, и на Гзени, в Новгороде - на месте победы над волхвом Глеба Святославича.![]()
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Ольговичи и Мономашичи состязались в создании великолепных храмов святым мученикам. Сам Олег, кроме Вышгородского храма, воздвиг в 1115 г. Борисоглебский собор в Старой Рязани (почему и епархия называлась позже Борисоглебской). Его брат Давыд строит такой же в Чернигове (в 1120 г.). В 1132 г. Юрий Долгорукий построил церковь Бориса и Глеба в Кидекше на реке Нерли, "где было становище святого Бориса". В 1145 г. святой Ростислав Смоленский "зяложи церковь каменну на Смядыни", в Смоленске. В следующем году возник первый (деревянный) Борисоглебский храм в Новгороде. В 1167 г. на смену деревянному закладывается каменный, оконченный и освященный в 1173 году. Строителем церкви новгородские летописи называют Сотко Сытинича - былинного Садко.![]()
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Святые страстотерпцы Борис и Глеб были первыми русскими святыми, канонизованными Русской и Византийской Церквами. Служба им была составлена вскоре после их кончины, составителем ее был святитель Иоанн I, митрополит Киевский (1008 - 1035), что подтверждают записи в Минеях XII века. Свидетельством особого почитания на Руси святых мучеников Бориса и Глеба служат многочисленные списки житий, сказаний о мощах, чудесах и похвальных слов в рукописных и печатных книгах XII - XIX веков.
In the writings of St. Dimitri of Rostov there is an instructive narrative about a certain sinner who unexpectedly experienced the joy of repentance before an icon of the Mother of God. This event became so beloved of the Russian people that an icon was drawn depicting it, which came to be known as “The Unexpected Joy.” The icon shows a sinner standing on his knees, praying before an icon of the Theotokos and cleansing his soul through penitence.![]()
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This sinner had the habit of praying each day to the Blessed Virgin, often repeating the Archangel’s greeting:“Rejoice, O Virgin full of grace!”, yet afterwards going out and sinning. Once, before routinely going out to sin, he turned to the holy image and fearfully saw the Holy Virgin standing live with Her Divine Son in Her arms. The Infant had wounds on His hands and feet, and blood was flowing from a wound in His side, just as it had been on the cross. The sinner fell to his knees and cried out: “O Mistress! Who did this?”![]()
“You and other sinners. Over and over again you crucify My Son by your sins, just as the Jews had done,” – the Theotokos answered softly.![]()
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“Have mercy upon me,” – tearfully cried out the sinner.![]()
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“You call Me the Mother of mercy, yet you offend Me and bring Me sorrow by your deeds.”![]()
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“No, Mistress,” – the sinner cried out in fear. – May my malice not overcome your indescribable kindness and mercy! You alone are the hope and safe haven of all sinners! Have mercy upon me, O benevolent Mother! Entreat your Son and my Creator on my behalf![]()
Seeing a soul being purified by repentance, the most blessed Mother began to entreat Her Son: “My benevolent Son! For the sake of My love have mercy upon this sinner.” But the Son replied to Her: “Do not be angry, My Mother, if I do not obey You. I, too, entreated My Father to have this cup of suffering pass Me by.”![]()
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Over and over the Mother of God entreated Her Son, reminding Him how She had nurtured Him at Her breast, how She had suffered at His cross. But the Lord would not bend down to mercy. Then the Mother of God arose, put Her Son down, and was ready to fall at His feet. “What do you wish to do, Mother?!” – cried out the Son. “I shall remain, – She replied, – lying at Your feet together with this sinner until You forgive him his sins.” Then the Son said: “The law requires a son to venerate his mother, while justice demands that the giver of the law be himself obedient to the law. I am your Son, you are My Mother; I am obliged to do you homage by fulfilling your request. Let it be as you wish! His sins are now forgiven for your sake! And as a token of forgiveness, let him press his lips to My wounds.”![]()
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The sinner arose, with trembling and joy kissed the most holy wounds of the Infant, and came to himself. When the vision ended, he felt within his heart both awe and joy. His soul exulted, streams of tears ran down his face. He kissed the icon, filled with gratitude for having found repentance and forgiveness, and prayed that he be granted the gift to always see his sins and repent of them. His life changed completely and remained God-pleasing to the end of his days.![]()
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The icon, which so vividly embodied people’s hopes for the merciful intercession and help of the Mary, the Mother of God, was always venerated highly in Russia, and even today is venerated widely throughout the Church. The “Unexpected Joy” icon is also commemorated on December 9 and May.
SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN: 3/16 MAY![]()
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To celebrate the third Sunday of Pascha, remembering the Holy Myrrh Bearers, the Righteous Joseph and Nicodemus, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and a 'Radonitsa' memorial for the Orthodox-departed.![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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Names for commemoration at the memorial should be written on commemoration slips, and whether in Russian, English or Greek they need to be clear and legible, as we often have so many names and cannot spend time deciphering writing.![]()
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You are welcome to bring food to be blessed in memory of the departed, but may we remind you that after sharing it in church, it should be consumed outside or at home.
АКАФИСТ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЕ ПЕРЕД ИКОНОЙ «СТРАСТНАЯ»![]()
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Кондак 1![]()
Избранной Богом Владычице всей твари, благословенной Марии Деве Богородице, приносим смиренное поклонение Святому Твоему образу. Ты же, о Пренепорочная, приими молитву недостойных раб Твоих, почитающих Крестныя страдания Сына Твоего и Бога нашего, со умилением зовущих Ти: Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Икос 1![]()
Ангели предсташа к держимому в объятиях Твоих Сыну Твоему и Богу нашему, показоваху орудия Крестныя, мы же со страхом поклоняемся страстем Сына Твоего, и зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, Архангелов удивление;![]()
Радуйся, Тайн Божиих Служительнице.![]()
Радуйся, яко Дух Святый найде на Тя и сила Вышняго осени Тя;![]()
Радуйся, яко рожденный от Тебе есть Сын Божий.![]()
Радуйся, яко приснодевственное семя Твое сотре главу, гнездившагося в змии диавола;![]()
Радуйся, яко Тобою ад огорчися и смерть умертвися.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 2![]()
Видяще, Пренепорочная, яко прииде Господь на землю, милости ради, да постраждет за грехи верующих в Него и вопиющих Ему: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 2![]()
Разуме, Пренепорочная, глагол старца Симеона, Тебе же Самой в сердце пройдет оружие, да открыются от многих сердец помышления, тем со умилением зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, Херувимов Светлейшая;![]()
Радуйся, вся скорби от Ирода и иудей приявшая.![]()
Радуйся, в пречистом рождестве Твоем сомнение от Иосифа понесшая;![]()
Радуйся, яко во яслех безсловесных Бога повила и положила еси.![]()
Радуйся, яко Тя с Сыном и Богом не име где главу подклонити;![]()
Радуйся, яко Тобою человек бывает Бог, да Бог Адама соделает.![]()
Радуйся, яко Тобою превознесеся человеческое естество;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 3![]()
Силою укрепляема благодатною свыше, претерпе всякую скорбь и тесноту, любезно объят Сына Своего, со Архангелы вопиюще Ему: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Имуще святую икону Твою, «Страстную» именуемую, яко шипок благовонный и яко сокровище многоценное, приносим Ти смиренно поклонение, зовуще:![]()
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Радуйся, Покровительнице обители Страстной;![]()
Радуйся, изволившая святою иконою Твоею стати на месте сем.![]()
Радуйся, благочестивому царю внушившая устроить обитель иноческую;![]()
Радуйся, Стено нерушимая верных.![]()
Радуйся, инокиням Помощница во спасении;![]()
Радуйся, о всем мире Молитвенница непреложная.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 4![]()
Бурею греховною смущаеми и отягченнии сном нерадения, припадаем святой иконе Твоей, благодарим милостивое посещение Твоею иконою на месте сем, поюще непрестанно Богу песнь: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 4![]()
Слышавше православнии людие града Москвы, яко повеле благочестивый царь принести икону нарицаемую «Страстною», сего ради и срете ю много народа с царем, патриархом Иовом и всем Священным Собором, радостно возопиша:![]()
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Радуйся, радость и спасение наше;![]()
Радуйся, Святыя Троицы Богогласная Горлице.![]()
