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The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias and Misael

Commemorated on December 17/30       The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Ananias, Azarias and Misael: In the years following 600 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians, the Temple built by Solomon was destroyed, and many of the Israelite people were led away into the Babylonian Captivity. Among the captives were also the More…


10:55, Friday, 30 December, 2016 | Continuarea


Joint annual meeting of monastic superiors and circumscriptions deans of Chisinau diocese was held in the Metropolitan Residence

Thursday, 29 December 2016, joint annual meeting of monastic superiors and circumscriptions deans of Chisinau Diocese was chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova. Present at the event were His Grace Ioan, Bishop of Soroca and Metropolitan Vicar, Chairman of Synodal Sector of Institutional Communication and Relations with Mass-Media, His Grace More…


11:49, Thursday, 29 December, 2016 | Continuarea


Metropolitan Vladimir participated in the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church

On December 27, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova participated in last session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held this year, at the patriarchal and synodal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery in Moscow. The session was chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. More…


2:28, Wednesday, 28 December, 2016 | Continuarea


Patriarch Kirill calls victims of Tu-154 crash symbols of national life and pride

Moscow, December 27, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia calls Tu-154 plane crash over the Black Sea a national tragedy. “I would like to start our session with deepest condolences to relatives, friends, all our people in connection with the tragedy that took place over the Black Sea. The people who died More…


5:11, Tuesday, 27 December, 2016 | Continuarea


St. Spyridon of Tremithus celebrated at the Nativity of the Lord Metropolitan Cathedral

Wounded by the love of Christ, / all-holy one, your mind was given wings through the light of the Spirit, / you found work in active contemplation, God-pleasing Spyridon, / becoming a divine sacrifice, / and imploring divine illumination for all. (Kontakion of St. Spyridon, Tone 2) On the Feast of St. Spyridon the Wonderworker More…


11:31, Monday, 26 December, 2016 | Continuarea


St. Spyridon the Wonderworker and Bishop of Tremithus

Commemorated on 12/25 December. Saint Spyridon of Tremithus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He was a shepherd, and had a wife and children. He used all his substance for the needs of his neighbors and the homeless, for which the Lord rewarded him with a gift More…


10:04, Sunday, 25 December, 2016 | Continuarea


The lead of the Orthodox Church of Moldova participated in the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Igor Dodon

Friday, 23 December 2016, the elected President Igor Dodon was invested into the office. Present at the inauguration event was His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova, the members of the Synod of the OCM, and the Metropolitan Secretary, Archpriest Vadim Cheibas. The event took place at the Palace of the Republic, in More…


9:44, Saturday, 24 December, 2016 | Continuarea


The Island (Russian film with English subtitles)

“The Island” is a 2006 Russian biographical film about a 20th century Eastern Orthodox monk. Pyotr Mamonov, who plays the lead character, formerly a rock musician in the USSR, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lives now in an isolated village. Film director Pavel Lungin said about him that “to a large extent, More…


5:03, Thursday, 22 December, 2016 | Continuarea


The Antioch Church criticizes UN of ignoring the future of Syrian monuments and kidnapped bishops

The Antioch Orthodox Church official speaks to criticize the UN and UNESCO. “Today not only our churches are attacked in Syria – the whole old Roman cities are eliminated and even mosques. Who has destroyed the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, which is the heritage of the whole world culture? Islamists-radicals did it,” the vicar of More…


8:21, Wednesday, 21 December, 2016 | Continuarea


The meeting of the Synod of the Orthodox Church of Moldova was held at the Metropolitan Residence

Tuesday, 20 December, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova presided the meeting of the Synod of the Orthodox Church of Moldova that took place at the Metropolitan Residence. All hierarchs of the Metropolis of Moldova participated at the meeting: HE Sava, Archbishop of Tiraspol and Dubasari, HG Anatolie, Bishop of Cahul and Comrat, HG More…


1:39, Wednesday, 21 December, 2016 | Continuarea


Gifts on the Feast of St. Nicholas, at the Nativity of the Lord Metropolitan Cathedral

Eighth year consecutively, on the Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir invites children to the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral. This year about 400 children from various placement centres in Chisinau gathered at the Cathedral. The day began with the Divine Liturgy, celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, assisted by Archpriest Vadim More…


5:01, Monday, 19 December, 2016 | Continuarea


His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir is celebrating baptismal name day

Your Eminence, Today, when the entire Orthodox breathing is celebrating the day of Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker Nicholas, whose name was given to You in the holy Sacrament of Baptismal, please receive our most cordial congratulations, and accept our most sincere wishes of further fruitful archpastoral ministry ahead of the faithful flock that was entrusted More…


4:16, Monday, 19 December, 2016 | Continuarea


St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia

Commemorated on December 6/19 Saint Nicholas, the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia is famed as a great saint pleasing unto God. He was born in the city of Patara in the region of Lycia (on the south coast of the Asia Minor peninsula), and was the only son of pious parents Theophanes and Nonna, More…


4:01, Monday, 19 December, 2016 | Continuarea


Consecration of the Church of St. Nicholas in the Monastery of Suruceni

Hundreds of Christians gathered on Sunday, 18th December, at the holy Monastery of Suruceni, to participate in the Divine Liturgy and consecration of the Summer Church of the Monastery in honour of Holy Hierarch Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia. On the 16th Sunday after the Pentecost, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All More…


3:38, Monday, 19 December, 2016 | Continuarea


Abortions committed in frames of mandatory medical insurance are similar to giving drugs and alcohol for free, the Russian church official believes

Moscow, December 13, Interfax – The Russian Church insists on cancelling mandatory health insurance coverage for abortions. “Abortions should stop being a part of mandatory health insurance, a norm of life for doctors, women and men, acceptable practice for society. Pregnancy is not an illness, and abortion is not a normal medical operation,” head of More…


3:49, Thursday, 15 December, 2016 | Continuarea


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