His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, received at the Patriarchal Office, immediately after the completion of the service of the Sanctification of the Waters, the President of PASOK- Movement for Change, Mr. Nikolaos Androulakis, Member of the European Parliament, with his colleagues. Their meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere where they had the opportunity to…

On Sunday, 8 January 2023, the Deputy Ambassador of the American Embassy in Ankara, Mr. Scott Oudkirk, made a private visit with his family to the Theological School of Halki. The distinguished guests were received by The Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity, His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos and the monastery’s…

The Feast of the Epiphany, during which the waters are consecrated, is not a symbolic event or simply a tradition that we have received from our ancestors and continue. It is a great challenge for all of us, to make important changes in our lives, to place Christ at the center of our life, but…

In the presence of a large number of Greeks, the joint celebration of Epiphany took place in Melbourne on Sunday morning, 8 January 2023, with the Sanctification of the Waters and the throwing of the Holy Cross at Princes Pier in the suburb of Port Melbourne. The service was presided over by His Grace Bishop…

The Great Despotic Feast of Theophany was celebrated with all splendour and magnificence at the Phanar, on Friday, 6 January 2023. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the ceremony of the Sanctification of the waters and the immersion of the Holy Cross at the Golden Horn, from the platform that had been placed on…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, The Feast of the Synaxis of St John the Baptist was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of St John in Perth. His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea officiated at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy which took place in the presence of the Greek Consul in Perth,…

My beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, Once again, we come to the Spring Bayou for our sacred tradition of the Immersion of the Holy and Precious Cross. The Cross enters the waters to sanctify the waters; to redeem the waters. Τo make of the bitter tastes of this world – which is called…

Your Graces and Trustees of Saint Photios National Shrine, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, To be here at the Saint Photios National Shrine, during these days when we celebrate Τὰ Ἅγια Φῶτα, is a very special joy for me. This Vespers in the Shrine’s Chapel, when we sing the wondrous hymn, “O Gladsome Light,”…

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, As we commence the Great Blessing of the Waters, we first hear this hymn – an invitation to our souls: Φωνὴ Κυρίου ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων βοᾷ λέγουσα· Δεῦτε λάβετε πάντες, Πνεῦμα σοφίας, Πνεῦμα συνέσεως, Πνεῦμα φόβου Θεοῦ, τοῦ ἐπιφανέντος Χριστοῦ. The voice of the Lord, which is upon the…