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January 15, 2020 NEW YORK – In commemoration of the Holy Three Hierarchs (Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian, and Saint John Chrysostom), on January 30th, the Office of Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America organizes the following events to celebrate Greek Letters and Arts: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:00 a.m….
The commemoration of St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia was celebrated at his Holy Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem, before the New Gate of the Wall of Jerusalem, on Tuesday January 1/14, 2020. For this feast the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the morning of New Year’s by the Master…
On January 1/14, 2020, the feasts of the Lord’s circumcision and of the commemoration of St. Basil the Great were celebrated with an All-night Vigil at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Hagiotaphite Brotherhood went to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at midnight and started the Service of Matins at the Catholicon. After…
Most Eminent Hierarchs, Reverend Fathers, Deacons, Monks and Nuns, Authorities of our Government, members of the Holy Orthodox Church of Georgia, Residents of Iberia and our compatriots who are now living in the countries beyond our land. I address to you Georgians, Apkhazians, Ossetians, Greeks, Ukrainians, Russians, Armenians, Jews, Azerbaijanis, Udins, Yazidis, Kurds, Ingush,…
Today marks a twin celebration for the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, given that Wednesday is the Feast Day of St. Gerasimos II Palladas, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria in the late 17th and early 18th century. The day also marks the anniversary of a full restoration of the name and reputation…
Young Orthodox priest Michael Psaromatis travelled to wildfire-ravaged Kangaroo island, off the coast of New South Wales in Australia, this month with his spouse, to offer aid and assistance to people affected by the raging fires in southeast Australia. Rev. Psaromatis is the parish priest at the St Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Noarlunga….
This year’s campaign by the Patriarchate of Moscow, entitled “Give Joy for Christmas”, was deemed as a major success. The campaign is run by the Patriarchate’s charitable organization “Mercy”. More than 18,000 presents were collected, along with three million rubles in donations, for people in need.
The Orthodox Church in Moldova has sharply reacted to a decision by the Council for the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Equality in the country to brand the installation of a Crucifix on a wall of the ministry of internal affairs Chișinău as “…discriminatory”. Members of the council also demanded that the leadership…