Given Romania’s state of emergency due to the new coronavirus epidemic, the Romanian Patriarchate calls for responsibility, temperance and solidarity. The Romanian Patriarchate urges all priests of the Romanian Orthodox Church to implement with realism, lucidity and confidence the measures imposed by the state authorities, which temporarily affect the Church’s liturgical life. These regulations aim…
The Chancellery of the Holy Synod Wednesday, March 18, 2020, published a set of updated guidelines for all parishes and monasteries within the Romanian Patriarchate in compliance with the new measures announced by the Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs to prevent infection with coronavirus. All parishes and monasteries have to respect the measures ordered by…
“To refuse the Eucharistic spoon as a source of infection is totally unacceptable,” the Holy Synod announced after the meeting today. As Metropolitan Andrew (Gvazava) of Gori and Ateni stated after the regular plenary session of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Georgia, the rite of receiving Holy Eucharist will not be changed….
“No change will be made in the rite of the Holy Communion due to the coronavirus outbreak,” Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church said after the meeting on March 20. On Friday, March 20, the Holy Synod held a meeting to discuss issues related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The meeting, the main topic of…
Those of us who wish to start the spiritual life, to go out of the wordly things, to go out of Egypt and to fly from Pharaoh, certainly need some Moses as a mediator with God and from God, who, standing between action and contemplation, will raise hands of prayer for us to God, so that guided…
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His Grace Bishop Siluan has released the following statement regarding Covid-19: TO ALL CLERGY AND MONASTICS CHURCH COMMUNITIES AND MISSIONARY PARISHES OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX METROPOLITANATE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND RE: Extraordinary circumstances caused by the virus COVID-19 Very Venerable and Very Reverend Fathers, In accordance with government guidelines and measures for the prevention…
The Greek Archdiocese of Australia has announced a change to the memorial service plans for the late Archbishop Stylianos of Australia that will take place on Saturday, 21 March. The cancellation of the memorial lunch, was due to the latest measures announced to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The luncheon which was to…