HOMILIES OF FR DEACON CAEDMON

Deacon Caedmon serves in the ministry of the diaconate with the Orthodox Church of St Hilda in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Since August 2025, the church is a newly established mission of The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland, under the pastoral care of His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan. Deacon Caedmon is a former protestant pastor in the evangelical tradition, who has been preaching and teaching the Bible in a wide variety of contexts for over 15 years. Learn more at hildaorthodox.com.

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Washington state agrees to permanently block enforcement of law targeting confession confidentiality
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Washington state officials have agreed to a permanent court order preventing enforcement of a law that would have criminalized priests for maintaining the confidentiality of Confession, four months after Orthodox Churches filed a federal lawsuit challenging the legislation.

Relics of St. Gregory Palamas leave Thessaloniki for first time, brought to St. Parascheva pilgrimage in Iași
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The relics of St. Gregory Palamas have left Greece for the first time in history, brought to Iași, Romania, for the annual St. Parascheva pilgrimage. A delegation from Thessaloniki, led by Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki, brought the relics to Iași on Saturday night.

The Most Important Choice
https://orthochristian.com/173220.html

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

In fact, life is the embodied choice of either the Savior or the enemy of the human race. There is no other alternative.

To Heal the Brokenhearted
https://orthochristian.com/173195.html

Hierodeacon Iliodor (Schevchuk)

This is precisely what the Gospel calls us to do—to soften our hearts to accept the Truth, to accept the Gospel, and, of course, to soften our hearts towards others.

Schismatic primate Dumenko on Mt. Athos for first time—visits six monasteries
https://orthochristian.com/173218.html

Delegates from the OCU, including hierarchs and clergy, have visited Mt. Athos before, but this was the first visit of “Metropolitan” Epiphany, after previous plans had to be abandoned several times.

Germany: ROCOR Convent of St. Elisabeth marks 20 years
https://orthochristian.com/173225.html

The Convent of the Holy Martyr-Nun Grand Duchess Elisabeth was established in 2005 in the picturesque village of Buchendorf in southern Bavaria, located 10 miles from downtown Munich. The focus of monastic life centers on divine worship and personal prayer.

Orthodox priest honored for pioneering work in social entrepreneurship and community healing
https://orthochristian.com/173221.html

Fr. Justin Mathews, priest of the Orthodox Church in America, has been named recipient of the Marion and John Kreamer Award for Social Entrepreneurship by the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management.

Sermon on the Feast of the Protecting Veil of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
https://orthochristian.com/173228.html

Hieromonk Seraphim (Panich)

The Protecting Veil is an image of maternal love.

Thousands join procession with relics of St. Parascheva and St. Gregory Palamas (+VIDEO)
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The feast of St. Parascheva, October 14, is one of the largest religious events in Romania, drawing pilgrims from throughout Romania and beyond over the days leading up to her feast.

730th anniversary of historic Ohrid Church of St. Mary Peribleptos
https://orthochristian.com/173240.html

The Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric festively celebrated the anniversary of an historic Ohrid church on Sunday.

Pochaev Lavra calls for three-day strict fast as state prepares to shut down the UOC
https://orthochristian.com/173244.html

In particular, a hearing will be held on October 30 to consider banning the Kiev Metropolia of the UOC, which would deprive the entire Church of its central administration and all institutions attached to it.

Turkish archaeologists believe they’ve uncovered tomb of medieval Georgian saint-king
https://orthochristian.com/173245.html

An archaeological expedition from Van Yüzüncü Yıl University and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism discovered the tomb beneath the ruins of the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in the fortress-city of Ardanuç.

Grant Us the Spirit of Prayer!
https://orthochristian.com/173242.html

A Homily for the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God
St. Seraphim (Chichagov)

Oh, All-merciful Queen and Theotokos! Help us who are weak, feeble, foolish, defiled, incorrigible, sorrowful, despondent, grief-stricken, and despairing, and cover us from every evil with Thy honorable omophorion! Grant us the spirit of prayer!

A Stronghold of Faith. Great-Martyr Theodore Gavras (the Commander)
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Priest Alexei Veretelnikov

Great-Martyr Theodore Gavras became a hero not only of Greek but also of Turkish folklore, where he was referred to as a “noble and brave foe.”

Alaska: Orthodox church and priest’s house swept away in catastrophic flooding
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An Orthodox church building and the local priest’s house were torn from their foundations and carried downstream during the catastrophic flooding that struck Western Alaska over the weekend, leaving one person dead and at least 20 missing.

Albanian Orthodox Church opposes gender ideology law
https://orthochristian.com/173243.html

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has joined four other major religious communities in the country in issuing a formal statement opposing a proposed gender equality law, warning that the legislation threatens to impose harmful ideological concepts on Albanian society.