Today is the Eve of the Nativity of Christ our Lord, Christmas Eve. The Church today venerates the memory of Eugenia, the Righteous Nun-martyr of Rome. St. Eugenia ended her life in martyrdom in the imperial city during the reign of Emperor Commodus, at the end of the second century.

  A traditional melomakarona recipe! These Greek Christmas honey cookies (melomakarona) are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and highly addictive! For the melomakarona 150g thin semolina (5.3 ounces) 500g flour (soft) (17.6 ounces) 1/2 tbsp baking powder 100g orange juice (3.5 ounces) 3 tbsps cognac 100g sugar (3.5 ounces) 1 flat…

A traditional Greek Christmas Bread (Christopsomo) recipe! Discover all the secrets to make the tastiest traditional Christopsomo with this no fail recipe! Ingredients For the Christopsomo 540 g lukewarm water (19 oz.) 16 g dry yeast (0.6 oz.) 40 g granulated sugar (1.5 oz.) 1 kg hard flour (35 oz.) 40 g honey (1.5 oz.)…

An inspirational Christmas and new year message from his Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain #Archbishop #ArchbishopNikitasofthyateiraandGreatBritain Geplaatst door Parikiaki Newspaper op Zaterdag 21 december 2019 Parikiaki Newspaper

Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 egg yoke 2 tablespoons brandy 1 teaspoon vanilla extract confectioners’ sugar, to garnish Walnuts OR Almonds (see below)   How to Make the Greek Cookies Kourabiedes: Preheat oven to 325 Degres Fahrenheit. Sift…

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, and Deputy Mayor of Belgrade Goran Vesic attended on the solemn academy “Eight centuries of autocephaly 1219-2019”, organized mutually by the Serbian Orthodox Church and the City of Belgrade in the crypt of the Cathedral church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, on 21 December 2019. His Grace Bishop Stefan of…

  In the joy of the Nativity, I greet you with the song of the angels, ‘Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth, peace and good will among people.’ When the Son of God entered into creation as one of us, the healing of the whole universe was begun. It was the good…

  December is the month in which Florida is known for its sunny weather. It is precisely in this month, that we honor our soul and body with fasting and prayer, as we prepare for the birth of the Divine Child, Jesus Christ. During these blessed days, His Grace Irinej brought great joy to our…

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his spouse will celebrate Christmas at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Wednesday, with the private visit coming amid a particularly tense period in official Greek-Turkish relations. The Dendias couple will attend the celebratory Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His…