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

Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 10:33

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
SERVICE IN LLANELLI THIS EVENING: On this eve of the Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple, we will celebrate Great Vespers in the chapel of St David and St Nicholas in Llanelli at 19:00. The chapel is in the garden of Father Luke’s home at 11 New Rd, Dafen, Llanelli SA14 8LS. Access is straight through the house, via the conservatory. I am very happy to hear that some intrepid pilgrims from Cardiff will brave the wilds of Carmarthenshire to be with us! As I have a hospital appointment tomorrow, it will not be possible to celebrate Liturgy. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is at St Philip’s Church, Tremorfa .

Sunday 30th November 2025, 16:34

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

Friday 28th November 2025, 13:45

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Wishing you all a good struggle for this Nativity Fast, praying that even more than fasting from food and drink, each of us may fast from everything that separates us from God, and leads us away from His commandments. Let each of us journey from the spiritual Babylon of our sinfulness and fallenness to the Cave of Bethlehem to encounter the Mystery of God’s Incarnate-Love and be changed by the Wonder of God born as one of us, to save us, redeem us, restore His image in us, and raise us to the heights of heaven.Troparion of the forefeast, Tone 4: Make ready, O Bethlehem! * Be thou opened unto all, O Eden! * Adorn thyself, O Ephratha! * For in the cave the Tree of Life hath sprung forth from the Virgin. * Her womb is shown to be a noetic paradise, * in the midst of which is the divine Tree, * whereof eating, we shall live, and not die as did Adam. * Christ is born, that He might restore His image ** which of old fell!Предпразднство Рождества Христова. Тропарь, глас 4. Гото́вися, Вифлее́ме,/ отве́рзися всем, Еде́ме,/ красу́йся, Евфра́фо,/ я́ко дре́во живота́ в верте́пе процвете́ от Де́вы:/ рай бо Óноя чре́во яви́ся мы́сленный,/ в не́мже Боже́ственный сад,/ от него́же я́дше, жи́ви бу́дем,/ не я́коже Ада́м у́мрем./ Христо́с ражда́ется пре́жде па́дший возста́вити о́браз. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Thursday 27th November 2025, 10:49

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
THE NATIVITY FAST: Dear brothers and sisters, as we eat the last of our everyday food, in preparation for tomorrow’s Nativity Fast, I hope that each of us is giving serious thought to the spiritual nature of the days of preparation that stretch before us.With so much “seasonal” distraction, it is very easy for us to be way-laid in this winter Lent, and for the days to quickly pass without any serious observance apart from our abstinence from certain foods. We must endeavour to ensure that this is NOT the case!In the fasts of Byzantium, Rus and the old Orthodox realms of Southern Europe, life was regulated and shaped by the life of the Church, with entertainment venues and taverns even being closed in some places during Lent. Bells called the faithful to church and repentance.Not so for us!Yet, we do not need bells to call us to pray, and - in our icon corners - each of us can do more, pray more, turn to the Psalter, read the Spiritual Psalter of St Ephrem, pray the canon of repentance, prayerfully observe the saints of the day, spend time on our prayer ropes praying not only for ourselves, but for the brother and sister who needs our prayers.Each of us can make every day of the fast DIFFERENT from yesterday or today.Each of us should have advent reading, however simple, to give us spiritual nourishment each and every day.Each of should find at least a little time for spiritual reflection and examination each and every day… something we should already be doing, yet constantly fail to do.The season ahead is a gift from God, for us to spiritually and mentally slow down a little, and contemplate the immensity of the meaning of the Incarnation: not simply that God so loved the world that He gave His Only-Begotten Son, but that the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Let us endeavour to make the coming forty day season full of grace and truth, and filled with the love, charity, mercy and compassion that made the salvific plan of God’s Pre-Eternal Counsel look forward from the Fall to the Cave of Bethlehem, and Christ-Emmanuel lying among men and beasts: Love-Incarnate laid in a manger.Let each of us endeavour to prepare for His coming, and make our heart a worthy manger of His dwelling in us.“Jesus, Messiah, Son of the Blessed One,O blessed and only mighty One, the Lord,to whom be honour, praise, and glory:Come and save those who hope in Thee.” ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Wednesday 26th November 2025, 14:20

