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    On Mother's Day in 1981, His Eminence, Metropolitan Archbishop +Joseph Thaddeus, OSB, SSJt., Ph.D. was first consecrated (lines of succession) Bishop in the Catholic Christian Church which was later absorbed into the American Orthodox Church .  That was over twenty years ago.

    It seems coincidental that as Metropolitan +Thaddeus celebrates his twenty-four years in the Episcopacy on Mother's Day in the year of our Lord and Savior, 2005, although a very short time as an Orthodox Archbishop through the +Yuri Spaeth lines which flow through His Eminence +Michael Damian Benedict (Stephen Palladino), OSB, a mile stone had been reached.  While some of opined that our lines were repudiated, we have had conversation with the consecrator and find that no repudiation exists (June 17, 2005).

    In February - March of 2003, some may recall that it was said of Metropolitan Archbishop +Thaddeus' desire for the fruition of a vision in which a monastic community and international headquarters for the various jurisdictions would be established.  The vision which took place seven years ago was specifically to come about in New Mexico, U.S.A.  Many had said it would not be done as there was much to be expected and an enormous outlay of material resources for this to happen.  Some even told +Thaddeus it was a good "pipe dream," while yet another out of Ohio (USA), at the time, one had been with us but no more, said it would be impossible to accomplish and that the endeavor should take place in Ohio.  We pray for the Ohio bishop whose consecrator had excommunicated him in July 2004 we are advised.  Of course, many know the disastrous history of the Ohio affair which caused for His Eminence to get back on the spiritual track originally envisioned in 1998. 

    Now, the vision takes on form and strength in spirit and in truth because God does not provide for a vision, but what He also provides a means for such to be accomplished by those who are willing to truly sacrifice and not to give just "lip service" to the spiritual and material ideologies involved.  Such requires not only physical work, but struggle in the soul for a true venture (in this instance the vision) to take place.  

    All of those who struggle in this life for the sake of Divine Truth and not mankind's false conceptions, will surely find that they too take part in the Divine Plan of Christ Himself, not through pomp, not through self-image, and most assuredly not through grandiose schemes and eloquent words.  Jesus Christ surely makes all things come to pass for those whom he has given the vision. 

     Yet, caution is given here because self-image can be destructive or it can be a blessing where struggle is either lacking or truly involved in the heart, the soul, and the body.  God does provide!

     We know there are many who 'think' they have had a 'vision' when it has often been proved to be the imaginations of one's own selfish ideas and ideals while claiming "Christ" but not living the Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ according to the spiritual quest. The infection of "prelest" is a form of self-idolatry according to some.  Thus, whether one be a Benedictine, a Franciscan Friar, or even a Thaddean Father (Society and Holy Order of St. Jude Thaddeus), one has to maintain a guard against the evil one who plays upon one's self-image in both politics and religious experiences.

     With the consent of the Synod of Bishops, The Thaddean Fathers care for the administrative needs of the International Headquarters for the AMERICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (AOC), NORTH AMERICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (NAOC), AMERICAN ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH (AOCC), CONFEDERATION OF ORTHODOX BENEDICTINE (OSB), HOLY ORDER and SOCIETY OF ST. JUDE THADDEUS [SSJt.] (Thaddean Companions, also known as the Holy Order of St. Jude and Thaddean Fathers and the Orthodox Brotherhood of St. Jude Thaddeus), and the ORTHODOX FRANCISCANS (OOFM = ORTHODOX ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR).

    Our goals are simple.  To practice, teach and preach the Good News and to share with our Brothers and sisters, the savor and peace that only comes from Jesus Christ. 

    Setting:  The environment of this part of New Mexico is not easy to live in.  It is similar to those of the Desert Fathers.  With technology being what it is in these times, most of the comforts of survival are still at hand with little to no difficulty for those who are willing to apply themselves accordingly.  However, "comfort" is not what we are about.  It is about studying, praying, practicing and keeping those things proper in accordance with our Orthodox Catholic understandings and to further them in spirit and truth.  Many there are who have not been able to do this for the environment and conditions can be harsh and debilitating at times for those who come from soft living. For there are many today who are called "monastic" but live according to the comforts of this world in a manner that is ultra modern.

