Saturday, September 28, 2024

ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗΣ ΙΔ ́ (Β ́ ΛΟΥΚΑ) - Vespers of the Second Sunday of Luke - St.Kyriakos the Anchorite the Wonderworker (5th-6th century)

Members of the Russian expatriot community in Cyprus attend this parish.St.Kyriakos was born and raised in Corinth,Greece.At the age of 17,he was inspired to set sail for Jerusalem,and spent the rest of his life in Palestine.Eventually he was ordained priest and served in various monasteries in Palestine.At one point,he spent 10 years in silence in the cave of Chariton.He had the gift of healing and was also a visionary,seeing the Most Holy Theotokos,who encouraged him in his struggle against the Origenist heresy.He died in his beloved cave at the age of 109.

Friday, September 27, 2024

Exaltation of the Venerable Cross / Воздвижение Честного и Животворящего...Elevation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross of the Lord

The Holy Metropolis of Pisidia (Ecumenical Patriarchate) corresponds to the Turkish Province of Antalya in Asia Minor.It is led by His Eminence Metropolitan Job (Getcha),a Ukrainian Canadian.The Metropolis has a Russian-speaking flock.The capital of Antalya Province is the city of Antalya with a population of more than 2.6 million in the metropolitan area.The city is flanked by the Taurus Mountains.The Province borders the Eastern Mediterranean.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

King Charles Thanks Royal Navy Submariners During Special Visit - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

20 SEPT 2024 HM King Charles III visited the home of the British Submarine Service on Thursday.His Majesty received a Royal Salute before being greeted by senior officials of the Royal Navy.The King met with submariners and their families at Coulport and thanked them for their service.He also visited a Vanguard-class Ballistic Missile Submarine,of the UK nuclear deterrent force.It is armed with 8 Trident II D5 missiles and has four torpedo tubes armed with Spearfish heavyweight torpedos for sef-defence.*Text by The Royal Family Channel and edited and augmented by Andrew Taylor

Friday, September 20, 2024

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Večerňa z Osadného, 16.9.2024. - YouTube - Vespers from the village of Osadne,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Ascension of Our Lord*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us ask God to bless him.He wore a jacket because,even before the autumnal equinox,Carpathian Mountain evenings are chilly.*Muchanika:Martyr*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Večerňa z Hostovíc, 15.9.2024. - YouTube - Vespers from the village of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us ask God to bless him.*Muchaniki:Martyrs*I love the Carpatho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Everything is chanted in the East Slavic tradition.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Večerňa z Hostovíc v predvečer položenia čestného opasku Presvätej Bohor...Vespers of the Translation of the Zone (sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos from the village of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region.Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*The sash of the Most Holy Theotokos is the only relic we have of her earthly life.A portion of it is preserved at Vatopaidi Holy Monastery,Mt.Athos,Greece.*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*The Rusyn language is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

King Charles greets New Zealand women’s rugby team - YouTube

On 11 SEPT 2024,HM King Charles III met with the Black Ferns,the New Zealand Rugby Union Team,ahead of their game with the England Red Roses on 14 SEPT 2024.Mention is made of the passing of the indigenous New Zealand monarch of the Maori people.New Zealand is a member of the British Commonwealth.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Monday, September 9, 2024

Igor Stravinsky: Orpheus ballet (1948) - YouTube - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra,Igor Stravinsky

The ancient Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice tells the tragic story of the musician Orpheus and his wife Eurydice.After her death,Orpheus travels to the underworld to try to revive her,but fails because he broke the rules by looking back at her.

Friday, September 6, 2024

Stravinsky: The Firebird / Valery Gergiev · Vienna Philarmonic Orchestra · Salzburg Festival 2000 - YouTube

Note:The Vienna Philharmonic didn't admit women until 1997,so at this point there were only one or two.Today there are more.This blog doesn't know the exact number,but estimates 10.