Damascus, January 6, 2021 Amid ecclesiastical, official, and lay presence, His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East presided over the funeral service for Bishop Luke Al-Khoury in the Maryamiyya Cathedral in Damascus. The funeral took place this evening when the body arrived from Lebanon after a funeral prayer was held in…
Applications for events funding close on 3 February Multicultural organisations can apply for funding for events to be held between March and June this year. Acting Minister for Multicultural Affairs Shaun Leane today opened the Multicultural Festivals and Events Program, aimed at helping diverse communities to come together in a COVIDSafe way in order to…
President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, arrived on Mount Athos, from where he wished merry Christmas Eve to the Orthodox believers. “Happy Christmas Eve from the magnificent Hilandar! I have just finished dinner on Christmas Eve with Abbot Methodius and I am preparing for the morning service with the brothers of the Hilandar Monastery,” Vucic said….
WHEN: Wednesday 6 January at 21:00 Greek Time until early morning Thursday 7 January 2021 LISTEN LIVE NOW: Also, you may listen live the Vigil of the Nativity of Christ in Vatopedi via: Pemptousia Web Radio: https://www.pemptousia.gr/pemptousia-web-radio/ For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.radio.pemptousia For iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pemptousia-fm/id815566301 On FACEBOOK: Via the official FB page of the the Holy…
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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, announced on Tuesday evening that he will not officiate at the annual Sanctification of the Waters service on Wednesday, the great feast of the Epiphany, the 12th day after Christmas known in Orthodoxy as the Theophany of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The development…
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Hieronymos on Tuesday called on all Metropolitans, the heads of ecclesiastical districts, to help ensure the diligent, undeviating observance of all health safety restrictions during Epiphany Day church services on Wednesday. Hieronymos conveyed his message to Metropolitans in an official synodical letter, according to Tuesday’s press release by the…
The online radio platform Pemptousia.fm will broadcast the Christmas Eve All-night Vigil – as based on the Julian calendar – from the Catholicos, or main cathedral, of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. The broadcast will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 6 and continue into Thursday, Jan. 7, commencing at 9 p.m. Athens time, or…
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