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
The Canon of St John Chrysostom, the Acrostic Whereof Is: “II Hymn Thee, The Golden Mouth of The Spirit,”by Theophanes, in Tone VIIIOde I, Irmos: The wonderworking staff of Moses, * striking and dividing the sea in the figure of a cross, * once drowned Pharaoh the pursuing charioteer, * while it saved the fleeing people of Israel * as they fled on foot, * chanting a hymn unto God.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.As a most fervent preacher of repentance, O father Chrysostom, pray to God that I may be able to repent with all my heart, and beg thou that, through thy suffering, the wounds of mine ancient transgressions may be healed.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Receiving all the effulgence of the Holy Spirit, O venerable father, thou wast revealed to be a most radiant pillar going before the Church and guiding it, and a luminous cloud overshadowing the councils of the Orthodox, O all-blessed one.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.A teacher ordained by Christ, with golden tongue and a divinely wise mind thou didst abundantly pour forth divine doctrines; for thou wast revealed to be a river of God full of the waters of the Spirit, O divinely revealed Chrysostom.Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.All-adorned with divers forms of grace, O divinely joyous and blessed one, thou hast given birth to the Word of the Father Who, in His great compassion, and in a manner past understanding and all telling, assumed flesh; and thou didst remain an undefiled Virgin.Ode III, Irmos: O Christ fortify me on the rock of Thy commandments, * Thou who in the beginning didst establish the heavens with understanding * and didst establish the earth upon the waters, * for there is none holy save Thee, O only Lover of mankind.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Enriched by the mind of Christ, by thy pure life thou didst become an aid, the explication and enabling of the salvation of all, O divinely inspired Chrysostom, pouring forth salvific teachings.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Made rich by the immaterial treasures of the Spirit, thou didst draw forth an ever-flowing stream of doctrines from the wellsprings of salvation, O venerable father, watering all of the Churches therewith.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.With the most-wise tilling of thy discourses thou didst clear the stony fields of men’s souls, O wise and God-pleasing Chrysostom, rendering them fertile, and watering them with heavenly showers.Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.There was no blemish or defilement within thee, O Virgin, and thou wast revealed to be a habitation transcending the beauties of heaven; for in thee all the holiness of the virtues abided, O all-immaculate one.Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.Sessional Hymn, in Tone VIII, Spec. Mel. “Of the Wisdom …”: In a godly manner thou didst draw forth a wealth of knowledge of the ineffable wisdom, gathering in the waters of Orthodoxy for all, which divinely gladden the hearts of the faithful and drown, as is meet, the thoughts of infidels. Wherefore, through the sweat of piety, thou didst show thyself to be an invincible champion of the Trinity, O John Chrysostom. Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who with love celebrate thy holy memory.Glory …, in Tone VIII & same melody:Having come to know the wisdom which is from on high and the grace of words from God, thou didst shine forth upon all like gold in the crucible, preaching the Holy Trinity in Unity, and shooting down the delusion of avarice with the arrows of thy words. Wherefore, having zealously reproved the empress, thou didst put to shame the alien thinking of Arius, O John Chrysostom. Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who with love celebrate thy holy memory.Now & ever …, Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. in Tone VIII:Pondering the flames and burning of Gehenna, and the weeping and lamentation therein, the exceedingly accursed and most bitter separation, as well as the inheritance of the saints and their joyous assembly, O my soul, restrain thyself and give utterance to sighs; strive to erase the record of thy many debts with tears of compunction, having the pure Mother of God as thine unashamed companion. For, it is for her sake that remission of sins hast been granted to those, who in an Orthodox manner, glorify her as the Theotokos.Ode IV, Irmos: Thou, O Lord, art my strength and Thou art my power, * Thou art my God and Thou art my joy, * Thou Who, while never leaving the bosom of Thy Father, * hast visited our poverty. * Therefore with the Prophet Habbakuk I cry unto Thee, * ‘Glory to Thy power, O Lover of mankind!’Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Christ Who, in that He is good, exerciseth forethought for all in His providence, hath given thee to us, O all-blessed John Chrysostom, as another peer of the apostles, a proclaimer of the heavenly liturgy, and a divine expounder of celestial mysteries.