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Welcome to St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

We 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

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The Meaning of the Great Fast - 03/17/24

From the introductory material in the Lenten Triodion
Mother Mary and Bishop Kallistos Ware


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When People Don’t Forgive - 03/17/24

By Fr. Tryphon, Abbot of All-Merciful Savior Monastery


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Sermon on Forgiveness Sunday - 03/17/24

by Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)
Given on February 28 (March 13), 1994


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Life of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan - 03/17/24

Thou didst make the wilderness of Jordan radiantly shine with beams of sacred celestial light


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God Will Not Accept Repentance Without Love - 03/17/24

A Sermon on Forgiveness Sunday
Archbishop Seraphim (Soboklev) of Bogucharsk (+1950)
Given March 3, 1946


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Forgiveness Sunday - 03/17/24

Matthew 6:14-21
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact


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Great Lenten Epistle - 03/15/24

+NICHOLAS
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia


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Doctor Zhivago - 03/15/24

Two very different reflections on the novel by ROCOR authors: Archimandrite Constantine (Zaitseff), born in Saint Petersburg 1887 and Bishop Nathanael (L’vov), who was born there in 1906


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Bulgarian Patriarch Neofit has Reposed in the Lord - 03/14/24

After a long struggle his Eminence has has joined eternal life. Please pray for the salvation of his soul.


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“O Lord, I Have Loved The Beauty of Thy House” - 03/10/24

How We Should Conduct Ourselves in Church
By Fr. John Whiteford & Matushka Olympia Sibley


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On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World - 03/10/24

By St. Ephraim the Syrian


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Sermon on the Last Judgement - 03/10/24

St John of Shanghai and San Francisco


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What is the Most Important Thing in Life? - 03/10/24

A sermon of Archimandrite Markell (Pavuk), the spiritual father of the Kiev Theological Seminary and Academy.


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Meatfare Sunday - The Last Judgment - 03/10/24

Matthew 25:31-46
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact


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Memorial Saturday - 03/09/24

"I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come."
St. John of Shanghai


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History of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - 03/09/24

By Dr. Gernot Seide, translated by Jacqueline Xenia Endres-Nenchin, edited by Hierodeacon Samuel Nedelsky and Reader Isaac Lambertsen.


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On Travelling the Way of God with Vigilance and Sobriety - 03/09/24

Abba Dorotheos


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The Untold Story of the Head of St. John the Baptist - 03/08/24

Holy Scripture tells us that after St. John the Baptist was beheaded, the impious Herodias forbade the prophet’s head to be buried together with his body.


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Sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 03/03/24

by St. John of Kronstadt


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Two Words on Prayer - 03/03/24

by St. Ephraim the Syrian


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A Word to the Youth - 03/03/24

A Sermon of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco


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A Homily on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 03/03/24

by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)


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Practical Tips for Orthodox Living - 03/03/24

"If there is anything that you realize that you do not know; seek to find out. Lose no opportunity to learn."


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Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 03/03/24

Luke 15:11-32
From the Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke by Blessed Theophylact


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Saint Leo the Great Pope of Rome - 03/02/24

He was faced with a heavy task. The Empire, threatened by barbarians, was undermined by moral corruption and torn apart by heresies.


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Preparing for Confession - 03/02/24

by ProtoPriest Alexander Elchaninov (+1934)


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Archbishop Seraphim (Ivanov, d. July 1987) of Chicago - 03/01/24

Being very interested in the youth of the church, he established the Organization of Russian Orthodox Pathfinders and was appointed by the Holy Synod to oversee the youth programs for all of ROCOR.


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Mitred Archpriest Aleksei (Ohotin) 1933-2013 - 03/01/24

Interview conducted by Deacon Andrei Psarev June 18, 2012


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On the Publican and the Pharisee - 02/25/24

by St. Gregory Palamas


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The Life of Our Holy Father Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch - 02/25/24

He was summoned by the emperor Constantius to Antioch to help defend against the Arian heresy


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Bishop Amphilokhy (Vakulsky) of Alaska +1933 - 02/25/24

Bishop Amphilokhy is not well known in ROCOR...he is also not well known in the Orthodox Church in America


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A Homily on The Publican and the Pharisee - 02/25/24

On Prayer and Repentance
by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)


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A Few Thoughts About Training the Will - 02/25/24

by Archimandrite Kyprian (Pyzhov)


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Saint Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (+ 1378) - 02/25/24

The Lord early on revealed to the future saint his lofty destiny.


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Preserving Monastic Life Under Conditions of Persecution - 02/25/24

Abbess Maria (Sidiropoulo) of St Elizabeth Convent (ROCOR) in Buchendorf, Germany


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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee - 02/25/24

Luke 18:10-14
From the Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke
by Blessed Theophylact


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The Gentle Light of Authenticity - 02/25/24

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov) of blessed memory, who reposed on the eve of the Apodosis of the Meeting of the Lord, February 21, 2017


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In memory of Archimandrite Cyprian (Pyzhov) - 02/24/24

by Protodeacon Joseph Jarostchuk


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Archbishop Theophan of Poltava - 02/19/24

A pillar of the Church in our own day, who was like unto the early desert-fathers in his resolute struggle against the prince of darkness.


Tuesday, 6 / 19 March
Clean Tuesday/Forty-two Martyrs of Amorium

At home/ In cells- Midnight Office
9:00 AM- Matins/ 1st Hour
3:00PM- Hours/ Typica/ Vespers

7:00PM- Compline w/Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Wednesday, 7 / 20 March
Clean Wednesday/Hieromartyrs of Cherson

At home/ In cells- Midnight Office
9:00 AM- Matins/ 1st Hour

5:00PM- Hours/ Typica/ Confessions

7:00PM- Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

At home/In cells- Compline
Thursday, 8 / 21 March
Clean Thursday/St. Theophylactus of Nicomedia

At home/In cells- Midnight Office
9:00 AM- Matins/ 1st Hour
3:00PM- Hours/ Typica/ Vespers
7:00PM- Compline w/Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete

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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