Welcome to St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox ChurchWe are a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church, a part of the worldwide Orthodox Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ and spread throughout the world by His holy apostles and their successors. The church is located in Roswell, Georgia, and our parishioners come from all parts of the metropolitan Atlanta area and beyond. We welcome visitors from all over the world...more News Updates
Raising the Mind, Warming the Heart - 09/12/26
St Seraphim Rose of Platina 00001
The Placing of the Venerable Belt of the Most Holy Mother of God - 09/12/26
The honorable cincture is for all Christians a testimony of salvation. 00002
Gospel Commentary - 09/12/26
The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 00003
St. Seraphim Rose and the Doctrine of Creation - 09/12/26
Jesse Dominick’s thesis on Fr. Seraphim’s examination of philosophical and scientific theory of evolution and its theological implications as compared to the Patristic understanding of creation. 00004
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne - 09/12/26
A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria (Northern England). 00005
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 09/12/26
The Great Commandment 00006
St. Eanswythe, Abbess of Folkestone - 09/12/26
St. Eanswythe has from time immemorial been venerated as “the spiritual mother of Kent” and “the wonderworker of Kent.” 00007 00008
St. Alexander Nevsky - 09/12/26
The holy and right-believing Alexander Nevsky was the Grand Prince of Vladimir and Novgorod during the thirteenth century when the Russian lands were under assault from both the East and West. 00009
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confession - 09/12/26
by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) 00010
St. Alexander of Svir - 09/12/26
Saint Alexander was a beacon of monasticism in the deep forests of the Russian North 00011
Hieromartyr Peter, Metropolitan Of Krutitsa - 09/11/26
He was executed for Faith and Love of Christ having been vouchsafed the Holy Freedom that is granted by the Divine Comforter to the Children of God, in Christ and in His Church. 00012
Man’s Noble Place in the Cosmic Whole - 09/11/26
The universe is a coherent whole, man’s place in that whole is uniquely noble, and man fulfills his role through living communion with God. 00013
Encomium on the Beheading of the Precious Forerunner - 09/11/26
by St. Theodore the Studite 00014 00015
The Legacy of St Kosmas Aitolos - 09/05/26
“From studying the holy Gospel, I discovered many teachings which are pearls, diamonds, treasures, riches, joy – eternal life"
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Headscarves in the Orthodox Church - 09/05/26
Holy Tradition and Practice vs. Modern Feelings 00017
Turn From the Temporal to the Eternal! - 09/05/26
St. Tikhon of Zadonsk on life with God 00018 00019
The Parable of the Wedding Feast - 09/05/26
A Homily on St. Matt. 22:1-14 00020
Orthodox Prayers for Deliverance from Depression - 09/05/26
by Hieromonk Sabbas the Athonite 00021
The Founders of the Orthodox West - 09/05/26
On Recovering the Spiritual Identity of Western Europe
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Peter of Moscow - 09/05/26
The principal effort of Saint Peter was in the struggle for an unified Russian state and the blessing of Moscow as the unifier of the Russian land. 00024
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 09/05/26
The Parable of the Wedding Feast 00025
“I Am Departing for Eternity, without a Doubt†- 09/05/26
New Martyr Nikolai Varzhansky 00026
Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lugdunum (Lyons) - 09/05/26
The holy and glorious, right-victorious Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130-202) was bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, which is now Lyons 00027
Samuel the Judge and Prophet - 09/02/26
The Prophet Samuel appeared on the stage of Biblical history towards the end of the period of the Judges 00028
The Lord of the Vineyard - 08/29/26
Gospel Commentary on the Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew 00029
Will the Heterodox Be Saved? - 08/29/26
by Metropolitan Philaret, of blessed memory (+1985) 00030 00031
On Cremation - 08/29/26
A Decision of the Sobor of Bishops of The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad October 6/19, 1956 00032
