Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev was chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations 2009-2022. On June 7, 2022 he was appointed Head of the Budapest-Hungarian Diocese, Metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary. He authored many books, such as 'Jesus Christ: His Life And Teaching' (Volumes 1-3), published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press (SVS Press), in which he examines the miracles of Jesus in their scriptural and historical context, helping us to understand their deeper meaning and to see how they reveal the true identity of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

On Prayer XXII: Books on the Jesus Prayer

On Prayer XXII: Books on the Jesus Prayer

01 July 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

I would like to emphasize that the Jesus Prayer needs to be learned – moreover, preferably with the help of a spiritual director. In the Orthodox Church there are teachers of prayer among monastics, ...

“The voice of many millions of Orthodox believers should be heard and taken into account”

“The voice of many millions of Orthodox believers should be heard and taken into account”

28 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to the 1st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy

On Prayer XXI: The Practice of the Jesus Prayer

On Prayer XXI: The Practice of the Jesus Prayer

28 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Gradually, to the extent that your heart becomes more responsive to the words of this prayer, you can reach the point that it becomes unceasing – moreover, the main content of the prayer will not be ...

On Prayer XX: What’s So Good About The Jesus Prayer?

On Prayer XX: What’s So Good About The Jesus Prayer?

26 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

The soul of man, far from God, is like a dark room. But the nearer one comes to God, the more light comes into one’s soul, and the more sharply one feels one’s own sinfulness. And this happens not ...

On Prayer XIX: The Jesus Prayer

On Prayer XIX: The Jesus Prayer

23 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

The name is a symbol of its bearer; in the name is present, as it were, the person to whom it belongs. When a young man falls in love with a young woman, he ceaselessly repeats her name, because she ...

On Prayer XVIII: The Battle with Extraneous Thoughts

On Prayer XVIII: The Battle with Extraneous Thoughts

21 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Short prayers help in overcoming distractions and extraneous thoughts: “Lord, have mercy,” “God, be merciful to me, a sinner,” and others, which do not require a special focus on the words, but ...

On Prayer XVII: On Compunction and Tears

On Prayer XVII: On Compunction and Tears

18 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

If a grace-filled state does not come to us and we are not overcome by compunction, we should not worry. This means that our soul is not ripe for compunction. But minutes of such enlightenment are a ...

On Prayer XVI: Why Do We Need to Go to Church?

On Prayer XVI: Why Do We Need to Go to Church?

16 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

If one learns to live from Sunday to Sunday, in the rhythm of the church services, in the rhythm of the Divine Liturgy, then one’s whole life will change dramatically. Above all, it will become ...

On Prayer XV: Church Prayer

On Prayer XV: Church Prayer

14 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Human life is akin to swimming through a sea or ocean. There are, of course, brave souls who, overcoming storms and tempests, cross the sea alone on a yacht. But, as a rule, people who cross the ...

On Prayer XIV: Family Prayer

On Prayer XIV: Family Prayer

12 June 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Common prayer strengthens the family, because family life can only be truly full and happy when its members are joined not only by family ties, but also by spiritual kinship and a common ...

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