The monastery of Varnakova, in the south-central Greece prefecture of Fokida, sustained major damages from a fire that erupted at...
A visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Belgrade is set for October, coinciding with the completion of works at...
New York, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros applauded the signing by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of the ‘Say...
Greek Orthodox Church Boston, Massachusetts Your Eminence Metropolitan Methodios, Beloved Brother in Christ and Co-celebrant in the...
During his sermon on Sunday, June 14, 2020, the Patriarch of Romania stressed the beauty of the diversity and unity...
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of St. Justin of Celije, next to the...
Thank You To All Who Helped Make the Metropolis 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony A Huge Success! IT WORKED!! 2020 Metropolis...
«If we do a little, it will be a lot!» On Sunday, June 14, 2020 the Metropolis of Boston hosted...
Construction on the Church of St. Joseph the Hesychast in Toliara, Madgascar was recently completed. The church is the first...
Forbearance is a virtue of a generous and noble soul. It’s founded on love for your neighbor. It’s magnanimity, high-mindedness and is a friend of meekness. Forbearance is testimony to a soul well trained and expresses itself as sympathy, philanthropy, modesty and justice.
Geronda truly shone forth in the monastic and spiritual struggle, and he became a light to those in darkness. This...
Question: Can we offend God? Answer: Of course we can. Even from the beginning of the Bible, God says: ‘My Spirit shall not remain in them because they have become flesh’ (Gen. 6:3) and St Paul says, ‘Do not grieve the Holy Spirit’ (Eph. 4:30). We do not accept anthropomorphism in our approach to God, but there is a certain analogy. God is well-pleased when we are humble and perform righteousness, and He is grieved when we sin. Christ had such manifestations while He was with us in the flesh. Saint Sophrony said that the Lord rarely rejoiced while He was on earth. He was always grieving about this world. Question: How is the fact that we can offend Him compared to ...
The feast of All Saints is the natural successor to that of Pentecost. This is because last Sunday we saw the breath of the Spirit, while today we see the fruits of the Spirit. The Church wishes to honor all its saints as a whole, who, like a cloud, surround the holy throne of God and show the heights to which we can rise if we willingly consent to the God’s invitation to allow Him to become our Father and for us to become His children by grace. So the Church doesn’t merely recall the descent of the All-Holy Spirit but also experiences and records what this means for our life, for the presence of the Comforter on earth, how ...
Geronda truly shone forth in the monastic and spiritual struggle, and he became a light to those in darkness. This is evident from the deep reverence people have for him. They invoke his prayers and receive great help. Geronda works many signs and miracles. Many people see him, are helped by him, and feel great consolation from his presence. Especially here in North America, there are many people with strong faith in Elder Joseph. “According to your faith be it unto you,” Christ said. A physician in Ohio with great faith in the sanctity of Elder Joseph told us the following incidents in which he was helped by his prayers: One of my first encounters with Papou1 Joseph’s miracle- working powers occurred ...
Church bells toll again in the Rhopode village of Breze. There was no church in the village for nearly one...
While the Montenegrin authorities began demolishing supposedly “illegal” structures of the Serbian Orthodox Church yesterday beginning with the monastics’ residence...
Director of the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural and Historical and Natural Heritage of Republika Srpska Mrs Jasna Milesevic...
Just days after the Huși Diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church donated three houses to disadvantaged families as part of...
June 11, 2020 To the Reverend Clergy & Monastics of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My beloved Brothers and Sisters in...
On Sunday June 1/14, 2020 the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of All Saints, as it is ordained at the Book...