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Over at Orthodox History, Matthew Namee recounts the story of a bold, decisive, and courageous priest who obviously knew the full measure of his calling. He got himself into serious trouble on occassion, but only because he refused to compromise to powerful interests who, like today, subvert the faith for their own ends.
Some highlights:
Like so many of his fellow priests, Petrides traveled throughout his region of the country, ministering to the Orthodox people he found who didn’t have a priest. One time, he went to Ithaca, New York, to do a baptism. After the service, unbeknownst to Petrides, a 16-year-old Greek girl had advertised that she would go into a “spirit trance.” Greeks had traveled from all over to witness the spectacle. Petrides caught wind of what was going on, and he burst into the room, stopped the girl’s trance, and told the people that spiritualism is against the teachings of the Orthodox Church. This was the sort of man he was – completely unafraid to stand up for what was right, no matter what.
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From: Instanpundit
PHOTOS FROM BEN CHERTOFF: Good Friday at an Orthodox Cathedral. Ben emails: “I stumbled upon a stunningly beautiful Greek Orthodox Good Friday service (at 10pm) at a cathedral I never noticed existed, and the two church ladies in the back were publicists to the max; gave me full access to shoot the mass.” Another reason to have a camera with you all the time. . . .
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This is a good interview in its own right. Note that the title attributed to Constantinople is “First Bishop of the Orthodox Church.” Note too the overall sobriety in Met. Hilarion’s tone.
Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to the Romfea.gr church news portal.
– Your Eminence, I would like to begin with a question about your oratorio which has been recently performed in the church of Agia Irini in Constantinople in the presence of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. It is based on the story in the Gospel of St. Matthews about the last days of Jesus Christ on earth. Tell us a few words about the oratorio which has been met with such a great response throughout the Orthodox world.
– The genre of ‘Passions’ so popular in the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches is not customary for the Orthodox culture. The most famous work in this genre is St. Matthews Passions by Johann Sebastian Bach. There were also other works on this theme but they all came from the Western culture. In the history of the Orthodox Church there has been no precedent for the theme of Christ’s Passions to be reflected in a composition for an orchestra, soloists and a choir. Now the public, both Orthodox and non-Orthodox, has an opportunity to take in precisely Orthodox understanding of the Lord’s Passions represented in the genre of oratorio.
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Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and All Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
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3.04.2010 · Passover
Pat. Kirill
My dear co-brothers the archpastors, all-honourable fathers presbyters, God-loving deacons, pious monks and nuns, brothers and sisters!
On the radiant and world-saving feast of the Lord’s Resurrection I am glad in my heart to greet you with the inspired and unchanging great words of the Paschal good news:
CHRIST IS RISEN!
On this light-bearing night we abide in a life-affirming common exultation, for the event, which took place many centuries ago near Jerusalem of old, bears a direct relation to each one of us. Moreover, Christ’s Resurrection possesses a truly universal meaning, for through it the Saviour bestowed the chance of obtaining gracious unity with God to each person who responds to his call: ‘Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world’ (Mt. 25:34).
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For those interested in the diplomatic nuances of church relations, this caught our eye recently:
Russian Orthodox Church, Dept. of External Church Relations
Primate of the Church of Constantinople extends condolences over tragedy in Moscow Metro
A telegram was received by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia from His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople extending condolences over the terrorist attacks on March 29 in Moscow Metro.
The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople assured Patriarch Kirill of his prayers for the repose of the souls of the victims, for consolation of their families and protection of homes, cities and the country in the future against such attacks and actions.
‘With prayer for peace in the world we pray together with you, dear Brother, to the Lord walking to voluntary passions that He may give you all to celebrate the Holy Pascha in peace’, His Holiness Bartholomew stated.
Note the designation Primate of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, no “Ecumenical” or any other title that would indicate an elevation above any other patriarch. Intentional? An oversight? We know Moscow is not taken by Constantinople’s universalist claims and this most recent use conforms to the ancient practice. We’ll see. (While we are at it, I wish we would find some other term than “primate.”)
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