I. Introduction It is time to serve the Lord §1 The Orthodox Church understands the human person as having been created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). To be made in God’s image is to be made for free and conscious communion and union with God in Jesus Christ, inasmuch as we…

Why do we need to pray? For this, we need to understand that the first thing we need is the healing of the distortion of our will and, connected to this, the healing of our loneliness. Our will is distorted because it continually tries to seek perfection outside of God. In fact, this is the…

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In another corner of the world, the Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, issued a new encyclical to the Archdiocese’s clerics in the vast island continent. Makarios said guidelines issued by the Australian government call on cathedrals to remain closed to worshippers, with services and the Divine Liturgies to be celebrated only by a priest…

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov this week emphasized that only the Lord can deliver man from this pandemic, while also saying he cannot order the closing of churches.

Greece’s deputy citizens’ protection minister, Lefteris Economou, spoke by Skype with the Orthodoxia News Agency this week, answering questions on the safeguarding of Greece’s land and sea borders amid the coronavirus pandemic, in tandem with a resurgent migrant crisis faced by the country on its eastern borders. He added that the public should respect and…

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, addressed a message to the Greek Orthodox flock in the United States, which was broadcast over social media. In his message, Elpidophoros called on the faithful to remain in their residence, to be careful and to pray.    

Monasteries on the semi-autonomous community of Mt Athos continue to hold litanies and vigils for deliverance from the coronavirus pandemic. An all-night prayer will be held on Friday, from the evening and extending into the early hours of Saturday, at all of Mt. Athos’ monasteries and their dependencies. Litanies of Holy Relics and miracle-working icons…

Orthodox churches around the world would have been filled today with worshippers for the fourth consecutive Friday service of the xairetismoi, or rejoincings, which are conducted during the Great and Holy Lent. However, due to the lockdowns and restrictions on non-essential movement in numerous countries, including Greece, services are conducted without the faithful, and only…