On Palm Sunday evening 12/25 April 2021, the 1st Service of the Bridegroom was held at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On this Service of Holy Monday, as well as on Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday, the Church projects the Lord to the faithful as the Bridegroom of our souls, with…

Saints Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church Astoria, New York April 25, 2021 Λόγῳ σου Λόγε τοῦ Θεοῦ, Λάζαρος νῦν ἐξάλλεται, πρὸς βίον παλινδρομήσας… O Word of God, by your word Lazarus now leaps forth, taking up again the path to life…[*] Indeed, my beloved Christians, today the Lord Jesus Christ reveals His complete identity…

Saint Paul Greek Orthodox Cathedral Hempstead, New York April 25, 2021 Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Μετὰ κλάδων νοητῶς, κεκαθαρμένοι τὰς ψυχάς, ὡς οἱ Παῖδες τὸν Χριστόν, ἀνευφημήσωμεν πιστῶς…. With our souls cleansed and in spirit carrying branches, with faith let us sing Christ’s praises like the children….[*] Today, we gather together for this…

Hossana in the highest..Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord ! “JESUS IS OUR MOST FAITHFUL AND PRAGMATIC LORD, WHO DOESNT SACRIFICE HIS PEOPLE FOR HIMSELF, BUT RATHER SACRIFICE HIMSELF FOR US ALL HIS PEOPLE” In his preaching, Bishop Silvester called on all people to have faith and trust in Jesus…

On Thursday, April 22, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened virtually the regularly scheduled Spring meeting of the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Committee. Following an opening prayer, the Archbishop addressed the group, noting the joyful difference in how we would celebrate Pascha this year. “This, by no means, should allow us to…

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The radio station of the Metropolis of Piraeus every Saturday and Sunday broadcasts, in Greek, the program “Sermons from Athos,” with spiritual lectures and homilies by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, on Thursday bestowed ecclesiastical awards to distinguished clerics of the Moscow Archdiocese and to employees of the Patriarchate who have worked tirelessly for the Russian Church. The event was held at the Cathedral of the Savior in Moscow.

Press reports in Serbia this week referred to an agreement between the prime minister of Montenegro, Zravko Krivikapic and the Serbian Orthodox Church regarding the legal status of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. In a statement, the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, said he was confident that the signing of such a…