The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is commemorated today around the world, after a decision by the United Nations in 1992. The theme for this year’s commemoration is “Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda”. According to figures released by the World Health Organization,…
On November 30, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople celebrated its Thronal Feast for Saint Andrew the First Called Apostle, led by two primates — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria. theorthodoxworld.com
Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, This very moving spiritual occasion stands as an opportunity to sing praises to the Most High, since our Trinitarian God has shown us worthy to witness – through the eyes of our souls and bodies – the completion of the full exterior renovation of the St. George Cathedral…
The delicacy and the knowledge of the saints is above anything we can concieve. In fact, without God’s grace, we are just barbarians—without God’s grace, we humans are wolves among other humans. If someone is under the influence of the Holy Spirit, even if he knows something bad about the others, he doesn’t want…
On the Feast Day of the Holy Archangels, November 21, 2019, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America celebrated the Holy and Divine Hierarchical Liturgy, at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Theotokos of the Sign, for the parishioners of St. Sava Cathedral. Concelebrating with him were Fr. Zivojin Jakovljevic and Protodeacon Jovan Anicic. Following…
His Excellency Igor Crnadak, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, took time out of his busy schedule to pay a courtesy visit to His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America on Saturday, November 30, 2019. His Grace received his distinguished visitor at the Episcopal Residence and Eastern American Diocesan Center in New Rochelle,…
On the first Sunday of Advent, December 01, 2019, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America celebrated the Holy and Divine Hierarchical Liturgy, assisted by Protopresbyter Aleksa Micich, and Protodeacons Milosh Zdralic and Jovan Anicic, for the St. Sava Cathedral community in New York City.The Cathedral Choir, under the skillful direction of Dr Milos Raickovic,…
The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti on Saturday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Chapel of the National Cathedral in Bucharest urging the believers to honour Saint Andrew the First-called as a spiritual father and to follow his spiritual courage (manhood). “This holiday has a true national importance because we celebrate our…
December 6, 2019 Feast of our Father among the Saints, Nicholas the Wonder-worker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the reverend priests and deacons, the monks and nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon,…