Splendorous celebrations around the world for Great and Holy Easter Sunday and the Resurrection service. Τhe Vespers Service was solemnly commemorated on Easter Sunday morning at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. After being dressed in the hierarchical vestments in the Hearing Hall of the Patriarchate, the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, arrived at…

The food and beverage sector opens today throughout Greece, a day after Easter Sunday and less than two weeks before the beginning of the 2021 tourism season in the east Mediterranean country. However, in the first phase of the opening, only seated customers in outdoor areas will be served at restaurants, eateries, cafes and bars…

Today is Renewal Monday, the day after Holy and Greater Easter Sunday. Our Church today venerates the memory of St. George the Great Martyr and Triumphant. George, this truly great and glorious Martyr of Christ, was born of a father from Cappadocia, in Asia Minor, and a mother from Palestine. Being a military commander of…

Just a few hours before Orthros of Holy Saturday (Epitaphios and Lamentations), his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America wrote on twitter: The Lord was buried like a seed, so that like the grain that is covered by the earth, He might bring forth the everlasting harvest of life and love to fill the universe with unending joy….

On Good Friday afternoon, around 3.00 pm of 17/30 April 2021, the Service of Vespers took place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in commemoration of the deposition from the Wood of the Immaculate Body of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Vespers was held with every modesty, meditation and contrition appropriate…

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On the afternoon of the Holy Thursday, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew, officiated at the first communion of the Holy Passion of the Lord, conducted at the Patriarchal cathedral of St. George. According to the tradition, the Ecumenical Patriarch read the first of the 12 Gospel passages and was then followed by…

Israeli authorities and representatives of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem approved the presence of Arab-speaking worshippers at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, on Great Saturday, for the Touching Ceremony of the lighting of the Holy Fire. According to an announcement by the Patriarchate, faithful who have received a Covid-19 vaccination may enter the Church of…

Due to existing pandemic-related restrictions, the evening service for Great and Holy Friday will commenced at 6 in the afternoon, as the Epitaphios was carried only around the courtyard of cathedrals and chapels. Social distancing protocols were in effect, as was the mandatory wearing of face masks.