 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 Restoration of the Orthodox Way of Life - 06/14/26
by Archbishop Andrew of New-Diveyevo 00001
First Apology of Justin Martyr - 06/14/26
The First Apology was an early work of Christian apologetics addressed by Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. 00002 00003
On the Inseparability of Faith and Works - 06/14/26
An Orthodox Response to the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Fide 00004
All Saints of North America - 06/14/26
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. 00005
Homily on the Epistle Reading - 06/14/26
The Second Sunday after Pentecost 00006
Sunday of All Saints of the Russian Land - 06/14/26
A Sermon by Archimandrite John (Krestiankin) 00007
Second Sunday after Pentecost - 06/14/26
Come Follow Me 00008 00009
St. John of Kronstadt on Priesthood - 06/13/26
From A Spiritual Portrait of Saint John of Kronstadt by Archimandrite Constantine (Zaitzev, 1888-1975) 00010
Concerning Fasting - 06/13/26
The head or chief of the virtues is prayer; their foundation is fasting. 00011
On the Power of the Good Word - 06/13/26
By St. Luke Archbishop of Simferopol, the Surgeon 00012
The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church - 06/13/26
By Father Seraphim (Rose) of Platina 00013
Convent of the Mount of Olives - 06/13/26
This is the history of the Church and Convent built in honor of the Ascension of our Lord and Savior. 00014
A History of the Apostle's Fast - 06/13/26
The fast of the holy Apostles is very ancient, dating back to the first centuries of Christianity. 00015
How Should We Conduct Ourselves in the Morning? - 06/12/26
From How to Live a Holy Life, by Metropolitan Gregory of St. Petersburg (1784-1860), pp. 9-20. Published by the Printshop of St. Job of Pochaev, Holy Trinity Monastery, 2005. 00016
Depression can strike even saints - 06/12/26
The experience of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk is a powerful existential shield for each of us. 00017
Understanding the Past to Respond to the Present - 06/12/26
International Academic Conference Marking the Centennial of the German Diocese of ROCOR Held in Munich 00018
Homily on the Day of All Saints - 06/07/26
Archimandrite John (Krestiankin) 00019 00020
St. John of Kronstadt on the Saints - 06/07/26
"God's saints are near to believing hearts and, like the truest and kindest of friends, are ready in a moment to help the faithful and pious who call upon them with faith and love." 00021
Original Sin: Orthodox Doctrine or Heresy? - 06/07/26
Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou 00022
Being Faithful to the Lord: On the Sunday of All Saints - 06/07/26
A Homily by Metropolitan Philaret of Eastern American and New York (+1985)
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First Sunday after Pentecost - 06/07/26
"Whosoever Shall Confess Me Before Men" 00025
The Life of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg - 06/06/26
Always compasionate and seeking to help everyone during her earthly pilgrimage, Xenia did not forsake sinful mankind when she left this world 00026 00027
Archimandrite Cyprian (Pyzhov) - 06/06/26
An Unusual Story from the Life of the Main Iconographer of the Russian Diaspora 00028
Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain - 06/06/26
Saint Simeon prayed ardently for the Holy Spirit to descend upon him, and the holy prayer of the ascetic was heard. 00029
Eldress Theosemni: a Quiet and Hidden Ascetic - 06/06/26
The life of the beloved Eldress Theosemni is a Synaxarion account of perfection in self-emptying and martyric asceticism in silence and humility 00030 00031
Priest Jonah Atamansky of Odessa - 06/05/26
Saint John of Kronstadt often said to those from the south: "Why have you bothered to come all this way to see me when you have a man of prayer in Father Jonah?" 00032
Abba Dorotheos on Self-Censure - 06/05/26
If you’re not troubled by a particular temptation or sin, it takes no great effort to avoid it. This is hardly a victory over temptation... 00033 00034
Saint Cyprian on the Lord’s Prayer - 05/30/26
"But let our speech and petition when we pray be under discipline, observing quietness and modesty. Let us consider that we are standing in God’s sight." 00035 00036 00037
On Pentecost - 05/30/26
from the Handbook for Church Servers by S. V. Bulgakov, Kharkov, 1900 00038 00039 00040
Abun Mar Elia (Abraham, 1858-1928) of Supurgansk and Urmia - 05/30/26
The Russian Church and Orthodoxy in Persia 00041
The Church's Prayer for the Dead - 05/30/26
The Holy Orthodox Church offers up prayers for all her children who have departed for the land of eternity. 00042
On Holy Tradition - 05/29/26
From The Truth of Our Faith: A Discourse from Holy Scripture on the
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St Brendan the Navigator - 05/29/26
Born about 484 in Kerry, Ireland. His missionary travels took him to the Scottish islands and possibly to unknown lands far to the west. 00044 00045
A Discourse for Those Living in the World - 05/24/26
by Schemamonk Constantine (Cavarnos) 00046
A Grasp on Eternity - 05/24/26
A petition from Laurence Campbell to St John of Shanghai and San Francisco for reception into the Orthodox Church. 00047 00048 00049
Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council - 05/24/26
A sermon by Metropolitan Philaret of Eastern American and New York
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The Mayfield Parish - 05/24/26
Congregationalism and the American Orthodox Experience in the Twentieth Century 00051
The Unknown Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius - 05/24/26
Interview with Anatoly Arkadyevich Turilov, Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences 00052
The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council - 05/24/26
From the Explanation of the Gospel of St. John 00053
A clear threat for the future of Holy Trinity Monastery - 05/23/26
Pray for success in the struggle to preserve the Monastery from the intrusion of wind turbines. 00054
St. Athanasius the Seated - 05/23/26
Three hundred and seventy years ago, the Patriarch of Constantinople sat on a stone throne in a Poltava crypt and has not risen since. 00055
Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot - 05/23/26
The Lord Jesus came to his wedding with His Mother and His disciples, and, when the wine ran out, the Lord changed water into wine. 00056
A Letter to Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitskii) - 05/23/26
from Archbishop Seraphim (Lukianov) February 17, 1925 00057
“Pray for Me, for the Future of Our Church…” - 05/22/26
On the election of the new Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III 00058
The Translation of St. Nicholas’ Relics to Bari - 05/22/26
On May 9/22, we celebrate the Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra in Lycia to Bari. 00059
Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 05/20/26
The Feast commemorates when, on the fortieth day after His Resurrection, Jesus led His disciples to the Mount of Olives, and after blessing them and asking them to wait for the fulfillment of the promise of the Holy Spirit, He ascended into heaven. 00060 00061
Metropolitan Philaret on the Ascension - 05/20/26
Two sermons for the Feast of the Ascension by Metropolitan Philaret of Eastern America and New York |
 Friday, 6 / 19 June Venerable Bessarion of Egypt 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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