The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America was blessed by God with the gift of a bishop. Archimandrite Andrei Hoarște was ordained by the hierarchs of the Synod of the Orthodox Church of America to be the vicar bishop of the Orthodox Romanians in Canada and the U.S. On Saturday, February 1, 2020, Metropolit Tikhon, Archbishop …
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Topîrceanu se naște în 1886 la București din niște părinți care se trag de prin părțile Sibiului. Tatăl lui era cojocar. De emoție că are un fiu, tatăl își propune, pe loc, să-i facă un cojocel. Paraschiva, nevasta exasperată, țipă la el: „Cum să-i faci cojoc, omule, că e ăsta e prunc, încă nu …
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Lună tu, stăpâna mării, pe a lumii boltă luneci Şi gândirilor dând viaţă, suferinţele întuneci; Mii pustiuri scânteiază sub lumina ta fecioară, Şi câţi codri-ascund în umbră strălucire de izvoară!De câte ori ascult versurile acestea, mă trece un fior. Eminescu parcă îmi ştia cele mai adânci gânduri şi vise. Să fi fost el alături de …
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St. Stephen Church in Jerusalem is a Greek Orthodox Church immediately outside the ancient city walls, between Lions Gate and Temple Mount. Coming out of Jerusalem through “Lions Gate” and descending in Cedar Valley, immediately on the right, is the church dedicated to St. Stephen the Archdeacon and First Martyr. According to local tradition, this …
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All details watching the Virgin Mary, considered a “vessel chosen” for the incarnation of the Son of God, the Good News, birth, life, work messianic, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension and stay on the right hand of the Father, all we find precisely mentioned in the writings of the Old Testament prophets hundreds of years before their …
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Sunday, December 31, at 8 pm, the Blessing of the New Year 2020 will take place. We invite you to remain in the church hall at the Festive Meal for New Year’s Eve 2020. Everybody is welcome to spend together at the turn of the year with food and good cheer prepared at home. …
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(Theophany by Boris Kustodiev) Before and after the day of the Lord’s Baptism, as of January 4th 2020 and until January 30th, our church priests bless with Holy Water the homes of the faithful. Please notify us by e-mail, telephone or directly at the church, your address and the day and time you can have the …
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