His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was present joined in prayer from the Holy Sanctuary of the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George, during the Divine Liturgy of the Saturday of the Souls on 9 March 2024. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the customary Trisagion Memorial Service took place, during which the forgiveness prayers…

On 10 March 2024, Meatfare Sunday, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was present joined in prayer during the Divine Liturgy, which was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Irenaios of Florina, Prespai and Eordaia at the venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George, Phanar. Photographs: Nikos Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate vema.com.au

On 10 March, Meatfare Sunday, His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Melbourne, visited the Church of Saint Athanasios in the suburb of Springvale, Melbourne, where he presided over the Divine Liturgy, and was joined in concelebration by His Grace Bishop Themistocles of Nicopolis, of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. The two Hierarchs were…

His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos presided over the Matins and the Divine Liturgy on the Saturday of the Souls, 9 March 2024, in the chapel of the Theological School of Halki. Following the Divine Liturgy, the memorial service for the repose of the departed Orthodox Christians was performed. Subsequently, the Abbot, Bishop Kassianos performed…

An encyclical to the Christ-loving plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia was released by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, to be read on Sunday, 10 March, on the occasion of two important and historical events for the Orthodox Church in Australia. The first is the one hundred years since the establishment of the…

On Thursday, 7 March, the Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Greece, Mr. Yannis Moschos visited the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in Sydney. Mr. Moschos, after touring and venerating the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, was then received by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, with whom he…

With feelings of spiritual joy, deep gratitude to the Mother Church and praise to the Triune God, two historic events for the Holy Archdiocese of Australia were celebrated on Meatfare Sunday, 10 March 2024: the completion of 100 years since its foundation (publication of the founding Tome on 7 March 1924) and the recent decisions…

March 10, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated Meat-Fare Sunday presiding over the Divine Liturgy at Saint Sophia “The Holy Wisdom of God” Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C. “On this Sunday, when we bid farewell to some of life’s pleasures, the Lord points us to the way of true and lasting happiness….

My dearest sisters and brothers in Christ, Today, in this magnificent Cathedral, adorned with the glories of Byzantium and the beauty of our Orthodox Faith, we gather as a community, which, as all of you know, is a form of communion. The Holy Communion that we receive – the Body and Blood of the Lord…