My beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, Today, Palm Sunday, we remember how the crowds greeted Christ Jesus as he entered into Jerusalem, crying out “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Why did they say this? The news had spread: Jesus had called Lazarus out of the tomb…

When a parishioner of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Lakeview received permission to be at the side of his parent who was seriously ill after contracting COVID-19, the Rev. Chrysanthos Kerkeres was able to say a prayer over the phone. The son donned full protective gear, called up the priest on FaceTime and showed…

The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church this week called on the Belgrade government to allow worshipers access to cathedrals and chapels during Holy Easter Week, thereby allowing Orthodox Christians who are not in quarantine or in high-risk groups to visit their places of worship. At the same time, Serbian Church hierarchs expressed their…

Dear compatriots and Greeks everywhere, this year’s Holy Week is definitely different from any other year. Under normal circumstances, during these Holy Days we meet in the churches, so that we can all experience the spirit of contemplation during the greatest celebration of Christianity. Greek Easter is unique, a sacred mystagogy, which makes us partakers…

“The people have shown great understanding during this trying period of COVID-19 and I thank them for that”, said Greek-Orthodox Archbishop of Australia, Mr Makarios in an exclusive interview to SBS Greek. «The message I want to give is that we belong to the Church of joy. We belong to the Church of the Resurrection…

On Sunday March 30/April 12, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of Palm Sunday, as it is written in the contrite Triodion, as the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem before His Passion, seated on an ass, while the children of the Jews laid down their garments welcoming Him…

On Lazarus’ Saturday March 29/ April 11, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the resurrection from the dead by our Lord Jesus Christ of His friend Lazarus, who was dead for four days, in testimony of the common resurrection as the troparion of the feast says. This event was celebrated: In Lazarus’ hometown Bethany, at the Nunnery…

His Beatitude The Patriarch Of Jerusalem Theophilos III has issued his Easter 2020 Message. Read the full text down below:   THEOPHILOS III By the mercy of God Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine for all the congregation of the Church, grace, mercy and peace from the All-holy and Life-giving Tomb…

“The days of the pandemic, in our country and in the world, are like a long Holy Week. Τhis is felt everywhere, in the empty streets and in our houses, in our minds and hearts,” President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou posted on Monday on Facebook. “But the mourning of these days, as taught…