An archieratical Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the Sunday of All Saints at the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Agathonos site, in south-central Greece. The con-celebratory service came only days after an announcement, by the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to canonize Elder Vissarionas of the Agathonos Monastery….
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Sunday concluded his four-day pastoral visit to Athens and returned to the Mother Church’s Phanar district see. On Sunday, His All Holiness prayed along with other hierarchs during a Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. George in Penteli, north of Athens, a glebe…
The Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece on Monday called on the faithful to be cautious in the face of a neo-Protestant proselytizing campaign taking place in the country, reminding that Christians do not need the various heretical movements being peddled by newcomers, nor so-called local and foreign “preachers” in order to…
The Church today venerates the memory of Methodios the Martyr, Bishop of Olympus, of Asia Minor. Today is also the feast day of Nicholas Cavasilas of Thessaloniki.
Sunday 6/19 June 2022, the last Sunday of the Pentecostarion period was celebrated by the Patriarchate as the Sunday of All Saints, namely of all the Holy Patriarchs of the Old Testament, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Preachers, Evangelists, Ascetics of the fruit of the Grace and the power of the Holy Spirit, which was sent…
On Saturday afternoon, 5/18 June 2022, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos was invited to bless a concert at the Notre-Dame hotel, which consisted of most of the great spiritual compositions of the great composer Sergei Rachmaninov. The musical concert was held for the centenary anniversary of the founding of the Russian Orthodox…
On Saturday, 5/18 June 2022, after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the Horrendous Golgotha which was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedona, the fortieth-day memorial service for the repose of the soul of the blessed Hagiotaphite Metropolitan Ambrose of Nablus was held. The memorial service was officiated by H.H.B. our Father…
The presence of Holy Monasteries in the life of the Church are considered to be the lungs of the Church. The virtuous monks and nuns strive and pray continuously and fervently for the salvation of our souls and for all our needs. In this respect, our moral and material assistance to the monasteries is an…
Beloved children in the Lord – our 2022 Graduates, Dear Father Costas and esteemed Trustees, Friends and supporters of Saint Basil Academy, Let us pray to the Lord: Heavenly Father, we give thanks to You for Your loving-kindness and special grace for those reared and taught here at Saint Basil Academy. Bless us and all…