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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

With Christ as Our Foundation
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With Christ as Our Foundation

A Homily on the Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The walls of a building may be imperfect, but if the foundation is laid correctly, it will withstand even an earthquake. It is the same in our lives: While laying the right foundation, we don’t always build the house correctly, sometimes yielding to various types of temptations and allurements. But if the foundation is laid correctly, then in the end, everything will fall into place.

A Living Realization of the Beatitudes
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A Living Realization of the Beatitudes

A Sermon on the Day of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

St. Tikhon of Zadonsk realized these commandments. From his inner experience he both preached and wrote his books, which still amaze readers with their deepest spirituality, their power, and their appeal. It’s not for nothing that these commandments are called the Beatitudes—commandments of human happiness—because by the will of God, man is built so that he can be happy only by living according to these commandments.

“It is Not Too Late to Stop”
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“It is Not Too Late to Stop”

A Sorrowful Reply to Patriarch Bartholomew Concerning His Anti-Canonical Actions in Ukraine

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

In reply to a letter of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, in which he informed of all his decisions and actions regarding the granting of autocephaly to Ukraine, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his deep pain, astonishment and indignation over the anti-canonical actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Nativity Message of The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill
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Nativity Message of The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Nativity Message of The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monks and Nuns, and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church

The Patriarch’s Word. Podvig
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The Patriarch’s Word. Podvig

The 13th Week After Pentecost

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

When Christian martyrs—not only those of the first centuries but also of recent times, like those who languished in the Solovki prison camp—died for the faith, and this was not extremism, it was podvig. Not for themselves but for Christ did they die.

A Word From the Patriarch
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A Word From the Patriarch

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The Cross procession is also a podvig. But contemporary man is educated as if no podvigs are necessary, that we need to live richly, to have and spend a lot of money, and enjoy life. In this false system of false values there is no place for podvig, and those who think this way not only never walk the Velikoretsk procession—they find it hard to even leave their homes.

Paschal Message of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
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Paschal Message of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Оn the night imbued with the Divine light, replete with great solemnity and spiritual joy in the Lord of the world who has vanquished death, I address you all with the ancient exclamation that testifies steadfastly to our immutable hope: CHRIST IS RISEN!

Holiness is not a Synonym for Weakness: a Word from the Patriarch in the Third Week of Lent
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Holiness is not a Synonym for Weakness: a Word from the Patriarch in the Third Week of Lent

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Holiness is the realization of God’s law in our lives. It’s not a failure to overcome unrighteousness, human evil, and aggression; it is not a synonym for weakness. It is an expression of great inner spiritual strength, which helps to achieve success in earthly life, because before a saint not only do people’s hearts open, but also many doors—that to evil people are closed.

A Time of Healing
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A Time of Healing

Words from Patriarch Kirill on Great Lent

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Great Lent is the time when, reflecting upon our inner life, testing our conscience, we must begin to heal ourselves, through the correction of our mind, through the training of our senses, and through the training of our will.

The Word of Patriarch Kirill at Forgiveness Vespers 2011
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The Word of Patriarch Kirill at Forgiveness Vespers 2011

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

This is why repentance is at the center of our Great Lenten endeavors. To help man repent before God, the Church introduces him to the special, grace-filled power of the Lenten services and prayers, and of the frequent communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. The time of Lent is the time of purifying the soul; it is the time when we prepare ourselves for receiving the Kingdom of God.

The example of St. Catherine the Great Martyr
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The example of St. Catherine the Great Martyr

Word of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill after Divine Liturgy in St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Krasnodar

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Cities in Russia were named in honor of St. Catherine, not the Tsarina, that the lives of their people would pass under her prayerful protection, that they would have a guideline, an ideal, an example, according to which simple, and rich, and poor, and noble, and common people could acquire the greatest strength of spirit, capable of making of an ordinary man a genius of spirit, a hero, and holy person.

The Church is the Pillar and Ground of Truth “The Pastor’s Word”
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The Church is the Pillar and Ground of Truth “The Pastor’s Word”

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The following is the text of a television program featuring His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, “The Pastor’s Word”. This installment was aired on October 8, 2016.

Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Primates and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches who have assembled in Crete
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Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Primates and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches who have assembled in Crete

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

It is my profound conviction that the Churches, both those who have decided to go to Crete and those who have refrained from it, made their decisions in good conscience, and for this reason we must respect the position of each of them.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s homily delivered after thanksgiving at Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mt. Athos
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s homily delivered after thanksgiving at Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mt. Athos

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

"I remember well my first visit, my first pilgrimage to Athos in 1971. Seven monks were here at the time. When we went to the church there was no electricity, it was dark and we had a feeling that no one was around. It was only when I reached the entrance to the church and saw icon-lamps burning and several hunch-backed Russian monks that I realized that our people were here and our Church was present here, and that the number of people was not the main thing. My heart was filled with joy, for in this little flock I saw the glorious future of our abode."