    While some of monks live in trailers, 5th Wheels or other abodes of various kind, the living arrangements are not necessarily comfortable if income is an issue.  Trailers, RV's and 5th Wheels is the modern day desert fathers dwelling place in a desert setting of rich fauna and flora.   As a monastic community and modern day desert fathers, we are a "Catacomb" church movement that combines many other elements for these times in which we live. 

     If one recalls the early church, we learn:

According to Eusebius, John spent his last years in Ephesus. Ephesus became the home of Saint John and Mary. The mother of Jesus had gone to live there also, under John's care. It was before the days of church buildings, they had to meet in halls or homes or wherever they could. There was not one great central temple, but many perhaps hundreds, of small congregations, each under its own pastor, yet the letter is addressed to "The Church at Ephesus". Hundreds of congregations: yet One Church.  In our true catacomb church movement, we can do no less...

     Sometimes the struggle in living in an old trailer, RV or 5th Wheel can stretch the nerves of an individual due to a either a swamp cooler going out or electrical failure, or the water pump gives out which means resorting to the filling of water bottles.  Sometimes, the very weather is a demon of its own, but provides a challenge for us. These are temporary set-backs which make it rather challenging for those who are willing to face the challenge and those who have need to learn a greater degree of devotion and work in humility of heart and mind for Jesus Christ and our Patron, Saint Jude Thaddeus (who wrote the shortest epistle in the New Testament).  This becomes a lesson not just for the individual but all who are monastic,  residing in proximity.  Of course, this also causes for a sifting of the flack from the wheat, the soft comfortable earthy city-life ways versus those who are willing to be true to their profession of faith and the Rule of life if one is truly Orthodox.

     When we read the lives of the Saints, we find that their domiciles were less than enthralling, sometimes living inside a tree trunk where they slept for the glory of God under extreme and harsh conditions. 

    St. John Maximovitch, we are reminded, served Divine Liturgy and many of the Holy Mysteries under extreme conditions in China, and other parts of the world; on a train, a small boat, a shack, even in the open with little to no materials or supplies at hand.

     The harshness of life here is no where near such as those humble and glorious monks of centuries ago who have since become the Saints in Heaven, or even St. John Maximovitch in these later decades.  Yet, living in this desert area of God's Country reminds us of the purpose for our common unity (community).   The intermittent wind at certain times of the year, and the few dust storms can also be an issue for some, but their frequency is minimal during the whole year round.  Developing a small garden is rather easy and very possible. Having a cat or dog is not discouraged for so long as they are house broken and do not live outside most of the day, but within one's own modern day 'mobile' or stationary setting. 

    The Thaddean Fathers (Society and Holy Order of Saint Jude Thaddeus, sometimes called "Thaddean Companions") reside within the the Holy Monastic Community of St. John Maximovitch and the Holy Theotokos.  This community is made up of those whose rule of life is: "Orthodox Franciscan" - "Benedictine" and several others.  In the Orthodox tradition, each must work toward becoming an example of the Patron Saint under whose rule of life they lives.  The Archabbot of the community makes little to no demands upon the community outside of observances for our prayer and liturgical schedules as sampled below which is not the fullness of the schedule.  The schedules of each person is dictated more by the Rule of Life they follow.  However, certain times are very specific for "Community" coming together, as noted below:

     The day is counted as being from Sundown [between 6:00 PM and 7:30] -

This is the basic Community Schedule

3:00 A.M. Early Prayers to fight the demons

6:00 A.M. - Early Morning Prayers (Private, followed by Divine Liturgy involving the whole community where possible)

Noon (sometimes modified due to schedules): Mid-day prayers

6:00 to 7:30 P.M. - Evening Prayers

Divine Liturgy (Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Holy Days)

