Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral New York, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Σήμερον ἡ χάρις τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, ἡμᾶς συνήγαγε, καὶ πάντες αἴροντες τὸν Σταυρόν σου λέγομεν· Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου· Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Today the grace of the Holy Spirit has gathered us together, and as we all…

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Thirty years ago when I was a young novice at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery, I recall being moved while reading an account of the Athonite Elder Callinicus the Hesychast (1853–1930) who went to the austere community of Father Daniel, a community in the Athonite desert always lacking milk, cheese, and eggs. Father Daniel explained to the…

The Metropolitan Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, along with another five clerics was arrested by Montenegro police on Sunday, Palm Sunday with the Orthodox liturgical calendar, and held for five hours before being released. The latest eyebrow-raising attack on religious freedom in the small Adriatic country came on the pretense of…

The documentary “Elder Joseph the Hesychast” has won four awards at the London Greek Film Festival (LGFF), which is taking place this spring in an online format due to the coronavirus restrictions. A jury of critics bestowed the “Best Creative Documentary” to the production, which brings the life and works of the recently canonized Athonite…

Three struggling families from Iași, Romania, will spend Pascha in new homes thanks to the missionary priest Fr. Dan Damaschin and the Voice of Life association from the Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian at the Cuza Voda Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Iași. Together, the three families have a total of 19 children. Fr. Dan spoke…

“As our brothers and sisters around the world celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Gregorian calendar, today in the Orthodox Church it is Palm Sunday. Although on that first Palm Sunday the children and crowds did not realize the true power of the king they praised, both Palm Sunday and…

New York – On Saturday April 11, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America held a Virtual Town Hall with thousands of faithful across America. Moderated by Emmy Award winning Journalist, Demetria Kalodimos of Nashville, TN, the Town Hall, entitled, “A Pastoral Word with Archbishop Elpidophoros,” was unprecedented in its size and scope, as he…

DOWNLOAD His Eminence’s letter View the video of the Assembly of Bishops Message of Solidarity​ April 10, 2020 Beloved Faithful in Christ, Greetings to all of you in the Name of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! By the grace of God, we have come to the completion of the forty-day fast. Our ascetical…