Gospel Commentary - 08/29/26
The Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost by Archpriest Alexander Shargunov 00033
St. John of Tobolsk on Divine Providence - 08/29/26
St. John Damascene: “Providence is Divine will which maintains everything and wisely rules over everything.” 00034
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 08/29/26
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew by Blessed Theophylact 00035 00036
A Homily by St. Gregory Palamas - 08/27/26
The Dormition of Our Supremely Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
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On Wealth and the Wealthy - 08/22/26
Homily for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 00041
The Holy, Glorious and Right-Victorious Archdeacon and Martyr Saint Lawrence - 08/22/26
“I thank Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, that Thou hast accounted me worthy to enter into Thy gates” -- and with these words he gave up the spirit. 00042
Liturgy of St. James - 08/22/26
The Divine Liturgy of St. James is among the oldest Eucharistic services in continuous use. It is the ancient liturgy of the Church of Jerusalem and is attributed to the Apostle James the Just, the Brother of the Lord. 00043 00044
New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki - 08/22/26
Founded in the 15th century, Solovki Monastery was one of Russia's most famous and holy monasteries, and a major pilgrimage destination. In the 20th century it was used as a brutal Soviet prison camp at which over a million prisoners died. 00045
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - 08/22/26
If Thou Wilt Be Perfect 00046
The Father of ROCOR’s Iconographers - 08/22/26
Archimandrite Cyprian was a pillar of Holy Trinity Monastery for over sixty years. He was a iconographer whose distinctive style helped revive traditional icon painting in the Russian Diaspora 00047
The Holy Apostle Matthias - 08/22/26
Of the life and works of the Apostle Matthias we know very little. 00048 00049
"The Church of Christ Shall Not Be Impoverished" - 08/22/26
Sermon on the feast day of Apostle Matthias by St. John Maximovitch 00050
In Memory of Bishop Leonty (Bartoshevich) of Geneva - 08/21/26
(On the 70th Anniversary of His Passing) 00051
St. Mitrophan, Bishop of Voronezh - 08/20/26
By his example, he tirelessly instructed believers in faithfulness to the teachings of the One Holy Apostolic Church. 00052
Homily on The Transfiguration - 08/18/26
by St Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (1296 – 1359) 00053
Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ - 08/18/26
Video presentation by Trisagion Films
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The Pillar That Will Not Be Shaken - 08/15/26
The pernicious nature of heresy is so dangerous that it can be considered the greatest threat to the faithful 00056 00057
From Athens to Apophaticism: Where to find Knowledge - 08/15/26
Fr. Deacon Ananias explores how the Eastern Orthodox Church understands the relation between philosophy and faith. 00058
St. Isaac the Confessor - 08/15/26
Also known as Isaac of Dalmatia. He is known for his struggle against the Arian heresy during the reigns of the Arian emperor Valens and the Orthodox emperor Theodosius. 00059 00060
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - 08/15/26
The Man Who Owed Ten Thousand Talents 00061
Metropolitan Antony Khrapovitskii on the See of Kiev (1918–1920) - 08/15/26
This short period was filled with many events in the political, social, and church life of the Ukraine. 00062
Hierarchal Liturgy Symposium - 08/15/26
On August 1st & 2nd a symposium on the intricacies of the hierarchical Divine Liturgy was held at St. Martin of Tours Church in Montgomery, AL |
50th Anniversary 
Saint Mary of Egypt Parish Sunday Sept 13th 
Wednesday, 3 / 16 September Hieromartyr Anthimus of Nicomedia and companions 3:00PM- Vespers/ Matins/ 1st Hour Thursday, 4 / 17 September Hieromartyr Babylas of Antioch/Prophet Moses 8:40AM- 3rd/ 6th Hours 9:00AM- Divine Liturgy Friday, 5 / 18 September Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth 3:00PM- Vespers/ Matins/ 1st Hour 
Fasting discipline varies from one Orthodox jurisdiction to the next. Our church calendar should be consulted for the fasting discipline of our parish.
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