(For Information as to proper time and place, telephone ahead.  If your name does not show on the I.D. Caller, leave a message on the voice machine)

    It must also be said that life here is at a different pace.  Not the usual hurly-burly, hustle and bustle of most cities.  Even the attitudes are a bit different here.  It is a very discreet and discerning community of Latin Americans, Mexicans, Anglo-Saxons and others who are courteous in most instances.  But with the influx of new businesses we also see the change taking place that is reshaping the attitudes of people in such ways that while they are not necessarily pacing other major metropolitan areas, their young are displaying the newness of change. 

     Not all "Thaddeans" live in our immediate monastic community here, but reside in other cities and locales through out the country, using that which is accessible in their own areas: residing in apartments, houses, etc.  They follow and practice the Orthodox tradition of making use of what is available no matter what the situation or circumstance.

     For those who desire a formation in a monastic setting, it is our goal to acquire acreage so that our small community may have a greater degree of control over our immediate setting.  Yet, with our location at the present, it is conducive to monastic life in a modern day approach where their are very few 'frills' and it therefore becomes necessary to understand that this fledgling community can and will survive only where prayer, contemplation, mediation and struggle out of pain of heart for the love of Jesus Christ is the goal, reminding ourselves that this 'struggle' is both inward and outward, material and spiritual. 

    While we are finding some who are making a pilgrimage to our desert dwelling, seeking admittance to the Brotherhood, not all are acceptable.  We accept all who are truly sincere in their spiritual struggle and reject no one who is willing to abide by our Rule of Life and mild hardships.

    Those who might be suited to this community are those who have little to no care or concern for the political machinations of other jurisdictions, willing to give up much of their city-trafficking ways, having a desire to learn that which comes from true Orthodox spirituality, not from those who hold to a "political correctness" approach. 

While unity hinges upon a certain amount of discipline, the true core rests upon the foundation of Jesus Christ without which the church becomes nothing more than what men make of it, not Christ! 

    For those who are retired, or have other means of private income, the community makes no demands upon their material resources because those who have desires for true Orthodoxy in their spirit, will aide in the support of the community as they are able and needs may require. 

    If one comes to New Mexico, does this community require physical strength?  Only insofar as the norm of every day life requires and that which any other community would require.  A travel trailer, an RV or 5th Wheel, or other places which you can reside in proximity to our location is a beginning.  Space rent for mobile and semi-mobile housing is as low as $75.00 a month, not including electricity, etc..  A few houses may be available for rent on the property where we reside, when available. There are other houses, and accommodations for rent through out the Deming (Luna County) area too.

    The climate can be very hot (Dry heat) (sometimes reaching 100 degrees or more) at certain times of the year and at other times rather cold (30's, sometime, not often, low 20's).  The Humidity is usually very low to non-existent.  But because of this being a dry climate with little rainfall (except in the spring time) being in the high desert where the intensity of the sun is greater; those who have health issues should ask before-hand in order to discern exactly if they would have difficulty residing here.  While a hot, dry climate is preferable for many people who have arthritis issues and breathing problems or heart related problems coupled with asthma, etc. - this being a more fitting area for most, it is advised that anyone with health issues; anyone who applies must supply information concerning what those health issues may be before attempting this struggle out of pain of heart.  This is not for the faint hearted and certainly not for those who want to escape the responsibility of life. 

    Because of immaturity of persons in the past, we ask that applicants for residency be a minimum of 30 years of age or older although we do not altogether reject younger candidates or applicants.  We do ask that younger candidates have enough understanding or desire to learn Orthodoxy from its spiritual perspective, not the perspective of that which can only be called the "Correctness" disease of a "political" approach.   

     The community relies on individual donations both within and outside the community along with other material resources and sharing of both financial and physical responsibilities according to each one's nature and degree of ability.  There are, if necessary, some available employment opportunities in the area for those who can engage in outside employment to aide in further support of themselves and the community.

