With the blessings of His Grace Bishop Silvestros, Rev Fr Chrysostomos Koolya celebrated the first pre-sanctified liturgy of the Great Fast today’s morning at Holy Resurrection Cathedral. In his homily, the Vicar General reminded the Orthodox faithfuls of the significance of the Pre-sanctified liturgy in which he noted that it helps the fasters to sustain…

On Cheese fare Sunday, March 4/17, 2024, the commemoration of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan was celebrated by the Patriarchate in the Holy Monastery built in his name on the West Bank of the Jordan River just before its mouth into the Dead Sea. On this feast the Church, especially the Church of the Jerusalem,…

On Saturday of the Cheese fare week of the Triodion, March 3/16, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated by transference for pastoral reasons the Name Day of H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, on the commemoration of the Holy Forty Martyrs, one of whom is Saint Theophilos (celebrated on 9th March). This feast was…

ORDINATION OF SUB DEACON THEODOROS INTO DEACON, 17th, 03, 2024 His Eminence Archbishop IOANNIS of the Holy Metropolis of Zambia ordained Brother Subdeacon Theodoros Charles MUSONDA as DEACON. The latter is a graduate in Agronomy, Catechist and Choir Director at the Saint Nicholas Parish of Kapiri Mposhi. In his message for the occasion, the archbishop…

On Sunday, 17 March 2024, following his enthronement, His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Mexico presided over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Mexico City. Metropolitan Iakovos was accompanied by His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Myrina and His Grace Bishop Timotheos of Assos, alongside clergy from the Holy Metropolis and…

On Cheesefare Sunday, 17 March 2024, in the afternoon, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the 1st Lenten Vespers (Vespers of Forgiveness), at the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George. At the end of the Vespers, the Hierarchs who were present, along with the Fathers of the Patriarchal court, clergy, monastics, Archons of the…

On 16 March 2024, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa held an official visit with a delegation of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) consisting of the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs and his distinguished associates. The purpose of the visit was to provide the Patriarch with comprehensive details about…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea presided at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saints Constantine and Helene on Cheesefare Sunday the 17th of March 2024. In His sermon, His Grace wished the parishioners a blessed and salvific Lent and then went on…

In a particularly reverent atmosphere, in the presence of a multitude of clergy and a multitude of devout believers, the first Lenten Vespers of Holy and Great Lent took place on the afternoon of Cheesefare Sunday, 17 March 2024, at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, in Sydney. The traditionally named “Vespers of…