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Exclusive interview with the abbot of Bigorski Monastery, Bishop Partenij: A humble, thankful person brings blessings both on himself and on those around him.

Our conversation with the abbot of Bigorski Monastery, Bishop Partenij, was truly a special one because of how exceptional he is, in every sense of the word. It was because of this that we wanted to interview him, and not only for our own readers, but for everyone. At the center of the Monastery is…

Bishop Parthenius for Media Information Agency (MIA): The only thing we should fear is the egoism, the passions within us, the selfishness, the rejoice in someone’s misfortune, ungratefulness, vanity (Extract from the interview)

Bishop Parthenius, Elder and Abbot of the Bigorski Monastery MIA: Until now, MOC-OA hasn’t given any public statement regarding the vaccine. We have heard statements of certain Bishops from other Local Churches, who approve of it, but there are also those who oppose it. Even the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said publicly that he would take…

Exclusive: Interview of the Bishop Parthenius for the Ukrainian “РЕЛІГІЙНА ПРАВДА”

Interview of the Bishop Parthenius of Antania, Abbot of the Holy Bigorski Monastery dedicated to The Honourable Forerunner, at the request of the Ukrainian News Agency РЕЛІГІЙНА ПРАВДА Homepage of the website „Релігійніа правда“ Dear Bishop, both the secular and the ecclesiastical authorities of North Macedonia, have addressed the Ecumenical Throne with an appeal for…

Only the faith in God can bring real freedom to men

Exclusive interview with Archimandrite Partenij, abbot of Bigorski Monastery "St John the Baptist" by "Bitolski vesnik"    B.V.: We have just entered the New Year of 2019. Share with us your impressions about the previous year from an ecclesiastical and political aspect. Did you achieve what you have planned? Fr Partenij: First of all, may we all…

Christmas interview by Archimandrite Parthenius for MIA

Christmas interview by Archimandrite Parthenius for the National Informations Agency MIA, given on January 5th, 2018 At the threshold of Christmas Eve and the great holiday of the Nativity of Christ, how devoted are the faithful to the tradition and the rituals? These last years in Macedonia one can see a very hopeful phenomenon –…

On Exorcism in Our Lands

When someone mentions exorcism, many of us immediately think of Hollywood movies where possessed individuals speak in Latin and recoil from the cross. However, few realize that exorcism is not merely a cinematic spectacle but a real and dangerous phenomenon that is dealt with by ordained clergy. To uncover the truth about demonic possession, we…