My Beloved Christians, Tonight, our holy Epitaphios Service is an invitation to join in the procession of the countless Christians who have come before us – across all the generations, in the Burial of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the retinue of the Kouvouklion, we all participate in the funeral cortege of our Lord Jesus…

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have arrived at this moment – a very painful moment in Holy Week, when we behold with our eyes, and we hear with our ears, the dire effects of hatred, envy, greed, and every kind of sin. We behold the Lord, in the Service we call Ἀποκαθήλωσις, the…

In a festive atmosphere, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain officiated at the Service of the Resurrection and celebrated the Paschal Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Andrew Kentish Town in London. His Eminence was joined by the Very Reverend Archimandrite Chrysostomos Michaelides, the Reverend Oeconomos Fr Kristian Akselberg, Priest-in-Charge, the…

The Life-Bearing Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was commemorated with appropriate magnificence in the Greek Orthodox Communities of the English Midlands. His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene visited the Communities of Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, and Birmingham during the Holy Week. On Holy Saturday morning, he led the Divine Liturgy at the Church…

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On Holy Wednesday afternoon, March 30/ April 12, 2023, at the Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, after the service of the Small Compline, the sacrament of the Holy Unction was officiated by His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, with the participation of six High Priests according to the Typikon. The…

In his Easter message, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel asked for more care for vulnerable people, especially the poor and sick persons. He also remembered that the Resurrection of Christ filled every created thing with its ultimate meaning. “The Feast of Holy Pascha illuminates the whole life of the Church and of every Christian,” underlined the…

On Great and Holy Wednesday, 12 April 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia conducted a Pastoral Visit to the Capital City of Australia, Canberra. At the Holy Church of Saint Nicholas, His Eminence conducted the Sacrament of Holy Unction and then analysed theologically, in front of the large congregation, the importance and value of…

On Holy Wednesday evening, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea presided at the Service of the Sacrament of the Holy Unction at the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in Northbridge. Prior to the faithful being anointed His Grace stated: “The Sacrament of Holy Confession is closely connected to the Sacrament of Holy Unction as…