In response to numerous messages from friends of the online magazine Pemptousia, the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, has accepted an invitation to address a homily during an online assembly, or synaxis, in the early afternoon of Good Friday. The specific time is between 12.30 and 1.30…

The online magazine Pempousia on Wednesday evening also hosted the first Internet broadcast of composer Giorgos Theofanous’ oratorium, entitled “Panagia, Τhe Mother of Light”, which was performed last October in Limassol, Cyprus. The performance had been organized by the St. Maximos the Greek Institute, under the auspices of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, in cooperation with the…

  On Holy Wednesday afternoon, April 2/15, 2020, at 5.00 p.m., after the Service of the Small Compline, at the Church of the Saints Constantine and Helen the Holy Sacrament of the Holy Unction was held, as a preparation for the spiritual path toward the Holy Easter, and as an antidote of every illness, especially…

Watch the broadcast of the Service of Matins of Great Friday from the Annunciation Church, Piraeus, Greece:     

Moscow, April 15, Interfax – The Foundation of St. Andrew the First-Called will bring the Holy Fire to Moscow from Jerusalem by the beginning of the patriarch’s service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior at the blessing of Patriarch Kirill on the Easter Saturday, April 18, the foundation’s press service told reporters on Wednesday….

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian Orthodox Church, decided that the Holy Fire would be distributed to the faithful’s home on the night of the Resurrection, following a relevant agreement signed between the two parties. According to the announcements, priests, parish volunteers and police officers will distribute the Holy…

On Lazarus Saturday, I realized I couldn’t find my copy of the services for Great Week, so, naturally, I went down to the local supermarket and bought another copy. This ease of access to Church supplies (charcoal, wicks, incense, televised services for the sick and so on) is one of the many advantages of living…

St Basil’s Homes has come up with an innovative way of bringing Greek Australians together on this very unusual Easter by putting together a virtual Choir to sing a very special Easter Hymn, inviting the faithful to join in celebrating The Resurrection of Jesus Christ whilst spreading joy and hope to the world. “Easter has…

Given the strict quarantine measures in place in Moscow and in many places throughout Russia preventing the faithful from attending the Holy Week and Paschal services, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has given his blessing for Pascha baskets to be blessed at home. To bless Paschal kulichi, eggs, and other items, the faithful should sing the…