Questions About the GOC to Metropolitan Demetrius - The Light of ROCOR

Details
By Metropolitan Demetrius of America
Created on Thursday, 15 June 2023 21:54

His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius continues to answer questions regarding the GOC and the confessing Church of Christ. he stresses that our canonicity comes from the light which shown forth with particular radiance, that is, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).

View Related Videos:

Questions About the GOC to Metropolitan Demetrius View the first video in this series where His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius answers questions concerning the canonicity of the GOC, Old-Calendarists, Traditionalist Orthodox, and the True Orthodox Church. https://youtu.be/dr9I9WI4OAo

Elder Ephraim of Arizona and the Old Calendar Zealots The untold story of miracles and holy men. An interview in response to a question regarding the book "My Elder Joseph the Hesychast" by Elder Ephraim of Arizona. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rDMZyVC2R0

Elder Theologos and the Patristic Calendar Set during the 1950s, this miracle describes how Geronta Theologos endured the persecution of the Old Calendarists at the hands of the Greek state church. It is a powerful narrative of tribulation, but also of God's divine intervention; a witness to how the faithful followed their conscience, no matter what the cost. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgIQMIkMGBA

Uncensored History: Concerning St. John Maximovitch https://youtu.be/szJ3eBfz8fk

For more videos visit Orthodox Tradition:

https://www.youtube.com/@OrthodoxTradition

Orthodox Awareness

Why Do We Follow the Old Orthodox Calendar?

Why do we follow the Old Orthodox Calendar?

a Because based on it, the First Ecumenical Council established the Paschal Canon and appointed that the feast of Holy Pascha may fall anywhere from March 22nd until April 25th, while with the New (Papal) Calendar it can fall as late at May 8th.

b The Gregorian (Papal) Calendar has been condemned by three Pan-Orthodox Councils under Patriarch Jeremiah Tranos (1583, 1587, 1589) Read more...

Missions

Saint John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...

Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Fasting

Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...