Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
7 Apr 07: Pascha Photos
Parishes of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese!
Send us your Pascha photos for inclusion on the diocesan website!
Ask your parish rector or website representative for the contact details.
(All parishes would have recently received a letter from the diocesan website committee with this information.)
4 Apr 07: Paschal Epistle of His Grace, Archbishop Hilarion
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Paschal Epistle
of His Grace, Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney
Australia & New Zealand
The Lord’s Pascha 2007
Beloved in the Lord, Clergy and Faithful
of the Australian & New Zealand Diocese!
C h r i s t . i s . R i s e n !
With great joy and spiritual gladness Orthodox Christians in all corners of the world radiantly glorify today the Vanquisher of death, our Lord Jesus Christ Who rose from the dead. For those who believe in Christ, death no longer evokes fear, for death is no more, it has been destroyed by His death on the Cross at Golgotha and by His glorious Resurrection. (more…)
15 Mar 07: Sunday Night at the Movies…
This Sunday 18th of March Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral will be featuring the latest blockbuster – Ostrov
The movie will be showing in the church hall at Strathfield commencing after the evening service (with Passia) and an introduction by Fr George.
13 Mar 07: The Cross of Christ
Professor I.M. Andreyev
“O Invincible and incomprehensible and divine power of the precious and life-giving Cross, forsake not us sinners.”
(From the order of Great Compline)
The Cross is the mighty and profound symbol of Christianity, a symbol whose meaning is inexhaustible. The eight-pointed Cross is the symbol of Orthodoxy.
Gazing upon the Cross with his mind and heart, the Christian goes deeper into that symbol and grows spiritually. (more…)
5 Mar 07: A Homily on Fasting and Dispassion
Spoken at the beginning of the Great Fast by St Theodore the Studite
Brethren and fathers, the season of Lent, when compared to the whole year, may be likened to a storm-free harbour, in which all who are sailing together enjoy a spiritual calm. For the present season is one of salvation not for monks and nuns only, but also for lay people, for great and small, for rulers and ruled, for emperors and priests, for every race and for every age. (more…)