    Our Monastic Community of St. John Maximovitch and the Holy Theotokos have limited outside ministries... We Minister to those in Hospitals, the elderly, the poor... the disenfranchised...  Sometimes we go into Mexico.  Most of the time we provide for those in their homes in the local areas in which we reside.  Presently our primary ministry is to the homeless and those with HIV/AIDS, Dyslexia and a few who have ADD/ADHD...

    Your Prayers and  your donation of religious items, material goods, supplies and even finances will be receipted by the American Orthodox Church (North American Orthodox Church, American Orthodox Catholic Church) upon request... We are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit religious organization.

New Photos of our Monastic Community Altar Area - April  2005

Upper Portion of our Altar Area

Lower Part of our Altar Area

Another view of our altar area

Our Icons on the wall...

The Holy Trinity at the top, the Orthodox Crucifix, The Holy Theotokos, St. John Maximovitch (just above the lampada).

To the left: Icon of St. John the Baptist

To the right: Icon of Seraphim Rose

The Holy Bible resting on the Antimins blessed by St. John Maximovitch before his repose which rests upon a white altar cloth on a gold table covering

The Icons, Orthodox Crucifix are on a white background with red curtains to the left and right.

Have you read the many pages dealing with the "Apostasy"?  Have you read the more recent SPECIAL MESSAGE from our Vladyka (Spiritual Father) who is our Metropolitan Archbishop, Archabbot and Primate?  It is time you should! 

A few simple questions and answers:

Question:  I am a clergyman from another jurisdiction... what if I want to move to your area and become a member of your monastic community.  What would I need to do?

Answer: Have permission from your superiors and complete the application.

Question:  I live in another geographical area and I would like to be a member of the monastic community, but I am not a member of the clergy.  Can I become a member?

Answer:  You could become a member, but you would need to go through the process for becoming a monk.  Complete the application.

Question:  I am not a clergyman or nun... I am a simple everyday person who believes in the faith.  I have read the pages on the coming  "Apostasy" and wish to help in some way.  I'm not sure what I can do.  Can I join in your endeavors?

Answer: Yes... you can!  Be a supporter... Be a member of our prayer efforts... If you are married or single (widowed or otherwise)... you can help as said. 

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Unless we know exactly from whom an e-mail comes... nothing is clicked on or opened, especially those with attachments!  You would be surprised from whom 'hate' e-mail arrives and what attempts and extremes they go to make their e-mails "look" official when it is a lone person(s)  who hate TRUTH and love lies, hate anything from being posted that involves TRUTH because they may be affected with exposure to the LIVING TRUTH of Jesus Christ's Love. 

Also: Hang Up Telephone Calls constantly get to you?

We get them all the time.  But one thing we do many are unaware of... We keep an automatic telephone log and then we turn them over to the same group who monitors and interacts with the hackers, etc.

It no longer matters if the caller telephones once in a day, every other day or every day or several times a week, once a week or for several months... All get logged, even those who think they have escaped notice by using the actual I.D. Caller number of "000-000-0000" which is has been used, even those who don't show up on caller I.D. as hang-ups now. With new technology being what it is it only takes one ring at a person's (receiving phone to activate some of the new technology being used which locks the caller's phone number in, even when they use by-pass alternate numbers to make shrewd calls).  We are advised one caller is facing terrorism criminal charges even though he used three different go-through numbers ranging all around the world, but were found to originate their call from California.  Hmmm.... what does this tell you?   Others, we are advised were found to be out of Michigan, Ohio, even Illinois and another state.

It is known that a telephone number showing up on some caller I.D.'s may actually be a telephone service provider phone number, yet... they too keep logs and information as to each individual cellular or local (their locale) phone usage... 

In the not-to-distant future, we intend to post some of those telephone numbers and, hopefully, persons, which constantly show up as "harassing hang-up" callers.  May be, you too have the same? 

Keep Watch!

