The historic Holy Monastery of Aghia (St.) Lavra in the mountainous northwest Peloponnese was the setting on Tuesday – Clean Tuesday, the second day of Great Lent – for the recreation of the oath-taking by the Greek revolutionaries, which took place on the eve of the commencement of the War of Independence in March 1821….

News of the coming canonization of Elder Cleopa (Ilie) has brought great joy to the hearts of the Romanian Orthodox faithful, and especially those who are parishioners of Sihăstria Monastery, where the great 20th-century confessor and elder labored and is buried. “Even though many already honor Fr. Cleopa as a saint, they still wanted their…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that forgiving the mistakes of others is “the first condition to enter this inner ascent towards Resurrection, which is Great Lent.” The Gospel on the Sunday of Adam’s Expulsion from Paradise shows us that forgiving others’ mistakes is “essential” for us to receive forgiveness from God. “Through forgiveness, we humble…

The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople this week elected the Great Protosyncellus Andreas as the new Metropolitan of Saranda Eccelisies (Forty Churches) as well as electing the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s First Secretary, Joachim, as the new Metropolitan of Bursa. Members of the Holy and Sacred Synod convened on Wednesday for a…

The Church today venerates the memory of Alexis, the Man of God. This saint’s Holy Relics were bestowed to the historic Aghia Lavra Monastery of Kalavryta (northwest mountainous Peloponnese) in 1398 by the Byzantine Emperor Emmanuel Paleologos. The relics were preserved from destruction by two monks when the monastery was torched by the Ottoman Turks…

On 16 th March 2021, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), met with H.E. Brian McElduff, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ireland to the Russian Federation. Taking part in the meeting was also Archpriest Sergy Zvonarev, DECR secretary for far abroad countries. The…

Office of Greek Education Greek Independence Day 200th Year Anniversary from the Greek Revolution 1821.    goarch.org  

A New Hope: The Annunciation A special one-hour presentation, “A New Hope: The Annunciation”, will be offered on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PST as part of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Christian Education ministry. This will be a fast-paced visual presentation on the epic story of salvation through the icons…

Stewardship Town Hall Series Monday, March 22, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. PST The Stewardship Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco invites you to join us for a Stewardship Town Hall featuring a presentation by Bill Marianes: Key Elements of a Successful Stewardship Campaign. This will include practical examples of…