DELEON SPRINGS, FL – St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Daytona Beach held its annual Blessing of the Waters on January 4 at DeLeon Springs State Park in Florida, the Daytona Beach News-Journal (DBNJ) reported. The ceremony included the traditional diving for the cross usually held on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany/Theophany…

My child, I hope you are well. Just recently, I got somewhat better too. This is how my life has passed, with pain and illnesses. Now I have approached death once again for your sake. I said, “Let me die, only let my spiritual children live.” And I didn’t eat at all. I was already…

  Archieratical Divine Liturgy Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral Tarpon Springs, Florida January 6, 2020 My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, In the centuries before Christ, God ruled His people Israel through prophets and priests and kings. Each one had his…

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The Church today commemorates the synaxis of John, the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner. John ministered at the Mystery of the Divine Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The fluid situation in the east Mediterranean and thorny Greek-Turkish relations were discussed during meetings that visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had this week in the United States with representatives of Greek-American organizations, as well as with the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros. Additionally, His Eminence presided for the first time, since he…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, referred to the areas of Cyprus occupied by the Turkish military, speaking on Monday, on the Great Feast of Epiphany, and on the occasion of the ordination of deacon Georgios Christodoulou, a Church of Cyprus cleric and educator. The Ecumenical Patriarch said “…on the northern…

An Orthodoxia news agency news crew was in Alexandria, Egypt on Monday to cover the Feast of the Epiphany and the Great Blessing of the Waters. An extensive feature is posted today on the pages of the Orthodoxia news agency. During his address to the faithful during the celebrations in the ancient metropolis, the Patriarch…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, was honored at a conference commemorating the 40-year anniversary since the establishment of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand. The federation’s new president, Antonis Tsourdalakis, presented the Archbishop an icon showing the four 19th century Cretan neo-Martyrs of Melambes, along with a proclamation declaring him an honorary…