Honorable Public Officials and Community Leaders, Reverend Clergy, Members and friends of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia, Beloved Brethren in Christ, Today, my beloved Brothers and Sisters, He who holds the entirety of creation in His hand is born of the Virgin Mary. The sacred hymnographer reminds us that the chapter of…
lluminated boats, roasted pork and honey cookies are all staples of a Greek Christmas. Folklore expert Evangelos Karamenes spoke to Culture Trip about the most popular Greek Christmas traditions to have survived the centuries. Christmas celebrations in Greece officially last for 14 days, starting on Christmas Eve and ending on Epiphany (6 January) with the…
His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the significant church dedicated to that God-pleasing man and miracle-worker in Zemun on 19 December 2021, on the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra. (phоto gallery). He was concelebrated by archimandrites Serafim and Danilo, protopresbyter-staurophor Bozo Bakajlic, archpriest Drasko Tepavac and deacons…
On Saturday 18 of December, with the blessing of Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta had the honour of conducting his first baptism since his consecration to the Holy Episcopate. Kevin underwent and completed our Archdiocese Catechism course which is run throughout the year by Mr. Phillip Papagiannopoulos at our Archiepiscopal…
Yesterday the 19 December 2021, Sunday before Christmas His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis, the Archiepiscopal Vicar of Canberra attended the Parish Community of St Raphael’s Liverpool and presided over Matins and the Divine Liturgy. It must be noted that His Grace served the Parish for over 5 years as a Priest. Following the service…
Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Of all the events that I am called to during these busy weeks before the blessèd Feast of Christmas, I believe that today’s Liturgy – and the community that has come together for it – warms my heart the most of all. For over thirty years, this wonderful Archangel…
Beloved Children in the Lord, I am so pleased to be with all of you this evening, and especially with the children. For there is no other holiday that brings out the child in all of us like the Feast of Christmas. This is our second Christmas show that brings our communities together around this…
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On Wednesday, 2nd/15th December 2021, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos assigned the Hegoumen of Lydda, Reverend Fr Marcellus with the title of the Archimandrite, in recognition of his dutiful ministry at the Shrine, and as an encouragement for its continuation. en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info