On January 7, the Greek Orthodox church celebrates the Feast Day of the Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Holy Forerunner of Christ, who is also the Protector Saint of God Parents, as he baptised Jesus Christ. In the Orthodox Church, it is customary, on the day following the Great Feasts of the Lord…

A local Priest dived into the sea on Holy Epiphany to catch the Crucifix as tradition dictates after none of the attending parishioners had the courage to dive into the freezing water. The incident took place in New Fthiotida, on Kenourgio beach at the Catherine camping site. The brave priest in question, Father Ioannis Eleftheriou,…

  TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – The Feast of Epiphany is the most important day for this quaint city of the Tampa Bay area, known around the country and the world, as “Epiphany City.” His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, presided for the first time since he became Archbishop last year, at the annual 114th celebration…

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The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, conveyed a message of unity and love in his Christmas Eve message on Monday, as Tuesday marks Christmas for the Serbian Orthodox Church, which follows the Julian calendar for its ecclesiastical year. The Serbian Patriarch called on Christians around the world to “…warm their hearts with the works…

The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, also known as the Epiphany, was celebrated by much of the Orthodox world on Monday, as the day commemorates the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River by John the Forerunner — seen as Christ’s manifestation to the world as the Son of God. Epiphany is…

More than 170 earthquake victims have been hosted by the Orthodox Monastery of St. Vlash (St. Blaise), in the Durres district of central coastal Albania, since a devastating quake struck the area on Nov. 26, 2019. The shelter is part of a wide-ranging initiative announced by the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, His Beatitude…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, directly referred to the granting of the Tomos of Autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the historic decision and during a sermon on the Sunday before Epiphany. Speaking at the Patriarchate’s Fanar District…

The Archbishop of America has arrived in Tampa ahead of Monday’s Epiphany celebration.   Archbishop Elpidophoros was enthroned in 2019, and this will be his first time throwing the cross during Tarpon Springs’ Epiphany. He is the Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. “I want to express my joy and my happiness that…