His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has issued his 2nd Encyclical regarding coronavirus outbreak. Read the full text below:   Reverend Fathers, Honorable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada Beloved in the Lord, In my Encyclical dated 13/03/2020 on the issue of…

My Blessed and Beloved Christians, Only God knows why we are going through this grave tribulation of the coronavirus. Perhaps because of the unfaithfulness of the world. Perhaps on account of our own little faith. Let us not dwell on this. We will leave it in God’s hands. As long as we remain in this…

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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