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Let us honour the golden John Chrysostom of golden eloquence, who hath rendered all things golden through the golden lustre of his teachings, and hath illumined the world with his tongue, which shineth brighter than gold, is full of light and poureth forth divine grace.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Thou wast wholly the habitation of God; thou wast shown to be wholly the instrument of the Spirit, sounding forth a divinely inspired hymn of every virtue and the cause of salvation, and revealing the beauty of the kingdom of heaven, O all-blessed John Chrysostom.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.Thou didst proclaim the compassion of God, setting forth examples of repentance, and most excellently instructing us how to avoid evils, O most blessed, most perfect and most honored father Chrysostom, pouring forth excellent teachings on good works.Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.After God, we have acquired thee as our intercessor; for thou wast the Mother of God, the Creator and Fashioner, Who took upon Himself our guise, saving it from corruption and death, and glorifying it with divine glory, O all-immaculate one.Ode V, Irmos: O Light never-waning, * why hast Thou turned Thy face from me * and why hath the alien darkness surrounded me, * wretched though I be? * But do Thou guide my steps I implore Thee * and turn me back towards the light of Thy commandments.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.We all know thee to be the most radiant beacon of the Church, saving the souls of all, rescuing them from the jaws of death, and guiding them to everlasting life, O ever-hymned father.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Protected by the armor of piety and with great courage of soul, thou dost rend asunder the hordes of the heretics, O thrice-blessed and most sacred one; and, rejoicing, thou dost most radiantly unite the choirs of the Orthodox in the bond of the Spirit.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.Thy cheeks, full of divine scents like phials of perfume, gladden the whole world with noetic fragrance through the distilled mystagogy of thine understandings and the beauty of thy words, O all-wise one.Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.Conceiving God, thou hast given birth to the Lord, Creator and Fashioner, O pure one. All mankind blesses thee, and the intelligent ranks of the bodiless ones glorify thee as the Mother of God.Ode VI, Irmos: Cleanse me, O Saviour, * for many are mine iniquities; * lead me up from the abyss of evils I pray Thee, * for unto Thee have I cried, * and Thou hast hearkened unto me, * O God of my salvation.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.As a rich bestower of discourse, thou hast enriched the whole world with spiritual wisdom; for rich grace poured forth through thy lips from on high, O hierarch.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Thy sound hath gone forth into all the earth like lightning, O Chrysostom, and the power of thy words hath sounded in all the ends of the world like a blaring trumpet.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.Clad in a robe of the virtues woven from on high, O all-blessed one, and arrayed in the beauty of thy discourses, thou wast revealed to be the glorious confirmation of the truth.Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.The Lover of mankind, Who beareth all things by His omnipotent power arrayed Himself in the weak flesh He received from thee, O all-immaculate Virgin, for the benefit of mankind.Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.Kontakion, in Tone VI, Spec. Mel. “He Who fulfilled His providence concerning us …”: From the heavens hast thou received grace, * and by thy lips thou dost teach all to worship the One God in Trinity, * O John Chrysostom, all blessed righteous one. ** Rightly do we acclaim thee, for thou art a teacher revealing things divine.Ikos: I bend my knee before the Creator of all, I stretch forth my hands to the pre-eternal Word, seeking the gift of discourse, that I may hymn the saint whom He Himself hath magnified; for through His prophet He Who liveth forever doth say: I glorify those who glorify me with faith. He Who in ancient times raised up Samuel hath now glorified a hierarch; for, having invested well the talant with which he was entrusted, he hath brought it to the King, for which cause the Transcendent One hath exalted him. I beg that the Word impart unto me his grace, unworthy as I am, that I may be able to hymn him with piety. For he is the teacher of the ends of the world, revealing things divine.Ode VII, Irmos: Once in Babylon the fire stood in awe * of God’s condescension; * for which sake the youths in the furnace, * dancing with joyous steps as in a meadow, chanted: * O God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou!Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Probing the depths of the abyss of goodness and compassion, thou didst show thyself to be the surety of salvation for those who fervently repent and cry aloud to the Lord with all their soul: O God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou!Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Thou settest aright every thought by thy teachings, O Chrysostom, and healest spiritual infirmities, as one most compassionate; and thou chantest in gladness to those who run well the race: O God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou!Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.As elect, venerable, guileless, a priest of the Most High, splendidly arrayed in righteousness, O thou who art most noetically rich, thou hast been exalted, crying out with gladness: O God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou!Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.O most pure one, thou didst conceive Him Who is God and Lord over all, Whose good pleasure it was to save the human race from corruption and death. Hymning Him as is meet, we cry: O God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou!Ode VIII, Irmos: In his wrath the Chaldean Tyrant made the furnace blaze, * with heat fanned sevenfold for the servants of God; * but when he perceived that they had been saved by a greater power * he cried aloud to the Creator and Redeemer; * ‘ye children bless, ye priests praise, * ye people, supremely exalt Him throughout all ages’.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Using thy discourses with knowledge, O Chrysostom, we learn what is precious in theology; we bear as fruit the profit of good things and escape the harm of evil. For thou hast been the common cause of our salvation, crying aloud: Supremely exalt Christ throughout the ages!Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.As thou hast most compassionate boldness, with thy merciful and sympathetic love pray to the Master on our behalf, O father Chrysostom; for we, the faithful, set thee before the Saviour as our mediator and intercessor, as one who prayeth fervently for us, O divinely wise and all-blessed hierarch John.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.Thou didst reprove the youthful opposition, headstrong thought and injustice of the rulers, O venerable one, interceding fervently for the oppressed; and in thy loving conduct thou wast a father for orphans, widows and the poor, crying: Supremely exalt Christ throughout the ages!Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.O Virgin, the divinely eloquent prophets foretold thy supra-natural and wondrous birthgiving by means of bodily forms, divers indistinct images, and significant symbolic phenomena; wherefore, in gladness we piously hymn thee, supremely exalting Christ throughout all ages.Ode IX, Irmos: Heaven was stricken with awe, * and the ends of the earth were filled with amazement, * for God hath appeared in the flesh, * and thy womb was rendered more spacious than the heavens. * Wherefore, the ranks of men and of angels * magnify thee as the Theotokos.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Truly delighting in the life for which thou didst struggle as far as thou wast able, O divinely eloquent father, and having excelled on earth by thine angelic life and acquired the tongue of Christ and a mouth of tranquillity, pray thou that those who truly bless thee with faith may be saved.Holy Father, John Chrysostom, pray to God for us.Thy words are the words of life, O thrice-blessed one, bringing life everlasting; for Christ hath shown thee to be a flowing wellspring, a river pouring forth torrents of divine teachings, a true stream of sweetness and brook of remission, and a radiant preacher of repentance.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.Thou hast been shown to be a most splendid mediator between God and mortals, O most radiant one; for thou wast revealed to be a divinely luminous lamp of grace and divine understanding and a teacher of almsgiving. Wherefore, O Chrysostom, with heartfelt love we now magnify thee as is meet.Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.O pure and exceedingly glorious Birthgiver of God, save those who hymn thee with love, mercifully silencing the tumult of temptations; for, having given birth unto God, thou doest all things whatsoever thou dost desire, and dost accomplish unhindered what thou dost will, O Virgin. Wherefore, we all magnify thee.Troparion of the saint, in Tone VIII: Grace shining forth from thy mouth like a beacon hath illumined the universe, * and disclosed to the world treasures of uncovetousness, * and shown us the heights of humility; * but while instructing by Thy words, O Father John Chrysostom, ** intercede with the Word, Christ our God, to save our souls. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Tuesday 25th November 2025, 15:49

