On Tuesday, March 25/ April 7, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Annunciation of our Most Blessed Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. On this Feast the Church commemorates the event when Archangel Gabriel was sent by God the Father to announce to the Virgin Mary of Nazareth the good news, that she was…

On 6 April, with a blessing of the acting administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, the clergy of the St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York drove in a car procession with the cross through all the New York districts carrying an icon of St. Tikhon with…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences to Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia upon the demise of Bishop Milutin of Valjevo.   To His Holiness Irenaeus, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovcy Patriarch of Serbia   Your Holiness, Dear Brother and Concelebrant in the Lord, On behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church,…

His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco has released the following statement regarding Holy Week 2020. Read the full text down below:   Beloved Clergy, Monastics and Laity of the Metropolis of San Francisco, This will be a Holy Week and Pascha like we have never experienced. Rather than gathering in our parishes and participating…

In response to the growing need for resources for parishes and faithful during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco has developed a dedicated page for this information which highlights Worship, Technology, Finance and Ministries. “We are blessed with robust ministries in our Metropolis which have collaborated to compile these resources for our parish…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led the first in a series of daily prayers for those faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America who have either passed away or are suffering from complications related to the coronavirus COVID19. The service, conducted in the Chapel of Saint Paul at the Archdiocesan Headquarters in New…

Church-affiliated volunteers who help vulnerable persons during the coronavirus crisis will receive disposable coveralls made by the tailor shops of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. According to a statement by the Social-Philanthropic Department of the Romanian Patriarchate on Monday, the Archdiocese’s tailor workshop ‘Reverenda’ and the embroidery workshop ‘Altarul’ have already made 30 disposable gowns. They…

It is undoubtedly the most vexing period of mankind globally in reflection to our connection to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Just like a thief in the night, the human race was obliviously attacked by an invisible but very disastrous calamity, the Corona Virus, leading to implementation of abrupt precautionary measures all in the…

Holy Unction during pandemic is one of the most necessary services, however it seems that it is performed much less than it should. Below you will read some miracles tied to the mystery of Holy Unction. The mystery of holy unction (or Anointing of the Sick) provides both physical and spiritual healing with holy oil…