His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated in monastery of The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the...
On 11 April 2020, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, received a congratulatory message from Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, the President of...
His Beatitude John, Patriarch of Antioch and All East, congratulated His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, his Patron-saint day Patriarch John...
New York, NY – On the Saturday of Lazaros, April 11th, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America held a Virtual...
The Beginning of the Cross: Saturday of Lazarus “Having fulfilled Forty Days… we ask to see the Holy Week of Thy Passion.” With these words sung at Vespers of Friday, Lent comes to its end and we enter into the annual commemoration of Christ’s suffering, death and Resurrection. It begins on the Saturday of Lazarus. The double feast of Lazarus’ resurrection and the Entrance of the Lord to Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) is described in liturgical texts as the “beginning of the Cross” and is to be understood therefore, within the context of the Holy Week. The common Troparion of these days explicitly affirms that by raising Lazarus from the dead, Christ confirmed the truth of general resurrection. It is highly significant ...
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily on the Saturday of Lazaros Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, Port Washington, New York Beloved Brothers...
Our Lord Jesus Christ with His triumphant entry in Jerusalem, for the first time in His three-year long public ministry, presents Himself to the people as the Messiah, Whose coming to the world was foretold by the Prophets. As He enters Jerusalem, He is accompanied by the triumphant welcoming of the crowd, holding palm branches and cheering: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! The King of Israel!” (John 12:13). When the Pharisees protested this, the Lord replied: “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out” (Luke 19:40). And this did happen a short while later, when Jesus, nailed on the cross, was breathing His last breath, “the ...
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, this morning presided over the Divine Liturgy. Today we commemorate the friend of our Lord and...
Message By His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Beginning of Holy and Great Week
Message By His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Beginning of Holy and Great Week (Lazarus Saturday, April 11, 2020)...
His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea has issued his Easter Message. Read the full text down below: My dear Brothers...
Pemptousia, Orthodoxia News Agency stress need to unite our voices, strengthen presence of Orthodox world amid pandemic. The editors and staff of both the online magazine Pemptousia, which focuses on Orthodoxy, scholarly research and culture, as well as the Orthodoxia News Agency have become aware of the crucial need for all of us to unite our voices and to strengthen the presence of the Orthodox world, especially now amid this ominous pandemic. Moreover, the International Association of Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care is participating, along with its members, associates, researchers, lecturers and clerics, in this initiative with Pemptousia and the Orthodoxia News Agency. Today we present an article by Fr. Antoine Melki, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Balamand and Member ...
March 24, 2020 To The Clergy, The Esteemed Parish Council Presidents and members The Esteemed Philoptochos Presidents and members And All the Faithful of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My brothers and sisters in Christ, “O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever.” (Psalm 28:9) I greet you with love in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I pray that this message finds you all safe and healthy. In these uncertain times, when news of the Coronavirus can shift from hour to hour, I am mindful of the worry and fear that many of us are feeling. For this reason, I encourage each and every one of us to practice the recommended practiced suggested by the CDC and enacted by our local governments: whether ...
Rector of the Holy Trinity-St. Jonah Monastery, Archbishop Jonah of Obukhov feels satisfactory and continues his viceroy ministry remotely. The...
Unable to gather in person for Holy Week, the heads of jurisdictions joined together to send you a message of...
On Friday afternoon, March 28/ April 10, 2020, the prayer for the peace in Jerusalem and in the whole world...
March 24, 2020 To The Clergy, The Esteemed Parish Council Presidents and members The Esteemed Philoptochos Presidents and members And All...
The door to the word of God is low down. If you want to enter, you either have to be a child or humbly bend your neck.
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Thirty years ago when I was a young novice at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery, I recall being moved while reading an account...
Bishop Isaiah of Tamassos and Orinis has suggested the government declare May 27 as a public holiday so that people...
