Darkness Does Not Exist In Its Own Right Our Orthodox Christian theology views evil not as a primeval essence that is co-eternal and equal to God, but rather a falling away from good. Evil does not exist in and of itself, and was not created by God. Our Orthodox Church
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
Like learning a musical instrument, it takes practice and commitment We need to enter church services with a prayerful appeal to God, letting Him know our struggles, and asking Him to come into our hearts. We need to let God know we want to build up our faith. We should
Cruel and Depraved is the Killing of the Unborn Child We are living in a period of history that has seen the cause of human rights take the forefront as never before. We champion the cause of equality under the law for minorities, and continue the struggle for equal rights
We Must Be Committed To Our Spiritual Life One medicine for the heart is the use of a “Prayer Rule.” This “Rule” is of the utmost importance, for the prayer rule helps develop the discipline we all need to progress, spiritually. It is one of the great tools the Orthodox
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! Aleut (Sugpiag): Kriiiiistuusaq Ungwektuq! Pichinuq Ungwektuq! Albanian (Tosk): Krishhti Unjall! Vertet Unjall! Anglo-Saxon: Crist aras! Crist sodhlice aras! Arabic: Al Maset’h ahm! Hat’em ahm! and El Messieh Kahm! Kakken Kahm! and Al Maseeh Qam! Haqqan Qam! Amharic: Kristos Tenestwal! Bergit Tenestwal! Armenian: Christos harjav
The Orthodox Observance of Great And Holy Saturday On Great and Holy Saturday the Church observes the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb. Foreshadowing this day as the blessed the seventh day, by Moses, the Church sees it the Blessed Sabbath. In other words, this is the day
The Orthodox Observance of Great And Holy Friday The commemorations of Holy Friday begin with the Matins service of the day which is conducted on Holy Thursday evening. The service is a very unique Matins service with twelve Gospel readings that begin with Christ’s discourse at the Last Supper, and
The Holy and Great Thursday Commemorations Along with the commemoration of the Lord’s washing of the disciples’ feet, the agony in the garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal of Christ by Judas, the Church commemorates the institution of the Eucharist, on Great and Holy Thursday. At the Mystical Supper in