Those who do such unscrupulous things, HATE some of the news, quotes, and such as to inform the general public.  Some of them pose as clergy, while a few are actually clergy from various "other" offshoot AMERICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH or other jurisdiction(s) of the same or similar name of which we are, in some instances, their former MOTHER CHURCH (as is the same named Toledo, Ohio based, an offshoot, who had once been a part of us and unknowingly to our unworthy selves, were once a part of the clergy but they did not obtain permission to leave the jurisdiction they were under, according to Canon, and thus obtained for themselves re-ordination and consecrations, several times... and then using a variety of church names, including our own after they were defrocked and excommunicated, having more than three (3) times being excommunicated by other legitimate apostles/bishops); having joined in and with  "Independent" churches who have nothing to do with us or even true Orthodoxy.  We have the information on their numerous "Paper Church" names and name changes.  But the real issue is whether they were ever truly an ordained Priest and bishop?

It is true that when one is ordained to the priesthood, the old saying of "Once a Priest, always a priest forever..." holds true... But where there has been or is deception and fraud involved, the old saying is invalid altogether which is the stool kicked out from under any subsequent consecrations as a Bishop for the Episcopacy has then been obtained on a sheet of lies and therefore they are frauds, wolves in sheep's clothing.  The problem here is with civil authorities and agencies. 

Any documents a false one obtains from those who ordained him, including subsequent documents relating to consecrations; civil authorities never (or hardly ever) verify their validity and thus issue their own documents and errantly recognize the individual. 

These false sheep in wolf's clothing seek to go out of their way to character assassinate and disparage religious web sites who do not meet their own brand of standardization and those who know where the proverbial "bones are buried on them" which is evidence of the wolf not being "Orthodox" "Christian" or even "Catholic" no matter what their nomenclature corporate name may be.  The Toldeo, Ohio based same or similar named person/group under his/their so-called leader has been deposed, defrocked and excommunicated more than three different times by various bishops/apostles.  He, and several others, have become just as bad as the modern day Ecumenists of the National Council of Churches, World Council of Churches, the World Council of Bishops and more.  It matters not now... whether they use the so-called name of "Athonite" "Benedictine" "Celtic" "Old Roman" "Old Catholic" - etc..  A name does not make one Christian. Their ultimate aim and goal is destruction to those from whom they had either originated from or gone through to obtain the same or similar named "church" they claim to hold to by the state's civil law in which they reside alone.  They are not a "Schema-monk" or even a true "monk" for they were deposed and excommunicated for violations of the Holy Rule they claim to subscribe to, giving and openly providing false misleading and inaccurate information about other more honorable clergy.  These 'wolves in sheep's clothing attract other nefarious and questionable persons whose aims are similar: for fame, image, power and glory, and if it should be that 'fortunes' come along, all the more is their power based.

    Remember, anything that is a HALF TRUTH is not truth but a lie!  Many there are that you may know who fit those descriptions... pray for them.  Pray that God will send his Spirit of Truth upon them and lead them to Salvation through tears of Repentance, conversion of their cold and calculating hearts toward seeking forgiveness from God and those whom they attempt to harm. 

    Those who receive e-mail from us, know who we are and from where we send mail.  There are also many who know that they can send e-mail under another group or person's e-mail address, which has been happening.  If you receive e-mail that purports itself to be from us, verify first by hitting your "reply" button and ask, "I received this e-mail but would like verification if it is from you." 

    If you are of another jurisdiction, you too could find that your parishioners, clergy and faithful might become subject to the same as we have recently found. 

    Let this be a warning to visitors so as to be safeguarded against unscrupulous e-mails which contain viruses, worms and unsavory material from person(s) organizations or institutions that are more self-serving than uplifting and informatively news worthy. 

    For ourselves, we have, as in the past, so once again, acquired the assistance of those who are able and capable of tracing e-mails back to their source and taking appropriate action in North America. 

