With faith in Christ and hope in the Resurrection, we share the news of the repose of the Very Rev. Michael Massouh (M.A. ‘00), who fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kh. Virginia Massouh, less than a year...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2025, Yonkers, NY – St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie as President for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. This decision follows a comprehensive international search process led by His...
Article by Fr Bogdan Bucur St Vladimir's Seminary is happy to share a group of new recordings of Byzantine chant performed by seminarians of the 2020-2023 "COVID cohort": a group of dedicated chanters, most of them in the Antiochian Archdiocese, joined by Samuel Loposky (ACROD; M.Div. ‘24) and Fr. John...
This spring, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the St Vladimir’s Society , we would like to honor a few of our dedicated members and faithful supporters. SVOTS Trustee and one of the Society’s inaugural members, Dan Abraham, consistently strives to be a thoughtful and intentional steward of the...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, marks the 10th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko , Dean Emeritus of Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) from 1992–2002. Following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, March 23, the seminary community will observe the milestone with a panikhida , as we remember his...
Fr Sergius Halvorsen Christ is Risen! Today we give thanks to God for the life and witness of Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko. a husband, a father, a teacher, a pastor, a dean of St Vladimir’s Seminary, a friend, a mentor, a man whose love of Jesus Christ touched all of us...
By God’s grace, there were 9 ordinations, one elevation, and one tonsure to monastic orders among St Vladimir’s Seminary alumni, faculty, and students during the latter half of 2024. Giving glory to God, we would like to announce the recipients of Holy Orders and elevations among our alumni and students...
On Wednesday, March 19, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA) visited St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), leading the seminary community in the celebration of the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts in Three Hierarchs Chapel. The service was celebrated according to the rubrics...