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
BECOMING A “PHILOTIMOS”: As I have already reflected, the last few weeks have been an unexpected challenge and departure from the norms of daily routine, but an opportunity to contemplate our Christian reaction to adversity and the very real challenge of other people!God places us, or allows us to be placed in certain situation that may be testing and trying, we might even say over brimming with temptations, but which actually are the opportunity for great good and for us to not only endure and be patient, but for our prayers, Christ-centred struggle for peace, acceptance of trials, and Paschal joy (whatever the day of the year!) to really touch our neighbour.When we face trial and adversity as Christians, resentment, anger and intolerance CANNOT be our reaction - even on a hospital ward with noise all night long, constant disturbance, aggressive behaviour around us, terrible food and the potential trial of boredom.How easy it is to become judgmental, dark and bitter, and yet how easy it also is to pray for the elderly lady whose leg pain results in sleepless nights spent in an armchair; how easy it is to pray for the man who - after eight weeks in hospital - is grumpy and verbally aggressive; how easy it is to pray for the mumbling and groaning eighty-five year old who’s main aim in life is to get out of bed and walk to the toilet, today; how easy it is to encourage someone else with a word or a smile; how easy it is to listen to someone else’s anxieties and to reassure or just be a sounding board; how easy it is to at least try to defuse tension, even with humour.Even in our own trials and weariness, Christ can so easily shine, transform a situation, and touch others, if only we will let Him! The Christian life should be one of seeking to acquire the mind of Christ, which in turn will shape our words and deeds, which should themselves be a demonstration of the reality of His incarnate love.In difficult situations this may not take away our pain, tiredness and physical trials, but will have the power to turn them and transform them from inward-looking and self-centred torture to a Christ-given Cross, which brings us closer to the Lord, because despite all that tests us, we are struggling for His sake to not only patiently endure, but also to carry others, even though we ourselves are tired.On his deathbed, St David of Wales told us to keep doing the little things, and in human interaction the smallest things can have the most profound affect: a comforting word, a smile, the smallest action to help, simply listening and perhaps even nudging someone to see things slightly differently.Whilst teaching in London Greek schools, I was deeply struck by what Greeks call “philotimo”, an untranslatable word (about which St Paisios had much to say).I will quote a homily for last Sunday’s Good Samaritan Gospel from a Greek Orthodox parish in Portland, Maine…“Philotimo is a wonderful Greek word that cannot be translated. It just can’t be translated! It consists of two words: philo – which means like, love – and timo/timi, which means honor. So some English translations make it ‘sense of honor’ or ‘love of honor’… It includes the idea of dignity, generosity, freedom to give and share oneself.”This “philotimo”, which I seem to remember St Paisios calling the distillation of goodness, should be the constant and abiding character of life - at all times and in all places, wherever we are, with whoever we encounter, in our thoughts, words and deeds.This must be in our self-sacrificing generosity of spirit, and in our struggle to love FOR CHRIST’S SAKE.The parable of the Good Samaritan makes clear that in relation to our neighbour this is not an option but a God-given OBLIGATION.In places of study or employment, in committees and societies, in barracks, in hospital wards, even in captivity, where we cannot choose our neighbour, this conditional duty to our neighbour does not change, and to reject it is to reject the Kingdom of Heaven and the inheritance of eternal life of which the pharisee of Sunday’s Gospel asks.The homily from Maine calls the Samaritan the “Philotimos” - the doer/giver of love - and each of us needs to struggle to be like him, weighing our words and actions towards our neighbour and ALWAYS being a “philotimos”.Do we speak in love, do we act in love, and do we even THINK with love, including in testing and trying circumstances (that despite being hard and a trial do NOT negate Christ’s commandment to LOVE)?In the Christian vocation, each of us is called to be a “philotimos”, and loving must be our constant struggle in being true to Christ, however difficult and trying a situation may be.We might even say that the greater the trial, the more we need to love, and speak and act with compassion and mercy, so that Christ may be amongst us, acting through us as the great “Philotimos”, Whose love held Him against the Wood of the Life-Giving Cross, the greatest sign of redemptive and healing love.Let love ALWAYS be the root and enduring strength of our self-sacrifice and service to our neighbour, and let each of us always to be a “philotimos”, sewing the seeds of Christ’s love even on the most challenging furrows of the world! ... 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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Monday 24th November 2025, 9:58

