Quote of St. Philaret of New York

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After my death our beloved Church abroad will break three ways ... first the Greeks will leave us as they were never a part of us ... then those who live for this world and its glory will go to Moscow ... what will remain will be those souls faithful to Christ and His Church. ~St. Philaret of NY

The header of the RRb always had this quote of St. Philaret.

On the 16th anniversary of the signing of the ROCOR-MP union,, May 17, 2023, Blogger deleted the Remnant ROCOR blog.  Most of the blog is archived in my Share Library, all but the last few months.  Some posts can still be viewed using the Way Back Machine
     https://web.archive.org/web/20230201000000*/http://remnantrocor.blogspot.com

What does this quote mean?  The part that goes to Moscow is certainly the ROCOR-MP union.  But who are the Greeks?  These were the Boston Greeks, the Holy Transfiguration Monastery that caused St. Fr. Seraphim Rose of Platina some frustration.  Less than two months after St. Philaret reposed, the Greeks left the ROCOR to avoid an investigation by our Holy Synod into accusations of homo activities going on in their monastery.   They covered up their real motive by claiming their reason for leaving was due to ROCOR being too ecumenical.  Archimandrite Panteleimon admitted this on his death bed in 2016. 

St. Philaret made this prediction two weeks before his repose on St. Michael's Day 1985.  I first heard of it from Fr. Andrew Kencis, now in the GOC.  He shared with me an email conversation he had had with ROCOR-MP Bp. Kyrill.  There were other witnesses, but this is where I first heard it.  You can see the context in RRb Archives folder in my shared library.  The file is named:  2008.09 RRb.pdf

What did St. Philarent mean by "...they were never a part of us..."  I have two ideas:

1. First and foremost the Greeks and the Russians do not have the same "Mother" Church.  I explained this more fully in a previous post:
https://startingontheroyalpath.blogspot.com/2024/12/explanation-of-remnant-rocor-blog-post.html

2.  It is also possible St. Philaret sensed something in their nature that is not akin to us; maybe he sensed a heresy being conceived in them.  Certainly at that time Metr. Philaret was aware of Fr. Seraphim's disagreement with Dr. Kalomiros over the idea of evolution.  Later, in 2012, this group officially espoused the "name-worshipping" heresy.   I can't tell if they ever were officially connected to the GOC or not.  After they left ROCOR we called them "Panteleimonites" but then later they were known as HOCNA.  They sold books and icons, superior quality.  Many books you want to include in your Orthodox Home Library.

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