On Good Friday morning, 17/30 April 2021, the Royal Hours were read at the Church of Praetorion, followed by the Procession from there through Via Dolorosa to the Horrendous Golgotha. This is done in commemoration of the event when Pilate presented the Lord to the crowds, and then He was given the Cross and marched…

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A video has been posted on the Pemptousia television showing last year’s Service of the Nipter, the Washing of the Feet, at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on Mount Athos, where the Abbot, the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, washes the feet of monks, in line with the devotional liturgy commemorating the day and the…

Greek defense minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos toured national guard units on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos yesterday, Holy Wednesday. Afterwards, the Greek minister visited the Holy Pilgrimage and cathedral of the Pammegiston Taxiarchis, or Archangels, in the town of Mantamados, as well as the Holy Monastery of St. Raphael.

The Service of the Holy Unction was celebrated on Holy Wednesday at the Patriarchal cathedral of St. George, in the Phanar district where the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is located, with the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, co-officiating. In the Holy Land, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, officiated…

Citizens in Greece received some welcome news this week, as the government eased pandemic-related restrictions on non-essential outdoor travel. As of Great Thursday, no restrictions will apply to travel between municipalities, although a restriction on non-essential intra-state travel is still in force, and will continue until Bright Monday, the day after Holy Easter Sunday.

The new online Pemptousia television, which focuses on Orthodoxy, culture and the sciences, will soon debut with live programming, spiritual assemblies, interviews, travelogues, missions, documentaries, serials and assorted other events, as well as special content for children and young people. Users from every corner of the world will have access to a prolific video archive,…

Today is Great Thursday. The Church on this day recalls the Mystical Supper in the Upper Room, where Jesus Christ gave a radically new meaning to the food and drink of the sacred meal. The Eucharist is at the center of Church life. It is the Church’s most profound prayer and principal activity. In the…

It is considered a sacrament of the Church mysteries and is called the Sacrament of Holy Unction. It is always performed in hope of healing the soul and the body. Many Church Fathers and teachers mention this sacrament. The Book of the Twelve Apostles (Didache – second century AD) contains a text about the use…