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…
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated in monastery of The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple in Belgrade on 11 April 2020, on St. Lazarus Saturday. The Patriarch was concelebrated by His Grace Bishop Stefan of Remesiana, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch. — Source: spc.rs
On 11 April 2020, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, received a congratulatory message from Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, the President of Serbia, on the occasion of St. Lazarus Saturday – His Holiness’ Patron Saint Day. The text of the message reads: Your Holiness, I cordially thank You for having invited me, as is customary, to jointly…
His Beatitude John, Patriarch of Antioch and All East, congratulated His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, his Patron-saint day Patriarch John of Antioch in a phone conversation congratulated Serbian Patriarch Irinej his heavenly Patron, the Fourth-day Lazarus, and wished him abundant blessings of God. The Primates of the two Local Orthodox Churches expressed their concern over…
New York, NY – On the Saturday of Lazaros, April 11th, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America held a Virtual Town Hall with the Greek Orthodox Faithful of America. This nationwide call-in was moderated by Journalist Demetria Kalodimos, a trusted voice in Middle Tennessee for over 35 years, where she anchored the evening news…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily on the Saturday of Lazaros Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, Port Washington, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, we are already on the road that is Holy Week, on our way to the Resurrection of Christ. It is a road with twists and turns, with great emotion, expectation,…