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.

Metropolitan Hilarion: The talents and abilities of those who decided to dedicate their life to God will bring forth a hundredfold fruit

Metropolitan Hilarion: The talents and abilities of those who decided to dedicate their life to God will bring forth a hundredfold fruit

29 September 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

“Every day we should ask ourselves: what can I do today to come at least a step nearer to what the Lord expects from me? Each of us knows that we have tasks before our neighbours, family and people ...

Metropolitan Hilarion: The hard time of military conflicts makes ever more urgent our common task to search for Christians ways for stopping war

Metropolitan Hilarion: The hard time of military conflicts makes ever more urgent our common task to search for Christians ways for stopping war

06 September 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Metropolitan Hilarion: No Winners in a World War

Metropolitan Hilarion: No Winners in a World War

02 September 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

However, the voice of the Church today sounds like “one crying out in the wilderness” (John 1:23). Some may even ask, “Why does the Church keep silent, why do we not hear it?” The Church is not ...

On Prayer

On Prayer

25 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Church bears special responsibility today

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Church bears special responsibility today

18 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

Today the Church can say its strong reconciling word, addressing it to all the sides of the conflict without being involved in a polemic about its causes and nature, without dividing people into the ...

Metropolitan Hilarion: Responsibility placed on Primate of Ukrainian Orthodox Church is as great as never before

Metropolitan Hilarion: Responsibility placed on Primate of Ukrainian Orthodox Church is as great as never before

14 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

On Prayer XXXII: Life is Impossible Without Prayer

On Prayer XXXII: Life is Impossible Without Prayer

09 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

In prayer one needs to be absolutely honest. Here there can’t be anything ambiguous or artificial. We need to stand before God as we are and say to Him what needs to be said, what we are thinking and ...

Metropolitan Hilarion: Middle East and Ukraine – parts of the same strategy

Metropolitan Hilarion: Middle East and Ukraine – parts of the same strategy

07 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

For the Russian Orthodox Church, support for persecuted Christians is a special concern and one of the key areas of external church work

XXXI: Prayer to the Saints

XXXI: Prayer to the Saints

07 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

The saints are above all our heavenly friends, who can help us progress on the path to salvation, on the path to God. And only secondarily are saints those that can help us in specific everyday ...

On Prayer XXX: Prayer to the Mother of God

On Prayer XXX: Prayer to the Mother of God

02 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

When I was studying in England, my professor – an elderly Orthodox bishop – often invited me for studies in his home. I would go to his house, and his elderly mother would open the door for me ...

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