Dark orange skies covered northern California as the aftermath of the fires penetrated the air. Pictured here is the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in San Francisco, CA on the morning of September 9, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Annunciation Cathedral – San Francisco, CA). Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “O Lord, to You I cry out;…

“Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” Psalm 34:14 There are certain days in history that will never be forgotten. September 11, 2001 is one of those days. Amidst the collapse of the majestic twin towers was a small church dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It may have been in the shadow…

On the second day of the school year 2020/21, September 8, His Eminence Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana visited the Serbian Orthodox High School Kantakuzina Katarina Branković in Zagreb. Due to epidemiological measures, the Metropolitan visited each class separately. He wished the pupils and the teaching staff success and blessed their work. Addressing the…

On Friday, August 29/ September 11, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner and Baptist. On this day the Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem where the Holy Forerunner lived, commemorates the Gospel narrative according to Saint Matthew 14: 1, 12, Mark 6: 16-17, and Luke 9:9,…

The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey   My…

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The Agiasmos service annually marking the beginning of the new academic year 2020-21 in the School of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, took place on Thursday 10/09/2020 at the School’s Chapel. The service was performed by the Bishop of Abydos Kyrillos (Katerelos), Head of the Faculty of Social Theology and the…

Friday marks the 19th anniversary of the dastardly attacks by terrorists who hijacked four commercial planes in order to slam them into the WTC towers, the US Pentagon and another site. More than 3,000 people lost their lives in a terror operation masterminded by the insidious al qaeda group of fanatics. The Archbishop of America,…

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta has issued the following message on the occasion of the anniversary of Sept. 11 and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The message reads:   My Beloved Ones, Today marks the very solemn occasion of the 19th anniversary of the events of 9/11. Most need no reminder of this…