On the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, December 26, 2021, in the crowded Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb, His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, served the Divine Liturgy. The Zagreb clergy celebrated together with the singing of the choir of the Cathedral, conducted by Olena Ciglenjak. After the end of the…
On the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged the faithful to offer Christ their most precious gifts not only at Christmas but every day of their lives. The gifts of the faithful During his sermon on Christmas day, the Patriarch of Romania explained that Christ does not want us to bring gold,…
The year 2023 will be an occasion to commemorate hymnographers and church chanters (psaltes) in the Romanian Patriarchate, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided this December. The Reverend Archdeacon Mihail Bucă, founder and conductor of the Tronos Byzantine Choir of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, welcomed this decision. “I feel that the…
Metropolitans of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece have sent their heartfelt best wishes to the God-loving faithful for Christmas and the coming New Year, via the St. Maximus the Greek Institute, with messages posted on the webpages of the Orthodoxia news agency and the Pemptousia platform. …
Messages and phone calls expressing best wishes for a speedy recuperation and on the occasion of the Christmas Feast Day continued to be received by the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, who tested positive for the Covid-19 virus a day earlier. His All Holiness remains in good spirits and with only mild symptoms…
Today we celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, the Virgin bears Him who is transcendent, and the earth presents the cave to Him who is beyond reach. Angels, along with shepherds glorify Him. The Magi make their way to Him by a star. For a new child has been born…
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The Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi, expressed his Christmas wishes to all during an online synaxis, or assembly, held Thursday with youths and children. The online assembly was organized and live-streamed by Pemptousia platform.