Sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius of America at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY For more videos visit: / orthodoxtradition #OrthodoxTraditionShorts
Great sermon. I'm a convert from Traditional Catholicism (pre-Vatican 2 Catholicism). Then I began attending a Romanian Greek Catholic (Uniate) church in Aurora, Illinois... Then I came to Thailand, and there is no Catholic tradition here. I became a Russian Orthodox... The Sermon that we are listening to by this Monk Priest His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius of America is the 1st of series of sermons that is very Orthodox that I have the opportunity to listen to on RU-vid or any where else...
But in the sectarian USA the Antiochians, OCA, even ROCOR are defunct in communion with the EP even while according to their own Moscow Patriarchate, this is strictly forbidden....including communion with priests in communion with schismatics Period. Priest of this Traditional canonical communion now cannot commune with ROCOR, but not an Antiochian or EP Greek who visits a ROCOR parish!. The schisms continue...A good and beloved ROCOR priest said to me on several occasions Despota Demetrius considers 'him' a heretic, so he cannot commune his flock. I hope Bishops Nicholas, Tichon, and Sabba stop playing the harlot with Eldelpiphoros, crucifying Christ while releasing Barabbas and causing more confusion! Americans, seek unity with these 'oc Greek's. Orthodoxy is orthodoxy.
Thank you for such a beautiful remembrance of St Theodora. Walking this Cross is painful but has treasures. 🕊🕯🌱... This walk is truly like the walk following Christ
I was catechized to be mindful of the level of distraction you or your child might be causing during a service, considering the sensibilities of others. If the distraction is significant, it can be courteous to temporarily step out and return in a few minutes when things have settled. You don’t want to distract other people from prayer. But it differs from parish to parish and it’s always best to be charitable. It’s certainly a sensitive subject.
Master bless. Thank you, Vladyka. Thank you. It soothes my soul to listen to you. The truth is like "the oil of myrrh..." In "The Philokalia," it says that when humans endure slander, even the Angels marvel. I don't recall which volume it's in, but it's on page 81 of whichever volume it's in. I don't remember for sure which Saint said that, and I don't have a copy of the book available to check... but I believe it was St. Maximus the Confessor. Our Lord has allowed me to have to go through some rather large slanders. I didn't handle them well. I told myself what's on the script of St. Job's scroll: "As it seemed good unto the Lord, so has it come to pass. Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth and forever more." I could only stand in that for a moment and then I cried for all I lost, due to the slander. I cried oceans of tears for 7 years, and they were not spiritual tears!!! After those years, the truth began to come out. I could stop crying. Over time, I was able to be thankful, but still keenly aware of what I lost. As I heard you in this sermon today, I could very joyously say, " Glory be to God for ALL things! Thank you so much for the reminder! I'm sure most people have been seriously slandered. I just have almost zero ability to deal with it. But God is merciful, and has let me endure several more small slanders. Perhaps He's letting me try to gain the strength to endure it properly! I hope so! Please keep me, the Hermitage of St. Paisius, and requests for the eternal memory of my brother, Fr. Hariton's soul in your prayers. Thank you again, Vladyka! Mother Anastasia
❤ THANK YOUR YOUR EMINENCE DEMETRIUS, GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST AND MAY GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS. HOLY SAINT THEODORA PRAY TO HOD FOR ME THE CHIEF OF SINNERS ! LORD HAVE MERCY. LORD JESUS CHRIST I PRAY YOU WILL HELP ME TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN THAT WILL BE WELL PLEASING TO YOU AMEN. FATHER SON HOLY SPIRIT BLESS ALL THE HOLY ORTHODOX MONASTICS AMEN. 🕯️☦️🕯️
Master, bless! Im afraid I've fallen into sinful habits again and may be pursuing vain pursuits. My mind is darkened. Please pray for me so that I may offer God greater fruits of repentance. I'm too concerned with what people think of me, Im too concerned with what besets me. Its hard for me to discern if what I'm doing is right sometimes. It may be fear, lack of faith and spiritual laziness. God forgive me, it's entirely my fault. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, the sinner. ☦️