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
This feast of St Menas is the anniversary of Father Mark’s diaconal ordination, marking the formalised consecration of his life of service (diakonia) to the Church. In my absence, our community sees the solidity and dedication of this service, which is in itself a martyrdom (witness) for Christ… especially for a priest with a family and full-time job. We ask St Menas the Christ-Bearer to intercede for Father Mark, for grace, strength, patience and endurance and pray that God may grant him many, blessed years of service to the Church. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Monday 24th November 2025, 9:57

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Страдание святого великомученика Мины: Память 11 ноябряazbyka.ru/otechnik/Dmitrij_Rostovskij/zhitija-svjatykh/988 ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Wednesday 19th November 2025, 10:48

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
MORE JOURNEYS OF THE KURSK-ROOT ICON: On Monday 17th November Priest Mark Fisher continued his journey with the icon, blessing the homes of the faithful around the Cardiff area. In the afternoon, Father Mark and the icon travelled east, bringing house blessings to families in Bath, Chippenham, and Warminster.In the evening, the icon was formally received at the historic Church of St Lawrence by our ROCOR parish of St Aldhelm and St Birinus. It is interesting to note that the Church of St Lawrence was built around the same time period as the Kursk Root icon was first discovered. A moleben was served in front of the icon, and the choir beautifully sang the Akathist hymn. Many faithful from our parish and members of the wider Warminster community came to attend the moving service.On Tuesday 18th November the Divine Liturgy was served in the church of St Lawrence following which Priest Mark read a homily that had been prepared by Hieromonk Mark, the parish rector who is currently recovering in hospital. The homily focused on the link between the Ark of the Old Testament and the Theotokos who is the Ark of the New Testament.Following the Liturgy, the sacred icon was taken to visit Hieromonk Mark in his hospital room, offering him a special blessing before continuing its journey. It was then received by Archpriest Luke in Llanelli, where another moleben was served and chanted by the parish faithful. Father Luke concluded the evening by sharing a detailed history of the icon and recounting the many miracles that have been attributed to it over the centuries. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Tuesday 18th November 2025, 21:54

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
How lovely it is to see the photos from our lovely little chapel in Llanelli, where the Kursk-Root Icon was welcomed this evening after a brief visit to Morriston. Let’s all pray fervently for Father Mark and Father Avraamy as they travel to Geneva, especially for Father Mark, who must already be exhausted from his labours and travels over the last few days. God give you good strength, Father Mark. Praise God that we have you and that life goes on, despite the ‘events’ of the last few weeks. God is good to us, and the the blessing of Mother of God keeps us going! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Tuesday 18th November 2025, 10:06

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
BRITISH / IRISH SAINTS COMMEMORATED TODAYSAINT CYBI (Kebius, Cuby), Abbot, of Cornwall and Wales (550 AD). Cybi was born in the late 5th century, the son of a Cornish nobleman, Selyf ap Geraint ap Erbin. His mother is reputed to have been a sister of St Non, which would make Cybi a cousin of St David.He was raised a Christian and is said to have visited Rome and Jerusalem as a young man. On his way home he was ordained priest by the Bishop of Poitiers. He renounced his inheritance on his father’s death and began to travel in the Celtic world. He founded churches in Brittany and Cornwall before crossing to South-East Wales with several followers. Churches were established at Llangybi-ar-Wysg and Llanddyfrwyr-yn-Ediligion in Gwent. From there Cybi may have travelled to Ireland before returning to Wales. Given land by King Maelgwyn of Gwynedd, Cybi established a monastery at Caer Gybi (Holyhead) on Ynys Gybi (Holy Island) in Anglesey. He became a friend of St Seiriol who also had a monastic settlement on the opposite side of Anglesey.SAINT KEA (Kay, Kenan), Bishop of Devon and Cornwall (6th century). A saint who gave his name to Landkey in Devon, now in England. He spent some of his life in Brittany where he is venerated as St Quay. SAINT KANTEN (Cannen), founder of Llanganten in Powys in Wales (8th century). May they intercede for us 🙏 ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Monday 17th November 2025, 12:07

