Monastery News
Pre-Lenten celebrations should be prayerful and sober, mindful of the suffering of our Orthodox brethren in Ukraine, says the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
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We live in biblical times. Pestilence, earthquakes, wars and rumors of wars; distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth (Lk. 21:25-6); iniquity abounds and the love of many grows cold. And yet in spite of it all, Christ tells us: Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world (Jn. 16:33).
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In the past year, we have seen our new temple truly begin to take shape. Our new contractor began work on the project at the start of 2022, correcting some structural issues with the existing walls and moving forward with the remainder of the construction. But West Virginia’s winter meant that it was slow going at first.
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From the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America: Beloved Brother Hierarchs, reverend Clergy, and Christ-loving Faithful, Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. This week we learned with heavy hearts of the devastation wrought...
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On Saturday, January 7, the Great Feast of our Lord’s Nativity, Archimandrite Seraphim and brotherhood were honored to host an afternoon visit of His Eminence Metropolitan Antonios (Al Soury) of the Antiochian Church.
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