Today, Monday, April 19, marks the 6th Monday of Great Lent, with the Church venerating the memory of Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius, as well as the Holy Martyrs Theodore, his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates and Dionysius – who suffered during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius in the second century, in the southwest Asia Minor city…

“WE SHOULD FACE ALL SITUATIONS IN LIFE, WITH PRAYER, PATIENCE, & HOPE”. In a joyous spirit on this 5th Sunday of Great Lent, a Hierarchal Liturgy was celebrated at Saint Athanasios parish Lira by His Grace Bishop Silvester assisted by the Vicar Northern Uganda Rev.Fr Emmanuel Oruku and The Dean of Gulu Rev.Fr.Francis Ongaya. In…

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, ordained hierodeacon Sava (Bundalo), brother of the monastery of Saint Petka in Zagreb, to the rank of hieromonk. On the fifth Sunday of Holy Forty-Days, 18 April 2021, when we celebrate a memory of Venerable Mary of Egypt, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Administrator of the Diocese of Zagreb-Ljubljana, celebrated…

On Sunday morning, 5/18 April 2021, of the 5th Sunday of Lent, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in Ein Karem, which is now adjacent to West Jerusalem, near the Jewish Hospital Hadassa. This Monastery of…

On Friday afternoon, 3/16 April 2021 the Service of the Akathist with the four parts of the Salutations to our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary was held at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Hymn was recited during the Service of the Small Compline with the Canon of the Akathist. The 1st…

The Patriarch in Zagreb celebrated the second great Vigil service, when he read Akathist to the Most Holy Mother of God. His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, the administrator fo the Diocese of Zagreb-Ljubljana served a prayer of supplication in the Cathedral church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Zagreb before the regular annual session…

St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery in Waymart, Pennsylvania is the oldest Orthodox monastery in the United States. The Divine Liturgy has been celebrated at the monastery every day that the Typikon allows since its founding in 1905 by the future Patriarch St. Tikhon of Moscow. Now the monastery’s main church is in need of repairs….

This year, Melbourne celebrates the 80th Battle of Crete anniversary early due to the pandemic. Australia’s Cretans don’t get to visit Greece in 2021, hence, this weekend the Pancretan Association of Australia and New Zealand, the Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and Battle of Crete Commemorative Council organised a series of events. The honorary guests for…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral Richmond, Virginia April 18, 2021 Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am so delighted to be with you, in this magnificent Cathedral in Richmond, as we prepare to soon enter into the most sacred…