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November 14, 2026 — Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip

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November 14, 2026

Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on the Beginning of the Nativity Fast

WASHINGTON, DC [OCA]

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To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord,

Christ is in our midst!

We have now entered into a season of growing darkness. For weeks now, the sun has been retreating earlier and earlier, and the cool darkness has descended upon us. This darkness…

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  • November 12, 2026

    Metropolitan Tikhon Announces Stewardship Sunday 2026 and the Establishment of the 1794 Society

  • November 11, 2026

    Holy Synod Meets for its Regular Fall 2026 Session

  • November 9, 2026

    Orthodox Church in America’s 2027 Desk Calendar Now Available

  • November 6, 2026

    Recipients Announced for 2027 Church Planting and Growing Spaces Grants

  • November 4, 2026

    Holy Synod Issues Statement on Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

  • November 3, 2026

    Metropolitan Tikhon Presides at Diocesan Assembly of New York and New Jersey

  • November 2, 2026

    Holy Synod Elects His Grace Bishop Gerasim (Eliel) as Bishop of Dallas and the South

  • October 27, 2026 · UPDATED

    In Memoriam: Dr. Constantine Kallaur

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