His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday at the historic St George Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence that “the Holy Spirit unites the tears of repentance with the joy of renewed life.” The Patriarch explained that the Feast of Pentecost marks the visible establishment of Christ’s Church in history. “Pentecost is also the Feast of…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, on Monday of the Holy Spirit, marked the patronal feast of the Basilica Media Centre by praising its role in communicating the life of the Church and promoting Orthodox values in contemporary society. In a message addressed to the staff of the Romanian Patriarchate’s media institutions, the Patriarch described the Basilica…

On Monday, 19 May / 1 June 2026, the Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit was celebrated at the Russian Church of the Holy Trinity of the Moscow Patriarchate, situated in West Jerusalem, where the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission (Missia) is based. His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, presided over…

On Monday, 19 May / 1 June 2026, the Monday of the Holy Spirit, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Holy Spirit, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire upon the Holy Disciples and Apostles of the Lord. The feast was celebrated at the very place where…

On Sunday, 18 / 31 May 2026, the Feast of Pentecost was celebrated in accordance with the New Testament Scriptures, especially the Book of the Acts of the Apostles and the Pentecostarion. The feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Holy Disciples and Apostles while they were gathered together with one accord…

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of the Holy Metropolis of Chalcedon celebrated its patronal feast on Monday of the Holy Spirit, 1 June 2026. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, assisted by the Protosyncellus of the Metropolis, Archimandrite Evgenios. Among those present in prayer were His…

On Sunday, 31 May, His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the festal Metropolitan Cathedral Church of The Holy Wisdom of God in Thessaloniki. Praying in the sanctuary during the service was His Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos of Velestino. Following the conclusion of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, the Vespers of the Holy…

The blessed pastoral journey of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa in Kenya was brought to a conclusion on the Sunday of Pentecost, 31 May, with the celebration of the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Glorious Apostle and Evangelist Mark in Kapsabet, within the Holy Metropolis…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the festal celebrations on the Monday of the Holy Spirit, 1 June, at the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Historic Community of Stavrodromi. The homily was delivered by Deacon Evlogios Tsatsas, Codicographer of the Holy and Sacred Synod. Following the Dismissal, His All-Holiness bestowed the Offikion…