The 28th Sunday after the Pentecost: Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and Moldova conducted the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Chisinau. During the Liturgy, the arch-pastor and the concelebrating liturgical community glorified our Lord Jesus Christ and the saints celebrated on this day: Holy Forefathers, Prophet Aggaeus (5th c. B.C.), Venerable…
On this date 55 years ago, the prominent Bulgarian National Revival figure Sophronius of Vratsa (Sofroniy Vrachanski) was canonized as a saint by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He is known for having made the first two hand-written copies of the first revival work of Bulgarian historiography – “Slavic-Bulgarian History” (Istoriya Slavyanobalgarskaya), completed in 1762 by…
On the Sunday after Nativity, His Grace Bishop Silvester of Gulu and Eastern Uganda, with the blessings of Metropolitan Jonah of Kampala, presided over Divine Liturgy at the Saint Nicholas Cathedral Namungoona. In his Sermon, he prayed for a peaceful and successful new year to the Metropolitan and all orthodox faithful of the metropolis of…
It is important to maintain peace in Montenegro and to calm tensions. I’m convinced that no one out there contemplates the idea to come over to take Ostrog Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated this today, adding that unity of the Serbs, wherever they live, is crucial. “I hope this is not anyone’s idea,” Vucic…
His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios of Canada has released his Encyclical for New Year’s 2020. Read the full text below: NEW YEAR’S DAY 2020 Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Μembers of our Community Councils Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth of our Communities, and to all the Plenitude of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of…
On the occasion of Nativity and the New Year, His Beatitude Patriarch John X, made a call today to Lebanese President Michel Aoun to extend his greetings for the seasons, wishing him success in his endeavors to rescue Lebanon from its crisis. The Patriarch gave his wishes for the Lebanese people that the New Year…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has released his Encyclical for the feast of Saint Basil and the New Year. Read the full text below: Protocol No. 01/20 January 1, 2020 Feast of Saint Basil and New Year If there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these…
On the eighth day after His Nativity, our Lord Jesus Christ was circumcised, in accordance with Old Testament Law. All male infants underwent circumcision as a sign of God’s Covenant with the holy Forefather Abraham and his descendants. The Fathers of the Church explain that the Lord, the Creator of the Law, underwent circumcision in…
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