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
The Spiritual Dangers of Artificial Intelligence - 07/15/25
We already noticed how the use of AI chatbots is having direct negative consequences on the faith and spiritual life of Orthodox Christians 00001
Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles - 07/13/25
An Apostle is one who is sent out by our Lord Jesus Christ to spread the gospel that he is the Messiah, that he is risen, and that we are being saved as a result. 00002
On the Fear of God - 07/13/25
St. Ambrose of Optina 00003 00004
St. Peter, Tsarevich of the Horde (1290) - 07/13/25
The Tsarevich was distinguished by his love of silence, divine contemplation and prayer. 00005
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost - 07/13/25
What Have We to Do with Thee? 00006
Sts. Peter and Paul, the Foremost of the Apostles - 07/11/25
Homily Twenty-Eight 00007
Proposed Windmill Project in Jordanville - 07/09/25
The township in Jordanville is proposing to build a wind farm with 40 wind turbines, each to be 399 feet high. We are afraid that the monastery, as a place of spiritual retreat will be jeopardized. 00008
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist - 07/07/25
Homily of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco 00009
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist - 07/07/25
From a sermon by the Venerable Bede 00010
The Church of Christ - 07/06/25
The Concept of the Church of Christ on Earth 00011 00012
Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God - 07/06/25
The histories of Moscow and of the Vladimir icon of the Mother of God are eternally inseparable. 00013
St. Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely - 07/06/25
Venerable Mother Etheldreda, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia, founded Ely Abbey 00014
The Faith of the Centurion of Capernaum - 07/06/25
Sermon by Archbishop Nikon (Rklitsky, 1892-1976) 00015
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost - 07/06/25
The Healing of the Centurion's Servant 00016
“Despair is for Those Who Are Attached to the Material” - 07/05/25
Spiritual Instructions of Archimandrite Justin (Parvu) 00017
From Shanghai to Tubabao - 07/05/25
The Enduring Legacy of St. John Maximovitch in the Philippines 00018
St. Alban Protomartyr of Britain - 07/05/25
... lest Britain be totally plunged into the thick gloom of black night, He kindled for us the brilliant lamps of the holy martyrs... 00019
Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata - 07/05/25
The Hieromartyr Eusebius stood firmly for the Orthodox Confession of Faith proclaimed at the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea in the year 325. 00020
Overcoming Obstacles in the Southern Orthodox Mission - 07/05/25
Benjamin Dixon's speech at the 2nd Annual Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship Conference
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The Price of Sanctity - 07/04/25
Memories of St. John Maximovitch by Fr. Herman (Podmoshensky) 00022
Ban the Church? - 07/04/25
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna criticized Zelensky for the persecution of the UOC. 00023 00024
All Saints of Great Britain and Ireland - 06/29/25
This feast is in honor of all the saints who lived in England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland until 1054 00025
Hermogenes, Bishop Of Tobolsk - 06/29/25
Martyr Hermogenes - an anti-communist who supported the Union of the Russian People was murdered by Bolsheviks in June 1918 00026
Two Letters from Elder Moses of Optina - 06/29/25
To His Brother - living in the world 00027
New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke - 06/29/25
The Orthodox Church celebrates its New Martyrs, known and unknown, who refused to submit to Islam under penalty of death on the Third Sunday after Pentecost 00028
Moses of Optina - 06/29/25
Our Venerable Father Moses (Putilov) was a starets and schema archimandrite among the group of monastics known as the Optina Elders. 00029
Third Sunday after Pentecost - 06/29/25
The Eye is the Lamp of the Body 00030 00031
A conversation with Bishop Varnava of Cannes - 06/28/25
A testimony to ROCOR’s intentions regarding the reception of believers in Russia under its omophorion in the 1990s. 00032
St. Jonah, metropolitan of Moscow - 06/28/25
He was Metropolitan of Moscow and of All Russia between 1448 and 1461. He is also called the Wonderworker. 00033
Interview with Chief of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem - 06/28/25
Archimandrite Roman discusses how the wars in Palestine and Iran have impacted the mission and his monastery. 00034
The Holy Prophet Amos - 06/28/25
The Prophet Amos raised his voice against social injustice and oppression 00035
The Growth of Orthodoxy in the South - 06/28/25
An interview with Metropolitan Nicholas—First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad 00036
Homily on the Feast of All Saints of Russia - 06/22/25
by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco 00037 00038
All Saints of North America - 06/22/25
As a beautiful fruit of the sowing of Thy salvation, the lands of America doth offer to Thee, O Lord, all the Saints that have shone in her. 00039
Venerable Columba of Iona, Wonderworker - 06/22/25
St Columba is perhaps the greatest of all Celtic saints. 00040 00041
Sunday of All Saints of the Russian Land - 06/22/25
A Sermon by Archimandrite John (Krestiankin) 00042
Second Sunday after Pentecost - 06/22/25
Come Follow Me 00043
First Apology of Justin Martyr - 06/21/25
The First Apology was an early work of Christian apologetics addressed by Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. 00044
Without Repentance, We Cannot be Saved - 06/21/25
A Talk with Elder Gabriel of Mt. Athos 00045
Two Branches of the Pochaev Root - 06/21/25
This article contains brief biographies of the inhabitants of the Monastery of St. Job in Munich who had moved to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville. 00046
Beware of False Prophets - 06/21/25
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves (Matt. 7:15). 00047
Each One of Us is Potentially a Judas - 04/16/25
A sermon given by Fr. Seraphim (Rose) during Great Lent, 1982 |
Thursday, 4 / 17 July Royal Martyrs of Russia 12:00AM- Midnight Office 12:45AM- 3rd/ 6th Hours 1:00AM- Divine Liturgy Friday, 5 / 18 July New Martyrs Elizabeth and Barbara 3:00PM- 9th Hour/ Vespers/ Matins/ 1st Hour Saturday, 6 / 19 July Venerable Sisoes the Great 8:00AM- Midnight Office 8:40AM- 3rd/6th Hours 9:00AM- Divine Liturgy 2:45PM- 9th Hour/Little Vespers/ Compline/Preparation 5:00PM- Vigil/ Confessions 
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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