    We have learned that the organization we subscribe to, whose members come from various legal and law enforcement backgrounds amongst other areas of society, are committed to the faith even though they may hold different theologies.  Yet, in their monitoring of electronic communications of various persons or people, they do not always make haste to bring perpetrators to justice until after enough evidence has been gained in order to build a solid case.  We do not always know what information they have gained, but we do know the organization, whom we've been asked not to name, has had a 97% success rate in bringing to justice and obtaining a conviction against individuals, people, and sometimes even religious organizations of a persona that gives the appearance of both secular and religious bearing but who abuse and misuse technology.  The organization views those who abuse and misuse the internet and other technologies as nothing more than a form of "domestic terrorism" - - - - and, it would seem to appear that the courts are in agreement!

 Those kinds of people, organizations, etc. who misuse and abuse communication technologies are no different than those who attempt to use coercive measures, and in some instance, even blackmail for the same idea is involved... to cause havoc and wreckage, to destroy the spirit and activity of those who struggle in the faith out of pain of heart for the Orthodox Church which is TRUTH. The degree that some have been known to go to, as seen by other jurisdictions, is to take advantage of questionably mentally challenged or those who have a lack of education and understanding to get them to make statements, even outright lies, in writing, in order to destroy.  Such persons or groups are spiritual terrorists for unholy and un-Orthodox causes, aims and goals.

    Yes, our Metropolitan Archbishop, +Joseph Thaddeus, SSJt., Ph.D. strongly defends the Seals of the Confessional for such leads to true Repentance in thought, word and deed whereby the penitent is required to make amends, where possible, to seek forgiveness of those harmed by his actions whether real or imagined, and to give his forgiveness to those who have harmed him before taking the Holy Body and Blood in the Eucharist, Jesus the Christ.  The reality of this understanding is bound up in and with the findings for which cause he, himself, had been character assassinated by his detractors who claim the courts prevented him from breaking the Seals of the Confessional which is not the truth at all.... Click here to see what another bishop's findings are...

    The workings of Holy Spirit will not be daunted by those who attempt to cause disruption!  It is for these and other reasons that you are urged to read what true repentance and forgiveness means for real "Christians".

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    Yes, our Metropolitan Archbishop, +Joseph Thaddeus, SSJt., Ph.D. strongly defends the Seals of the Confessional for such leads to true Repentance in thought, word and deed whereby the penitent is required to make amends, where possible, to seek forgiveness of those harmed by his actions whether real or imagined, and to give his forgiveness to those who have harmed him before taking the Holy Body and Blood in the Eucharist, Jesus the Christ.  The reality of this understanding is bound up in and with the findings for which cause he, himself, had been character assassinated by his detractors who claim the courts prevented him from breaking the Seals of the Confessional which is not the truth at all.... Click here to see what another bishop's findings are...

    The workings of Holy Spirit will not be daunted by those who attempt to cause disruption!  It is for these and other reasons that you are urged to read what true repentance and forgiveness means for real "Christians".

   "It would be better to have ten (10) true repentant X-felons who ask for and give true forgiveness than it would be to have one (1) non-x-felon or common person whose self-righteousness exceeds even the Pharisees, Sadducees, the gossip mongers, slanderers and un-repentant; for the repentant x-felon understands the true meaning of the Church's purpose as being the spiritual hospital." (siq) +Joseph Thaddeus, OSB, SSJt., Ph.D., Metropolitan Archbishop, Archabbot, Primate

Yes... "Prejudice Makes Prisoners of the Hated and the Hater..." (1992-Fr. Alan Stanford)

One can ask, "What part of 'Prejudice' and 'hate' do you not understand?  Are you a complacent person?  In light of the saying, examine yourself!  You may be surprised if you are honest with yourself for your soul may convict you before Jesus Christ convicts you in the times to come!

"When tested by some trial you should try to find out not why or through whom it came, but only how to endure it gratefully, without distress or rancor."

St. Mark the Ascetic.

"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit." Psalms 32:1-2
 

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