On Saturday May 10/23, 2020, one day before the Sunday of the blind man, during the Service of Vespers, before the presence of H.H.B. the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, the Iconostasion of the Holy Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen was placed back after the maintenance-restoration work done by ARTIS team, which has also…
On Wednesday, May 14/27, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the Apodosis of Pascha. This Feast was celebrated at the completion of forty days of resurrection, joy, peace and gleefulness, by our Lord, the Resurrected Jesus Christ. This feast was celebrated just like the day of Easter. The service was the same as that of Easter except…
Regent of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Reverend Shio gave a church Service on the occasion of Svimon Kananeli Day and Day of Abkhazia. Reverend Shio underlined that the celebration was at the same time associated with grief, big tragedy and brotherly war. He said it was regrettable that Georgians…
On 24th May 2020, on the sixth Sunday after Pascha – the Sunday of the Blind, the Holy Brothers, Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius were solemnly celebrated in the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord, the Chilandar metochion in Nis. On that day, the Church patron saint day was celebrated (the Sunday of Myrrh-bearing women),…
On May 24, 2020, His Grace Fotije, Bishop of Zvornik and Tuzla, officiated the Holy Archhierarchal Liturgy on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the consecration of the church of Saints Cyril and Methodius at Drinjača, which was flooded over during the construction of the hydroelectric power plant in 1955. In the new church…
The History of our Monastery History of the veneration of the Ascension As we can read in the New Testament, 40 days after His Resurrection, Jesus walked with His Apostles to the top of the Mount of Olives, blessed them, and as He was blessing them, He Ascended to heaven. On the last place…
May 27, 2020 Church of our Savior Rye, New York Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have come this evening to the Church of our Savior in Rye, New York, a parish dedicated to the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. And we have come to celebrate the miracle of His Person – perfect…
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has donated a considerable sum to help those suffering in his homeland during this time of pandemic. Djokovic is one of the highest ranked tennis players in the world, and is also known for his Orthodox faith. “Before being an athlete, I am an Orthodox Christian,” Djokovic famously said in…
An Article Dedicated to young families of our Archdiocese in light of ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ Firstly, dear friends, I must highlight that this short article, dedicated to you, following ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ is in no way polemical or contrary to modern psychology. The field of psychology is undoubtedly an essential field in the…