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attack in Pakistan
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attack in Pakistan

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia extended condolences to Mr. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Republic of Pakistan, over the terrorist attack in Lahore that claimed the lives of dozens of people.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attacks in Brussels
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over terrorist attacks in Brussels

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

By committing inhumane acts, terrorists try to impose an ideology of violence on the whole world. However, civilized society stands united today in the face of terrorism and resolutely speaks out against hatred and division.

Russian greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East on the anniversary of his enthronement
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Russian greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East on the anniversary of his enthronement

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

On the occasion of the anniversary of his enthronement, Patriarch Kirill and Met. Hilarion (Alfeyev) sent greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch.

Russian Greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos on the anniversary of his election to the primatial See of the Church of Greece
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Russian Greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos on the anniversary of his election to the primatial See of the Church of Greece

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

On the occasion of the anniversary of his ascendance to the primatial throne of Greece, Patriarch Kirill and Met. Hilarion (Alfeyev) sent greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos.

Patriarchal Congratulations To Archbishop Mark Of Berlin And Germany On His 75th Birthday
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Patriarchal Congratulations To Archbishop Mark Of Berlin And Germany On His 75th Birthday

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain on his 75 th birthday.

Russian greetings to Primate of Serbian Orthodox Church on St. Sava’s commemoration day
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Russian greetings to Primate of Serbian Orthodox Church on St. Sava’s commemoration day

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

On the occasion of the great feast of St. Sava, the enlightener of Serbia, Patriarch Kirill and Met. Hilarion (Alfeyev) sent greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia.

Russian Greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on his Name's Day
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Russian Greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on his Name's Day

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

On the occasion of his Name's Day Patriarch Kirill and Met. Hilarion (Alfeyev) sent greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania

Christmas Greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion to Heads of Non-Orthodox Churches
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Christmas Greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion to Heads of Non-Orthodox Churches

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

"Today with hope we listen to the words of the greeting of the angels: Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord (Lk. 2:10-11)."

Patriarch Kirill: the place of the Church in our history is often underestimated
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Patriarch Kirill: the place of the Church in our history is often underestimated

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

We have to note with regret that the place of the Church in the history of our people is still often underestimated or inadequately estimated.

To the Families and Friends of the Victims in the Terror Actions in the Capital of Mali
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To the Families and Friends of the Victims in the Terror Actions in the Capital of Mali

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

"I pray to the All-Merciful Lord for the repose of the dead. May the Lord grant spiritual courage and staunchness to all the relatives and friends of the victims in the trial that has befallen you, and to the wounded I wish fortitude and early recovery."

“Go in peace to this cross-bearing, sacrificial labor!” His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s homily at the consecration of His Eminence Tikhon (Shevkunov)
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“Go in peace to this cross-bearing, sacrificial labor!” His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s homily at the consecration of His Eminence Tikhon (Shevkunov)

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

On October 24, 2015, on the feast day of the Synaxis of Optina Elders, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God in the St. Ambrose Stavropegal Convent, Shamordino. At the Liturgy, His Holiness presided over the consecration of Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) as bishop of Egorevsk, Vicariate of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

Message by Patriarch Kirill on the Occasion of the Millennium of the Repose of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles
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Message by Patriarch Kirill on the Occasion of the Millennium of the Repose of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to archpastors, pastors, deacons, monks and nuns, and all the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the millennium of the demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostle

A Word from the Patriarch
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A Word from the Patriarch

The Third Week of Great Lent

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The ascetic labor of self-restriction, the ability to choose the difficult path is the thing we cannot avoid on the path to success.

Sermon by His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord in Moscow’s Church of Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome
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Sermon by His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord in Moscow’s Church of Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

On September 27, 2014, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Moscow’s Church of the Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome. Upon completion of the service, the Primate of the Russian Church addressed the faithful with a sermon.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: There can be no winner in civil war
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: There can be no winner in civil war

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The results of this bloody conflict are horrifying. Not just a hundred, as in Kiev last winter, but many hundreds of the dead, with thousands injured and left homeless. Only the devil could celebrate such a victory, when brothers attack each other, destroying each other, inflicting mutual injury, and weakening the life forces of a nation.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: “One of the most important concerns of our Church today is prayer and work for a resolution to what is currently happening in the Ukraine”
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: “One of the most important concerns of our Church today is prayer and work for a resolution to what is currently happening in the Ukraine”

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The Church must conduct pastoral work for the care of souls, pray, and make peace between people; but under no circumstances must it serve one or another political view, position, or concept.” This allows the Church to remain outside of a conflict, and carry on its work of bringing peace between the conflicting sides.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Appeals to the Entirety of the Russian Orthodox Church on Current Events in Ukraine
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Appeals to the Entirety of the Russian Orthodox Church on Current Events in Ukraine

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

It is with anxiety, pain and alarm that I continue to follow ongoing events in Kiev and other cities of Ukraine. Kiev is the birthplace of a great Orthodox civilization which united the peoples of Holy Rus. Kiev is the city of the One Font of the Baptism, the 1025th anniversary of which we only recently celebrated together with all the Local Orthodox Churches.