Радуйся, воззвание страданий Христовых;![]()
Радуйся, спогребшая в страдании Сына Твоего![]()
Радуйся, подтверждение всеобщего воскресения;![]()
Радуйся, высокий Кедре нашего безсмертия.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 5![]()
Боготечная звезда указует Тебе путь с Пренепорочным Младенцем. Мы же мысленно со Иосифом на пути сем припадаем, поюще рожденному Господу и Тебе: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 5![]()
Видеши, Всенепорочная, наше сокрушение о гресех, не имамы иныя помощи, ни инаго предстательства, токмо Тебе дадеся благодать молитися за ны, сего ради с верою зовем:![]()
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Радуйся, молитвами Твоими свобождающая нас пламене геенскаго;![]()
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Радуйся, молившаяся за весь мир у Креста Христова.![]()
Радуйся, пламень страстей от человек отгоняющая;![]()
Радуйся, светом пречистыя души Твоея всех просвещающая.![]()
Радуйся, чистотою Твоею Ангелы удивившая;![]()
Радуйся, яко демоны трепещут от пречистаго имени Твоего.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 6![]()
Предстояще у Креста Сына Твоего и Бога нашего, лютое оружие пройде душу Твою, егда распинаху Жизнодавца на лобном месте, посреде двою разбойник, егда воини совлекоша ризы Его и метающие жребий о иматисме Его. Тогда разумная воинства пояху: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 6![]()
Возсиявши, яко светлая свеща, у Креста Сына Твоего, горяще любовию матернею, глаголюще: «Аще и страждеши на Кресте, но вем Тя, прежде денницы рожденна». Видевши Пречистая, яко вся тварь вопиет Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, яко душею и телом предстоиши у Креста Зиждителю Твоему;![]()
Радуйся, до последняго часа смерти, с Господом не разлучавшаяся.![]()
Радуйся, яко у Креста рекла еси: «Вся земля сорыдайте горце, Жизнеподатель зрится, яко мертв»;![]()
Радуйся, Подательница нам вечнаго радования.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 7![]()
Хотящим воспевати страсти Сына Твоего, помози, Владычице, и не отрини молящихся пред чудотворною Твоею иконою и воспевающих из глубины души песнь: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 7![]()
Новую милость людем явила еси, Владычице, иконою Твоею, егда принесше ю честно людие во град Москву, донесше до врат Тверских, и, о, чудо! Икона Твоя Святая ста неподвижно на месте сем, идеже ныне обитель Пречистому Твоему Имени. Радостно вопием Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, Заступнице и Прибежище наше;![]()
Радуйся, всякия скорби и печали отгнание.![]()
Радуйся, благословение всем концем земли;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 8![]()
Странное и преславное чудо богатыя милости Твоея нам, недостойным, являеши, и всем, с любовию притекающим к чудотворней иконе Твоей и вопиющим: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 8![]()
Вси роди блажат Тя, Пренепорочная, видя Тя страждущую и молящуюся при Крестном страдании Сына Твоего и вопиющую к Нему: «Из прободеннаго Твоего ребра, сладчайший Сыне, источи безсмертие». Сего ради со умилением зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, безсмертныя жизни сподобляющая рабы Твоя;![]()
Радуйся, уготовляющая райския обители благочестно живущим.![]()
Радуйся, Ходатаице вечнаго радования почитающим Тя;![]()
Радуйся, спасение и заступление инокинь, призывающих Тя непрестанно.![]()
Радуйся, покрывающая Своею благодатию всю вселенную;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 9![]()
Вся страждеши при Кресте и вопиеши к распятому Господу: «Грядеши на страсть волею, Сыне, от страстей разреши Адама, и сущия от Адама, со беззаконными вменился еси, да от беззакония спасеши человека, зовуща: Аллилуиа!»![]()
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Икос 9![]()
Ветия многовещанныя не возмогут воспеть страдания Твоя при Кресте. Ты же, о Пречистая, лице со власы терзающи и перси биюще, взывала еси: «Сыне, приими дух Мой и не остави Мене Едину». Мы же, недостойнии, умиленными гласы зовем Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, помогающая верным в час смерти;![]()
