I Support Ukraine

His Beatitude Metropolitan Alexy's Statements on War in Ukraine.

Evil, which is the only way to describe this situation, can never be tolerated and it is incumbent upon all people of the world to rise up and be of one voice and one mind in its condemnation.

The Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church traces its beginnings to the self-revelation of God on earth. God has revealed Himself through a particular people who He chose and taught through the prophets, teachers, evangelists and all those who have made His righteousness known throughout the ages. Most particularly He has revealed Himself to us through His Son, Jesus Christ (the anointed one of God) who became a man, suffered died rose again, ascended into heaven and will come again in glory for our deliverance and salvation; and through His Holy Spirit who was revealed to us on the day of Pentecost. From the time of Pentecost, it has been this Church (from the Greek ekklesia meaning the people set aside and gathered for the glorification of God) which has been spread throughout world. It is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of which the Nicene Creed speaks. In the period from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries a schism occurred between the Church in the East and the Church in the West (the Roman Catholic Church) over matters of doctrine and Church order, and since that time the Orthodox Church has been mainly found in eastern countries, though in this century it has spread to the west.
The Church is One just as Jesus Christ is one, and therefore admits of no division. The Church is Holy, that is She is set aside and consecrated, in the life of the Holy Spirit, to the work of God alone. The Church is Catholic (from the Greek words kath’ holos meaning whole or complete) and therefore contains in each of Her parts the fullness of the life of Christ in the Holy Spirit. The Church is Apostolic. That is She has, through her bishops who are the successors of the Apostles, preserved the teaching and practice of the Apostles unbroken from the day of Pentecost to the present.

What Orthodox Christians Believe
If you have visited an Orthodox Church, you will have found that much is strange and different from other churches you may have attended. It is more than the language and service which may puzzle you, for the latter could be in any one of many languages, including English. What is this Church?
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New Bishop's Concecration
On Sunday, December 20, 2020, the hierarchs of North America gathered together at the Metropolitan Residence Church of the Icon of Our Lady of the Sign for the celebration of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, during which Bishop-elect Nicholas (Wytish) was ordained to the episcopacy as Bishop of Edenborn, Vicar for the Archdiocese of North America & the Diaspora.
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Prosphora
The symbolic importance of bread in the life of the Church and its worship is great. In this regard we hear the words of our Lord saying: I am the bread of life... I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever, and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I give for the life of the world. (John 6:51)
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Archpastoral Letters
To the beloved clergy, religious, and faithful of the Russian True Orthodox Church - Archdiocese of North America and Diaspora -- mercy, peace and love be yours in ever-greater measure.
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Easter Archpastoral Letter - April 3/April 16, 2023 - To the beloved clergy, religious, and...
Archpastoral Letter for the Beginning of Great Lent 2023
Christmas Archpastoral Letter - December 25, 2022/January 7, 2023
Excerpt from the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Hierarchical Sobor of the RTOC-MM
To the beloved clergy, religious, and faithful of the Russian True Orthodox Church Archdiocese...