Patriarch Porfirije served the memorial service to Bishop Milutin, the first hierarch of the restored Diocese of Valjevo, considering it has been a year since his earthly demise. Everyone who is a part of the spiritual life of Valjevo remembers with joy the Saint Sava Academy, where in the summer of the Lord 2014, a…
On Sunday 29 March /11 April 2021, the 4th Sunday of Great Lent and commemoration day of Saint John of the author of the Ladder, the Feast of the Adoration of the Sacred Cross was celebrated by transference at the Holy Monastery of the Cross in West Jerusalem, near the Jewish Knesset. The feast was…
97-year-old Greek WWII veteran and shipowner, Iakovos Tsounis, passed away on Saturday. The special and admirable Greek is a descendant of the heroes of the revolution of 1821. He himself fought at the age of 16 in the Greek-Italian War of 1940, thus being the youngest veteran of World War II. The President of the…
The words ‘MAXH’ shone brightly at the Croatian Club in Punchbowl on Saturday night as Sydney’s Cretan community gathered to commemorate exactly that – the Battle (MAXH) of Crete. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the battle and the Cretan Association of Sydney & NSW marked the significant occasion with a special dinner dance….
Kogarah’s Greek Orthodox church, ‘The Resurrection of our Lord, our Lady of Myrtles, St Elessa,’ is set to upgrade its entrance doors after receiving a $20,000 grant from the New South Wales Government. The exciting news comes after Member for Oatley, Mark Coure MP, successfully wrote to NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, on behalf of the…
Dear Friends, We would like to announce that the Web Magazine Pemptousia organizes the “1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and Priests Wives“ which will take place on Tuesday, April 13 at 19:30 (Greek Time). The total duration of the meeting will be 2 hours. Romanian…
The National Committee of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia continues hosting events commemorating the 200th anniversary of Greece’s independence. On Sunday 11 April, the Hellenic Lyceum of Sydney and the Holy Archdiocese of Australia hosted the official opening of the exhibition “How did our ancestors dress on the eve of the Revolution of 1821?” at…
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Kimisis tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Holmdel, New Jersey April 11, 2021 Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we celebrate one of the great luminaries of our Church, and one of the greatest fathers of the Desert: Saint John of the Ladder, or John Climacus. He lived…
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Koenraad Adam, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 9 April 2021. Serbian Patriarch Porfirije and Ambassador Adam discussed current problems that exist in Europe and the region, and which, according to the Patriarch, must be…