Bishops and Priests Must Serve their People with Simplicity and Christ-like Love Orthodoxy has traditionally avoided clericalism, yet in more recent times this very corruption of priestly service has entered the doors of the Orthodox Church. It has led some clergy to seek out, for personal gain, even the heavy
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
Jesus rescues us to rescue each other. https://www.bitchute.com/video/Iypz0kDpxOuU/ https://rumble.com/v2o7edk-the-rescued-rescue.html
The Divine Flame will Consume You At the very first moment you decide to turn to God, your heart begins to be warmed by the action of the Holy Spirit. Your heart is kindled with the divine flame that will transform you. This flame will consume you completely, and will
I am Crucified with Christ In our life, every undertaking, every action, every thought, must reflect Christ in our life. The Lord will grant us the strength and ability to accomplish good works, and attain holiness, if we cooperate with His grace. Prayer alone is not enough, if we do
They mistook me for a wise man. Now I introduce Wisdom. https://www.bitchute.com/video/rRA72Ca10qbx/ https://rumble.com/v2mr70s-from-guru-to-guidepost.html
True Christianity Necessitates a Relationship with Christ We dare not consider ourselves Christians if we rely only on bare knowledge of the historical Jesus Christ. To know the Christian Faith, academically, is not the same as knowing Christ, personally. Academic knowledge does not “save” us, and has no transformational impact
Changing the World Begins with Me The Elder Sophroni of Essex said he believed in changing the world, one person at a time. These words are in agreement with those of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, who said acquiring inner peace causes a thousand around us to be saved. As long
Holiness is Within the Realm of Possibility for Us All The Elder Pavlos of Sinai, who spent Saturday afternoon with us back in 2012, recounted something he knew about my own late spiritual father, Archimandrite Dimitry of Santa Rosa, that I’d forgotten. Father Dimitry, who had escaped from Communist Russia,
Sunshine Season (Video) Enlighten the world in and out of season. https://youtu.be/vvzSlPvC26c https://abbottryphon.com/sunshine-season-video/ https://rumble.com/v2mpufm-sunshine-season.html https://www.bitchute.com/video/txsPOaeykcDX/ For more Abbot Tryphon content, please visit my blog, The Morning Offering, at https://abbottryphon.com
Changing the World through the Love of Christ We are living in an age where progressivism has become the religion that has replaced the Christian Faith. Our age has seen God having been replaced by a so-called progressive religion that has turned the individual into his own god. No longer