Zoodochos Pigi, Bright Friday, is the first Friday after Easter, when the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates Life-Giving Spring, a title given to the Mother of God, and an actual miracle-working spring near Constantinople, with an Icon of the same name. Today we commemorate the Life-Giving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos. Today, all over Greece,…

The greatest and most joyful feast-day of Orthodox Christians, and therefore of Orthodox Serbs, was celebrated solemnly in the city of Sarajevo, capital city of Bosnia and Hercegovina, on April 28, 2019. All the churches, both in the Ffederal Sarajevo as well as in Eastern (Serbian) Sarajevo, were full of Orthodox Serbs who participated in…

Festal solemnities of the Resurrection of the Lord in the Cathedral church of Holy Transfiguration of the Lord in Trebinje started with Paschal matins. Diocesan Bishop Dimitrije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina officiated the Divine Liturgy with concelebration of the Bishop Emeritus Atanasije and the clergy of the Cathedral church. During the Liturgy the Paschal Encyclical of the…

The Feast-day of the Resurrection of Christ was celebrated with the solemn Liturgy in the Cathedral church of Saint Nicholas of Myra in Karlovac, being officiated by His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac with the concelebration of local priests. The Paschal Encyclical of the Serbian Patriarch and all the Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox…

Archbishop Demetrios of America is visiting Istanbul on Friday to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos, in a meeting that could determine his future in office. According to the Archdiocese, Demetrios will inform Vartholomeos about current affairs of the Archdiocese of America. Sources from the Archdiocese told Kathimerini Demetrios will inform the Ecumenical Patriarch about an…

After leading the sanctification of the Holy Chrism on Maundy Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about its meaning and use in the Orthodox Church, noting that the Holy Chrism is ‘the foundation and the source of the sanctification of Church life’. On Thursday, April 25, 2019, the Patriarch of Romania together with other hierarchs…

A newly erected statue of ancient Greek warrior-king Alexander the Great in central Athens was vandalized by unknown individuals, possibly on Tuesday night, media reported. The vandals painted slogans on the pedestal of the statue, which stands on the corner of Amalias and Vassilissis Olgas avenues, denouncing the ancient warrior king as a killer. The…

Registration is now open for an Iconography Workshop hosted by the Monks and Nuns of New Skete September 24-28, 2019. Instruction will be given by the well known iconographer, Philip Davydov, of Sacred Murals Studio in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This year’s model will be the icon of the Angel with Golden Hair. Students will be…

On Tuesday, April 17/30, 2019, the Heads of the Christian Doctrines visited us at the Patriarchate, first the Franciscan Brotherhood – Custody of the Holy Land, then all other Churches and Communities, the Latin Patriarchate, the Eastern Churches, Syrians, Copts, Ethiopians, Protestants, Lutherans and others. His Beatitude addressed the Custody of the Franciscan Brotherhood as…