Радуйся, сопровождающая всех христиан по лютым мытарствам.![]()
Радуйся, освобождающая нас от демонскаго удержания;![]()
Радуйся, Заступница христиан на Страшнем Суде Божием.![]()
Радуйся, Ходатаице всем хотящим получити христианскую кончину;![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 10![]()
Спасения прося нам, Пречистая, руки Твоя простерши, о многоблагоутробне Спасе, рекла еси, Страсти Твоя чтущих с праведным разбойником Твоим учини и спаси, Милосердие, вопиющая Тебе: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 10![]()
Стена еси необоримая, мирови Прибежище, милости Сокровище, приими моления раб Твоих, предстоящих Святому образу Твоему и умильно зовущих Ти:![]()
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Радуйся, обрадованная, вечно блажимая Богородице;![]()
Радуйся, грешным и смиренным известное Прибежище.![]()
Радуйся, дев и сирот Заступнице;![]()
Радуйся, людем крепкая Помощнице.![]()
Радуйся, Святителем великое вразумление;![]()
Радуйся, благоговейных иереев Руководительнице.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 11![]()
Пение умиленное и хвалу молебную сподоби приносити пред чудотворною иконою Твоею, Пресвятая Богоневесто, и не отврати лица Твоего от поющих Ти и Богу во веки: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 11![]()
Яко светозарное солнце, возсия в храме нашем образ Твой, Страстная Богородице, освящая, сохраняя и спасая от бед всех страждущих и вопиющих с любовию:![]()
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Радуйся, сохраняющая благодатию Своею обитель иночествующих;![]()
Радуйся, Помощнице крепкая борющимся со страстьми.![]()
Радуйся, обидимых и угнетенных Заступнице;![]()
Радуйся, нищих и убогих радование.![]()
Радуйся, больных исцеление и подкрепление;![]()
Радуйся, юных вразумление и наставнице.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 12![]()
Благодать Твою ниспосли нам, Благословенная, почитающим Святую икону Твою, и поклоняющимся Пречестным Страстем Сына Твоего с верою поющих: Аллилуиа.![]()
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Икос 12![]()
Поюще непрестанно пред Святою иконою Твоею, поклоняемся, величаем и со страхом лобызаем чудотворный образ Твой, радостно взывающе:![]()
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Радуйся, вечное наше радование;![]()
Радуйся, воскресения нашего Сокровище.![]()
Радуйся, от рова страстей нас свобождающая;![]()
Радуйся, взыскание погибших и ума лишенных.![]()
Радуйся, исполняющая прошения верных;![]()
Радуйся, уповающим на Тя грехов прощение даруеши.![]()
Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная.![]()
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Кондак 13![]()
О, Всепетая Мати, приими недостойных раб Твоих молитву, призри на предстоящия люди пред чудотворной иконою Твоею и усердно поклоняющихся Пречистым Страстем Сына Твоего, просящих избавления от вечныя муки, вопиющих Тебе: Аллилуиа.![]()
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(Этот кондак читается трижды, затем икос 1 и кондак 1)![]()
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Молитва 1-я![]()
О, Пресвятая Госпоже Владычице Богородице, высши еси всех Ангел и Архангел, и всея твари честнейши, Помощница еси обидимых, ненадеющихся надеяние, убогих Заступница, печальных утешение, алчущих кормительница, нагих одеяние, больных исцеление, грешных спасение, христиан всех поможение и заступление. Спаси, Госпоже, и помилуй раб Твоих, и преосвященные митрополиты, архиепископы и епископы, и весь священнический и иноческий чин, и благоверный правительствующий синклит, и военачальники, и градоначальники, и христолюбивое воинство и доброхоты, и вся православные христианы ризою Твоею честною защити, и умоли, Госпоже, из Тебе без семене воплотившагося Христа Бога нашего, да препояшет нас силою Своею свыше, на невидимыя и видимыя враги наша. О Всемилостивая Госпоже Владычице Богородице, воздвигни нас из глубины греховныя и избави нас от глада, губительства, от труса и потопа, от огня и меча, от нахождения иноплеменных и междоусобныя брани, и от напрасныя смерти, и от нападения вражия, и от тлетворных ветр, и от смертоносныя язвы, и от всякаго зла. Подаждь, Госпоже, мир и здравие рабом Твоим, всем православным христианом, и просвети им ум и очи сердечныя, еже ко спасению; и сподоби ны грешныя рабы Твоя, Царствия Сына Твоего, Христа Бога нашего: яко держава Его благословенна и препрославленна, со Безначальным Его Отцем, и с Пресвятым и Благим и Животворящим Его Духом, ныне и присно и во веки веков. Аминь.![]()
