On Thursday, October 13/26, 2023, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the return of the relics of our Holy Father among the Saints Sabba the Sanctified. On this day the Church, and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates that on October 13/26, 1965, the relics of Saint Sabba the Sanctified was returned from Venice, where…

The 83rd Anniversary of 28 October 1940 was celebrated in Sydney with great splendour. The events in honour of the Heroes of the 1940 campaign culminated on Sunday, 29 October 2023, at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who officiated at the Matins and presided over the…

On the occasion of the National Day of Greece, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, sent the Grand Syncellus, Archimandrite Iakovos to the Consulate General of Greece in Constantinople, where he performed the Divine Liturgy and the Doxology in the Chapel of Saint Savvas which is on the consulate premises, together with Patriarchal Deacon Father Evlogios,…

With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis served at the Parish-Community of Saint Nicholas, Canberra, and officiated over the celebratory events of the anniversary of 28 October 1940. After the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Bartholomew conducted a Doxology Service in commemoration of the Anniversary…

With the blessings of our Father and Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the feast day of Saint Demetrios was celebrated again this year in South Australia with great spiritual joy and enthusiasm. On the eve of the feast day, 25 October 2023, the festive Vespers was celebrated at the Church of Saint Demetrios,…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was present at the funeral service for the late Eleni Sariyiannopoulou, who was for many years a Steward of the private Patriarchal residence. The funeral service was held on Saturday, 28 October 2023, at the Holy Monastery of Baloukli. The funeral service was conducted, following the Patriarchal assignment, by His…

On Tuesday evening, 24 October 2023, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Imbros to attend the celebrations of Saint Dimitrios and the anniversary event for the completion of 10 years since the reopening of the Greek Minority School on the island. His All-Holiness was accompanied on this trip by His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of…

Let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. Lord Jesus Christ our God, You ascended into Glory to seat us all in the heavenly places* – we give You thanks this day or the ministry and journey of Protopresbyter Athanasios and his family. Bless them and this Ascension Cathedral whom they serve, so that…

Your Eminence, and beloved brother, Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, Your Eminences and Your Grace, Reverend Clergy, Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In the Book of Exodus, it says the following about the People of God, and their sojourn out of Egypt toward the Promised Land: The sons of Israel ate the manna forty…