Against Common Prayer with the Heterodox - Met. Philaret of New York

Metropolitan Philaret’s letter to Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, written in 1969 in response to ecumenical prayer gatherings and statements expressing heretical ecclesiology from both the Archbishop and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras. Notice the royal path exhibited here by the great hierarch: when addressing the Archbishop and Patriarch he is very respectful, consistently using the given honorifics and hierarchical titles, yet stands firmly on the truth set down by the Apostles and Holy Fathers. Purchase “Metropolitan Philaret of New York: Zealous Confessor for the Faith“ edited by Subdeacon Nektarios Harrison, M.A. here: For more on the topic of this video, buy “On Common Prayer with the Heterodox According to the Canons of the Church“ by Protopresbyter Anastasios Gotsopoulos: