The much-anticipated con-celebratory Divine Liturgy at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, on the feast day of the Next-to-the Apostles Constantine and Helen, was held without the presence of worshipers this week due to coronavirus-related restrictions in place. The Divine Liturgy for the specific feast day – which was officiated by…

The inaugural veneration of the memory of Ieronymos Simonopetritis, since the reposed elder was canonized last November by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, was held today by the Holy Community of Mount Athos. This 20th century saint arrived at the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, on Mount Athos, at the age of 17, where he…

Homily for the Liturgy of Ss. Constantine & Helen May 21, 2020 Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church Jackson Heights, New York Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! As you enter Ἁγία Σοφία, in the Vestibule over the South Door, you behold a magnificent mosaic that dates back to the…

His Eminence, Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey to Lead Prayer Service for the Health of those afflicted from COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 12:30pm Westfield, NJ May 18, 2020: Please join us online on Tuesday, May 26 at 12:30pm from the St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tenafly, New Jersey, as…

Statement of Support 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…

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…

Persecution of Christians in Nigeria continues to increase rapidly — but this persecution rarely makes the news outside that country even as it escalates dramatically, as we see in this report. Nigeria is about 50% Christian. Of those Christians, around 75% are Protestant, 24% Roman Catholic. Of the remaining 1%, there is a small Orthodox…

Patience (Waiting and Hope)   Beloved, Christ is Risen! I greet you from the Chapel of St. Photios the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople, Patron of the Holy the Metropolis of Pittsburgh, within the center of the Metropolis of Pittsburgh, to lead you in prayer for those who are enduring the burden of this illness, and…

Minneapolis, MN – The choir of St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral will present a virtual concert of Paschal music on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 12 noon CDT. The concert is being offered with the blessing of His Grace, Paul, Bishop of Chicago, ruling hierarch of the Orthodox Church in America’s Diocese of the Midwest. The concert…