Hundreds of believers attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in Romanian language last week at the Blachernae Church in Constantinople where St Andrew the Fool for Christ witnessed the Theotokos entering the church, surrounded by angels and saints. The feast of the Protection of the Theotokos celebrates the appearance of the Mother of God at…

  On October 4, 2019, the Moscow Synodal Choir concluded its tour in Germany with a recital of church music at the Catholic church of St. Joseph in Dusseldorf. The choir sang classical church compositions by the 19th and 20th century Russian composers, among them G. Sviridov’s “Holy Love”, “N. Vedernikov’s “In Flesh Thou Didst…

The Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași, Romania has entered a new era of its existence. After 30 years of extensive consolidation and restoration work, the church, dedicated to St. Parascheva, the Presentation of the Lord, and St. George, has finally opened without scaffolding, fully revealing its grandeur and beauty, and just in time for the annual…

  The Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week sent his personal best wishes for a speedy recuperation to the ailing Metropolitan of Kos and Nisyros, His Eminence Nathaniel.

  Orthodoxy and Hellenism continue to persevere in one of the remote corners of sub-Saharan Africa. Archimandrite Timotheos Duba, of the Alexandria Patriarchate, continues to minister to a handful of Orthodox faithful at the parish of St. Nicholas, in the eastern Congo town of Bunia. The parish over the weekend organized a soup kitchen for…

  The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, on Sunday officiated at the archieratical Divine Liturgy at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios, in Weston, Mass. Co-officiating was the Metropolitan of Boston, His Eminence Methodios.   St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Live Stream Geplaatst door St. Demetrios Church, Weston op Zondag 6 oktober 2019

  Significant social concerns affecting modern society continue to garner the attention of Orthodox Churches around the world. The ongoing crisis affecting the institution of the family in many countries, the serious problem of low birthrates – especially in western societies – challenges faced by young people and the use of the Internet, are issues…

  Significant social concerns affecting modern society continue to garner the attention of Orthodox Churches around the world. The ongoing crisis affecting the institution of the family in many countries, the serious problem of low birthrates – especially in western societies – challenges faced by young people and the use of the Internet, are issues…

  The “Jesus Prayer” is the most powerful prayer, which contains the words “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy of me.” This core original, traditional formula varied and varies slightly, depending on the historical period and the teaching school which used it. The most common additions, but not the only ones, are “Lord Jesus Christ, [son…