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
THANKSGIVING FOR COMMUNION: Dear all, we need to remember that if we are to truly live eucharistically, our thanksgiving for receiving the Lord’s Most Holy and Life-Giving Body and Blood is not simply liturgical, but embodied in the joy and freedom with which we go forth from each Liturgy, and the struggle to preserve this; in the continuing repentance which is our ongoing struggle against the sin and rebellion which obscure the Grace of the Holy Mysteries in us; in living to cultivate a prayerful and ascetic vision of God’s sacramental Grace, by which He seeks us out despite our prodigality, coming to look for us and welcome us to the the Feast of His table.When we leave the Eucharistic Feast of the Divine Liturgy, only to judge or gossip; to be angry, jealous or intolerant; to accuse or condemn; to indulge in impure thoughts, words, or deeds; turning from repentance, the struggle for holiness, and active prayer… we are NOT living eucharistically, but rebelling against the Lord’s Body and Blood.Before we approach the chalice, we hear the deacon exclaim, “With the fear of God and faith, draw near!” The same should go for our departure, fortified by the Grace of the Holy Eucharist. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Monday 17th November 2025, 11:28

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
The Miracles of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Signcatalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2018/11/the-miracles-of-kursk-root-icon-of ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Sunday 16th November 2025, 22:55

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Dear brothers and sisters, It has been a joy to hear of the great blessing of the visit of the Kursk-Root Icon to the parish and to have the peace of mind to know that all has been handled so capably and gone so smoothly. I am so very grateful to all who have laboured with generosity and devotion, and pray that those being visited over the next few days will be blessed and consoled by the Mother of God. My sincere hope is that after a transfer to Morriston, tomorrow, I might be able to venerate the icon in Father Luke’s home chapel on Tuesday, rather than in a hospital visit. May God’s will be done, and may he give me patience!Many thanks to all for their ongoing prayers, which are a great consolation as things slowly, but steadily, move forward. I am moving about in the hospital, but tire easily and have an irritating wheeze, aggravated by talking. I’m yet to discover how long I can stand for… though probably not for long , and I have no intention of testing it at the moment. After a couple of weeks of gentle exercise as well as rest, with the support of the recovery team and new medication, I look forward to reintegration to parish life as we approach the Nativity Fast.Many thanks to Father Mark for last minute alterations to his schedule to ensure the icon visits remain possible.Please pray for the Mother of God to give him abundant strength, given his visit to Geneva for the second half of the week.Asking your forgiveness for Christ’s sake.In Christ - Hieromonk Mark ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Sunday 16th November 2025, 20:43

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Troparion, Tone 4: Having obtained thee as an unassailable rampart and wellspring of miracles, O Most Pure Mother of God, thy servants quell the assaults of enemies. Wherefore, we pray to thee: Grant peace to our land, and to our souls great mercy. ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Sunday 16th November 2025, 20:21

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Revealed on September 8, 1295, the wonderworking Kursk-Root icon has been a constant source of miracles, and grace. After leaving Russia in 1920, after the fall of southern Russia to the Bolsheviks, it became the sign of the protection of the Mother of God, leading the exiles who fled the nascent Soviet Union. Through her wonderworking Icon, the Mother of God gave miraculous protection to her children as they went into exile in Constantinople, in Greece, Serbia, and the European capitals, before the dark years of the Second World War, and then as a consolation to the thousands of displaced persons in refugee camps, and later in every corner of the world. When it became clear that exile would become new life outside the former empire, the Icon of the Hodegetria of the Church Abroad continued to be our greatest spiritual treasure as the token and sign of the maternal care and protection of the the Mother of God: a source of miracles and healings from the Queen of Heaven! ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Thursday 13th November 2025, 13:07

Russian Orthodox Church Cardiff : Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Dear all, after a detailed discussion with a doctor today, things are a little clearer. There was no mild heart attack last week, but a rather more serious and “significant” historical heart attack, which I suspect may have been during my last night in Cardiff, as I felt extremely grim and unwell, and was very ashen faced. With meds, follow up care, and a slower pace things should hopefully stabilise. I’m still waiting to see what cardiology in Morriston say after an angiogram, and very much hope that a bed will become available today. In Christ - Fr Mark ... Click Here To See MoreClick Here To See Less
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