His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, this morning presided over the Divine Liturgy. Today we commemorate the friend of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, St. Lazarus. This is the liturgy before the Orthodox Psalm Sunday. His Eminence encouraged people that as we prepare for Christ’s resurrection we have to prepare for that special day. As Lazurus…
Message By His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Beginning of Holy and Great Week (Lazarus Saturday, April 11, 2020) Brethren and children in the Lord, Once again, Holy and Great Lent has come to a conclusion. Today, we joyfully celebrated the resurrection of Christ’s intimate friend, Lazarus, which serves as a prefigurement…
His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea has issued his Easter Message. Read the full text down below: My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The most joyful message that has ever been heard in the world is that Christ has set us free from the bondage of sin, which can lead to eternal death….
Pemptousia, Orthodoxia News Agency stress need to unite our voices, strengthen presence of Orthodox world amid pandemic. The editors and staff of both the online magazine Pemptousia, which focuses on Orthodoxy, scholarly research and culture, as well as the Orthodoxia News Agency have become aware of the crucial need for all of us to unite our…
Rector of the Holy Trinity-St. Jonah Monastery, Archbishop Jonah of Obukhov feels satisfactory and continues his viceroy ministry remotely. The head of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Archbishop Jonah (Cherepanov), was diagnosed with coronavirus and is now self-isolated. The hierarch himself announced this on Friday, April 9, 2020, on…
Unable to gather in person for Holy Week, the heads of jurisdictions joined together to send you a message of solidarity from their homes to yours!
On Friday afternoon, March 28/ April 10, 2020, the prayer for the peace in Jerusalem and in the whole world which has been established with the co-operation of the foundation of St. Andrew of Russia, took place at the Patriarchate Reception Hall, led by H.H.B. the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, with the participation of Hagiotaphite…
March 24, 2020 To The Clergy, The Esteemed Parish Council Presidents and members The Esteemed Philoptochos Presidents and members And All the Faithful of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My brothers and sisters in Christ, “O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever.” (Psalm 28:9) I greet you with love in…
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