Sermons
03.09.2017 19:31
Metropolitan Hilarion gives his blessing to post-graduate students for new academic year and presents the first ever D.D. certificate recognized by the Russian state today
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-graduate Studies (CMI), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist at the Patriarchal Methochion of the Holy…
18.07.2017 20:56
On commemoration day of St. Sergius of Radonezh Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in St. Sergius monastery’s church of the Holy Spirit
On July 18, 2017, when the Church honours the memory of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles in the St. Sergius Monastery of the Holy Trinity.
16.07.2017 18:23
Metropolitan Hilarion: the Church in his world is called to bear witness to God’s truth
On July 16, 2017, the commemoration day of St. Philip the Wonderworker, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Moscow church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-in-Bolshaya-Ordynka.
20.06.2017 13:09
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates liturgy on the 30th anniversary of his monastic vows at Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius
(Russian) 19 июня 2017 года, в день памяти преподобного Илариона Нового, митрополит Волоколамский Иларион совершил богослужение в Свято-Духовом монастыре Вильнюса, где ровно 30 лет назад он был пострижен в монашество.
26.03.2017 21:50
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins his working visit to Cyprus
On 25 March 2017, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of Metropolitan Isaias of Tamasos and Oreini, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Cyprus to take part in the…
14.03.2017 11:04
Metropolitan Hilarion’s pilgrimage to Holy Mount Athos
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, was on a visit to Holy Mount Athos from March 11 to 13, 2017.
13.02.2017 15:30
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross in Geneva
On February 12, 2017, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs, Ss Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of…
07.01.2017 6:47
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates the Nativity of Christ at the Church of ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ icon of the Mother of God
On the night of January 7, 2017, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated Divine liturgy at the Church of ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ icon of the Mother of God, Bolshaya Ordynka street, Moscow.
19.12.2016 20:00
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates at Moscow representation of Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia
On December 19, 2016, the commemoration day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the St. Nicholas Church-in-Kotelniki – the Moscow representation of the Orthodox Church…
06.11.2016 21:25
Hierarchs of Orthodox Churches of Cyprus and Poland concelebrate with Metropolitan Hilarion at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted
On November 6, 2016, the Day of the Icon of the Mother of God ‘The Joy to All the Afflicted’, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church in Bolshaya Ordynka in Moscow, dedicated to this…
30.10.2016 20:37
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at Bulgarian Orthodox Church representation in Moscow
On October 30, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God – the Moscow representation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
12.07.2016 19:11
On commemoration day of Ss Peter and Paul Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Represenation of Serbian Church in Moscow
On 12 July 2016, the commemoration day of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Church of Ss…
28.03.2016 17:05
Metropolitan Hilarion leads celebrations marking the rector of the St. Tikhon University Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyev’s 75th birthday
On March 28, 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR) and rector of the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (CMI), celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the St. Nicholas Church-at-Kuznetsky Sloboda.
10.01.2016 23:35
DECR staff members share with their chairman joy over the Feast of the Nativity of Christ
On 10 January 2016, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Heavenly Queen in Bolshaya Ordynka Street, Moscow.
08.01.2016 22:50
METROPOLITAN HILARION CELEBRATES DIVINE LITURGY AT THE MOSCOW METOCHION OF ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE CZECH LANDS AND SLOVAKIA
On January 8, 2016, feast day of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas church at Kotelniki – the Moscow Metochion of the Orthodox…
07.01.2016 14:59
On the feast day of the Nativity of Christ Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy at the Church of “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow
On the night of 7 January 2016, the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of God in…
14.10.2015 23:07
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk celebrates Liturgy in the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Geneva on the feast day of Intercession of the Mother of God
On 14 October 2015, the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Geneva, which is the cathedral…
08.10.2015 20:29
Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates the memory of St. Sergius of Radonezh at the Trinity church of St. Sergius’ Laura
On October 8, 2015, when the Church commemorates the repose of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Wonder-worker of All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, led the…
13.09.2015 23:21
Metropolitan Hilarion: the whole human righteousness is based on the commandment of love
The service was attended by students of the Summer Institute for representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, which is held by the Ss Cyril and Methodius Institute of Post-Graduate Studies (CMI).
23.08.2015 21:27
Metropolitan Hilarion: Every human being has an opportunity to follow Christ
On 23 August 2015, 12th Sunday after Pentecost, commemoration day of St Sabbas of Storozhi, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the “Joy to All the Afflicted” Icon of the Mother of…