On Saturday 12/25 June 2022, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of Saint Onuphrius the Egyptian. On this day the Church commemorates that Saint Onuphrius lived initially in a Coenobitic Monastery in Hermoupolis. Then, imitating the Prophet Elijah and Saint John the Baptist, he retreated to the deepest desert and lived in strict ascesis for sixty…

As we travail the third year of the dreadful coronavirus pandemic, it is now widely acknowledged that love of neighbour, compassion and solidarity are crucial to keeping our societies afloat and in effectively tackling the deadly virus and the widespread consequences that accompany this health crisis. Not coincidentally, these values are at the core of…

The Feast Day of the Nativity of Saint John was celebrated at the Holy Monastery of St John the Forerunner in Perth, WA. The celebrations commenced with the Hierarchical Vespers Service at the monastery’s Katholikon and then followed the next day with the Hierarchical Matins and Divine Liturgy officiated by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of…

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, Once again, I am delighted to be with you in the season of your Patronal Feast of Saint Peter, the Chief of the Apostles. Peter’s leadership of the Disciples, especially during the earthly ministry of our Lord, comes from his very human qualities, which we see so clearly…

My beloved spiritual daughters and sons of our wonderful Cathedral School: INVOCATION Let us pray to the Lord: (Kyrie Eleison) O Lord Jesus Christ our God – You are the Teacher of Teachers, and the Master of Masters. We ask You to bless our Cathedral School and all who learn and teach in it. Bless,…

Unesco this week revealed that than 150 cultural sites have been partially or totally destroyed in Ukraine in nearly four months of war. In a statement, the UN agency noted that “…according to the checks carried out by our experts, 152 cultural sites have been partially or completely destroyed due to the fighting, including 70…

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, earlier this week was present at a dedication service for graduates of the St Andrew’s Theological College. The service was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Redfern. In an address to graduating students and members of the congregation, His Eminence gave thanks to God for the…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week bestowed the medal of the Order of St. Despot Stefan Lazarević to Dragan Vukic, the veteran director of the Serbian Patriarchate’s pilgrimage agency. The awards ceremony, which was also attended by hierarchs of the Serbian Church’s Holy Synod, was held in Belgrade. Vukic was honored for…

Friday marks the 30-year anniversary of the election of then Bishop and missionary Anastasios to the throne of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, under the ecclesiastical title of Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania. On June 24, 1992 members of the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople announced the…