On January 19, the holy feast of Theophany, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the rite of the great blessing of the waters at the Theophany Cathedral in Moscow. The Patriarch was concelebrated by a number of Russian hierarchs and clergy…
Archbishop Makarios was honoured by 1300 guests from all of Australia at the dinner celebrating his name day. Representing Patriarch Bartholomew was Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea. Other Hierarchs included Singapore, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Chicago, the Church of Antioch. Guests included the Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley, Senator Andrew Bragg and Hon. Anthony Albanese. …
Over the past couple of months, many worrying reports and claims regarding the case and fate of the two Archbishops Boulos Yaziji and Mor Gregorius Youhanna Ibrahim who were kidnapped on April 22, 2013 in the western countryside of Aleppo – Syria, went viral in media outlets. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and…
On 17 January 2020, the cathedral choir of the Metropolis of Stara Zagora, Bulgarian Patriarchate, gave a performance at the Moscow House of Music as part of the 10th Moscow Christmas Festival of church music. It was conducted by Metropolitan Cyprian of Stara Zagora, Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The choir sang hymns of Bulgarian and Russian…
On Saturday, January 18, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas hosted a reception at Thyateira House in honour of His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Greece, Mr Konstantinos Vlassis. thyateira.org.uk
Twenty five churches or Christian buildings attacked every day of the year: we see evidence of the truth of this in the news items we post every day here at ChristianPersecution.com. What we do not see is any concerted effort by government authorities or international human rights organizations to stop this persecution. There is no…
He who secretly mingles his own wishes with obedience is an adulterer, as the Book of Proverbs indicates (cf. Prov. 6:32-33); and because of his stupidity he suffers pain and dishonor. Just as water and fire cannot be combined, so self-justification and humility exclude one another. He who seeks forgiveness of his sins loves humility,…
He is the Associate Priest at Washington DC’s Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. A philanthropist, and a jeweller. Any one of those professions could be overwhelming on their own, but the combination is one that the popular Greek American Father Dimitri Lee embraces with enthusiasm and gratitude. Born and bred in Sheboygan Wisconsin, Canada, to…
On Saturday January 5/18. 2020, the Forefeast of Epiphany was celebrated according to the following Typikon: In the morning, Matins and the Divine Liturgy of St. Chrysostom were celebrated with the participation of H.H.B. the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos at the Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, with the attendance of the Reverend Hagiotaphite…