The community of Holy Cross Church in Whitestone, NY and parish priest Fr. Nicholas Paros welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the service of Orthros of Holy Monday, which takes place on Sunday evening. Beginning on the evening of Palm Sunday and continuing through the evening of Holy Tuesday, the Orthodox Church observes…

Ascension of Our Lord in Lincolnshire, IL hosted their annual Faith/Joy Lenten Retreat on Friday April 26, 2024. The theme was, “Lazarus Come Out!” The children talked about Christ’s relationship with Lazarus, how Christ rose Lazarus from the dead, and what we as Orthodox Christians can take away from their friendship. The children also made…

Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ: Now we have arrived at the somber services of Holy Week, so that may greet the Lord, as our Bridegroom, for He is Coming to His voluntary Passion for our sake and the sake of the whole world. This morning was glorious! In every Church across our Archdiocese, His…

His Beatitude Patriarch John celebrated the Divine Liturgy for Palm Sunday at the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus, with the participation of reverend bishops John (Batash), Moussa (Al Khasi), and a group of priests and deacons. Before the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude blessed the palms and performed the Palm Sunday procession inside the…

Palm Sunday was celebrated with all due solemnity and reverence at the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George the Great Martyr, the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated from the throne during the Divine Liturgy, and was joined by Their Eminences, Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Irinaios…

“Let us keep love in our souls, in order to cultivate it and to teach it to our children.” This was the paternal exhortation of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia to the pious faithful of the Parish of Saint Paraskevi, in the suburb of Blacktown, Sydney, where he liturgised on Palm Sunday morning, 28…

Bishop Silvester concelebrated the hierarchical Divine Liturgy with Metropolitan Innocentios of Sozusa at Panagia Paramythia – Mukongoro parish to observe the glorious and triumphant entry of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt. Wishing them a blessed Holy Week, Bishop Silvester encouraged the Orthodox faithfuls of Kumi to never feel remorseful because…

On April 27, 2024, the Saturday of Lazarus, The Twelve Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Hertfordshire, 43 individuals were received into the Orthodox Church by His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain. Assisting him were His Grace Bishop Iakovos of Claudiopolis and numerous Archdiocesan clergy members. The neophytes successfully attended the 7th Session…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for Palm Sunday April 28, 2024 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Hicksville, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Μετὰ κλάδων νοητῶς, κεκαθαρμένοι τὰς ψυχάς, ὡς οἱ Παῖδες τὸν Χριστόν, ἀνευφημήσωμεν πιστῶς…. With our souls cleansed and in spirit carrying branches, with faith let us sing Christ’s praises like…