Where There is God, There is Life
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Where There is God, There is Life

January 1/14

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Before us is an unknown future. Scientists try to ignore the development of events, futurologists describe a distant future, but no one really knows what it will be like, because our Lord is the Lord of history. This historical process is in His hands, and each one of us is a participant.

Living in the Spirit. Sermon on the feast of St. Hilarion in Sretensky Monastery.
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Living in the Spirit. Sermon on the feast of St. Hilarion in Sretensky Monastery.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

What does it mean to live in the Spirit? In what Spirit? Of course, as he was addressing a Christian community he meant the spirit of Christ, the spirit of the Gospel. If you live according to this spirit, if you call yourself a Christian, then you should also walk in it, behave according to the spirit. Then the apostle talks about what it means to walk in the spirit, and recounts the virtues that are connected with a life corresponding to the Christian spirit.

A Word from the Patriarch. "Love is the most important thing in life"
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A Word from the Patriarch. "Love is the most important thing in life"

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The Apostle says, But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… Then he pronounces these words of great power and importance: by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world (Gal. 6:14). What do these words of the apostle mean? They mean only one thing—that the cross is placed upon the whole world as a kind of measuring-stick of Divine righteousness and Divine truth…

Homily by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Liturgy in the Kiev Caves Lavra, Celebrating the Baptism of Russia
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Homily by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill at the Liturgy in the Kiev Caves Lavra, Celebrating the Baptism of Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

We have counted off 1025 years of our common history which has developed under the cross of St. Andrew the First Called. And today the whole plenitude of the Orthodox Church, through her primates, bishops and priests, has assembled here, in the Kiev Laura of the Caves, to thank God before this very cross of St. Andrew for the fact that the apostle’s prophecy about Orthodoxy in our lands, about the truth shining forth in them, has come true.

Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
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Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

Beloved in the Lord Your Graces the archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters! On this great and radiant day I congratulate you from the depths of my heart on the Lord’s Passover and greet each of you with these ancient and holy words: CHRIST IS RISEN!

The Way to a Happy Life. A homily given at the Vigil Service for the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Sretensky Monastery
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The Way to a Happy Life. A homily given at the Vigil Service for the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Sretensky Monastery

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

I am happy to have the opportunity to conclude the first week of Great Lent with the solemn All-Night Vigil in Sretensky Monastery. This was a very special week, particularly for those who were able to attend church. But even for those who were not able, the very remembrance, the very thought that we have entered the arena of the Holy Forty Days Fast has undoubtedly left a beneficial mark upon our thoughts and deeds. It is during the first week of Great Lent that many people make important decisions to change in their lives.

Christmas Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
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Christmas Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

The Creator, in loving his creation, ‘was manifest in the flesh’, ‘became man’ and ‘like as we are, yet without sin’ (see: 1 Tim 3:16; Heb 4:15). The Infant lay in a manger in Bethlehem. He did this in order to save the world from spiritual and moral decay, to liberate the human person from fear of death. The Maker lays before us the greatest gift of all: his divine love and the fullness of life. In Christ we can find hope that conquers fear, we can attain holiness and immortality.

Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and the Faithful Flock of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Fifth Anniversary of the Signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
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Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and the Faithful Flock of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Fifth Anniversary of the Signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

By Divine Mercy, the situation in our country changed fundamentally. Orthodox Christians took this as a gift from above. The Russian Orthodox Church obtained full freedom, including in the area of church-state relations. Division was painful for the entire Church, a sorrow for the whole people. This is no exaggeration; one needs only remember the attention paid by society as our reconciliation began.

Patriarch Kirill’s interview to Bulgarian mass media
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Patriarch Kirill’s interview to Bulgarian mass media

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

A mere list of these historical stories shows that relations between our two Churches are very special. We were always together, even in the hard post-war time when we supported each other, exchanged delegations, and all this continues today.

Is it hard to be Patriarch?
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Is it hard to be Patriarch?

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Dimitry Kiselev

On February 1, 2012, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the three year anniversary of his enthronement with Divine Liturgy in the Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow. His Holiness appeared on Russian television to answer questions about religious life posed by TV commentator Dimitry Kiselev.

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