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Молитва 2-я![]()
О, Пресвятая Владычице, Госпоже Дево Богородице! Приими молитву и усердное поклонение пред чудотворною иконою Твоею, милостиво посети смиренныя и грешныя рабы Твоя, не остави нас погибнути в гресех наших, буди Помощнице и Заступнице всем православным христианам, и в час кончины жизни нашей предстательствуй, о Всенепорочная! Помилуй нас милостию Сына Твоего, Господа нашего Иисуса Христа и Твоим Матерним ходатайством удостой избавитися от вечныя смерти. Аминь.
Icon of the Mother of God “of the Passion”: commemorated on April 30 (May 13, new style).![]()
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The Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Passion” The icon received its name because on either side of the Mother of God are two angels with the implements of the Lord’s suffering: the Cross, the lance, and the sponge.![]()
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There was a certain pious woman, Katherine, who began to suffer seizures and madness after her marriage. She ran off into the forest and attempted suicide more than once.![]()
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In a moment of clarity she prayed to the Mother of God and vowed that if she were healed, she would enter a monastery. After recovering her health, she only remembered her vow after a long time. Afraid and mentally afflicted, she took to her bed. Three times the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to her, commanding the sick woman to go to Nizhni-Novgorod and to buy Her icon from the iconographer Gregory.![]()
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After she had done this, Katherine received healing. From that time on, miracles have occurred from this icon. The Feast day of this icon is on August 13, commemorating its transfer from the village of Palitsa to Moscow in 1641. A church was built at the place where it was met at the Tver gates, and in 1654, the Strastna monastery was built.![]()
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The icon is also commemorated on April 30, and on the sixth Sunday after Pascha (the Sunday of the Blind Man) in memory of the miracles which occurred on this day. Other “Passion” icons of the Mother of God have been glorified in the Moscow church of the Conception of Saint Anna, and also in the village of Enkaeva in Tambov diocese.
SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN: 3/16 MAY![]()
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Time - 11:00 am![]()
Location - St John's Church, St John's Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1NX![]()
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To celebrate the third Sunday of Pascha, remembering the Holy Myrrh Bearers, the Righteous Joseph and Nicodemus, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and a 'Radonitsa' memorial for the Orthodox-departed.![]()
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Our community welcomes all who wish to come and celebrate with us, and we encourage new-comers to stay for a chat and say hello to the clergy! If you're unsure of anything, just ask a member of the congregation, as everyone will be pleased to help.![]()
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Names for commemoration at the memorial should be written on commemoration slips, and whether in Russian, English or Greek they need to be clear and legible, as we often have so many names and cannot spend time deciphering writing.![]()
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You are welcome to bring food to be blessed in memory of the departed, but may we remind you that after sharing it in church, it should be consumed outside or at home.
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