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 Meaning of the Great Fast - 03/17/24
From the introductory material in the Lenten Triodion 00001
When People Don’t Forgive - 03/17/24
By Fr. Tryphon, Abbot of All-Merciful Savior Monastery 00002
Sermon on Forgiveness Sunday - 03/17/24
by Archimandrite John (Krestiankin) 00003
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 00004
God Will Not Accept Repentance Without Love - 03/17/24
A Sermon on Forgiveness Sunday 00005
Forgiveness Sunday - 03/17/24
Matthew 6:14-21 00006
Great Lenten Epistle - 03/15/24
+NICHOLAS 00007
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 00008
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. 00009
“O Lord, I Have Loved The Beauty of Thy House” - 03/10/24
How We Should Conduct Ourselves in Church 00010
On the Last Times, the Antichrist, and the End of the World - 03/10/24
By St. Ephraim the Syrian 00011 00012
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. 00013
Meatfare Sunday - The Last Judgment - 03/10/24
Matthew 25:31-46 00014
Memorial Saturday - 03/09/24
"I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come." 00015
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. 00016 00017
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. 00018 00019 00020
A Word to the Youth - 03/03/24
A Sermon of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco 00021
A Homily on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 03/03/24
by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) 00022
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." 00023
Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 03/03/24
Luke 15:11-32 00024
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. 00025 00026
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. 00027
Mitred Archpriest Aleksei (Ohotin) 1933-2013 - 03/01/24
Interview conducted by Deacon Andrei Psarev June 18, 2012 00028 00029
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 00030
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 00031
A Homily on The Publican and the Pharisee - 02/25/24
On Prayer and Repentance 00032
A Few Thoughts About Training the Will - 02/25/24
by Archimandrite Kyprian (Pyzhov) 00033
Saint Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (+ 1378) - 02/25/24
The Lord early on revealed to the future saint his lofty destiny. 00034
Preserving Monastic Life Under Conditions of Persecution - 02/25/24
Abbess Maria (Sidiropoulo) of St Elizabeth Convent (ROCOR) in Buchendorf, Germany 00035
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee - 02/25/24
Luke 18:10-14 00036
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 00037
In memory of Archimandrite Cyprian (Pyzhov) - 02/24/24
by Protodeacon Joseph Jarostchuk 00038
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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