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Bishops: Successors of the Apostles

July 27, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Although the Apostles are often referred to as the first 'bishops' of particular areas, there is a significant difference between Apostles and bishops. Apostles, personally commissioned and sent by our Lord Jesus Christ, have apostolic authority wherever they went. Bishops, appointed as their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop Tagged With: apostles apostolic authority, bishop, St. Jerome of Stridonium

The Three Degrees of Priesthood

June 28, 2011 Filed under: 4 Comments

by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos From a study of the sources, chiefly patristic literature, it seems clear that the degrees of priesthood (deacon, priest, bishop) are closely connected with the three basic degrees of the spiritual life. This means that as a man progressed in healing he ascended … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: bishop, Christ, deacon, Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, priest, Priesthood

An Archbishop Speaks With Seminarians

June 23, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Great Britain Speaks With the Students of Sretensky Theological Seminary On Thursday, March 24, 2011, His Eminence Archbishop Mark (Arndt) of Berlin, Germany and Great Britain met with the students of Moscow' Sretensky Theological Seminary and answered questions. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Preparation, Seminary, Vocation Tagged With: Archbishop Mark Arndt, Berlin, Germany, Great Britain, priest, seminarian, seminary, student, theology

On The Mystery Of Ordination

June 10, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by St. Nikolai Velimirovich "And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them" (Acts of the Apostles 6:6). By laying their hands on the chosen faithful, the apostles consecrated bishops, priests and deacons. It is apparent from this that the Christian Faith is not only a teaching, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Priest Tagged With: bishop, deacon, ordination, priest, St. Nikolai Velimirovich

The Priesthood As Vocation

May 26, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

". . . the priesthood unites all of the callings to which man may respond and cannot be thought of as just one of them. " INTRODUCTION Since it is the divine grace that elevates a man, through the laying-on-of hands, to be a priest, it is clear that the priesthood is unlike any other vocation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Featured, General, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: Orthodox, Priesthood, Vocation

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