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29.04.2020 | 19:41
Church today venerates memory of Jason and Sosipater, the Apostles of the 70
Today marks the 2nd Wednesday after Pascha, Holy and Great Easter. The Church today venerates the memory of Jason and Sosipater, the Apostles of the 70 and their Companions. Both of these saints were disciples of the Apostle Paul, who mentions them in his Epistle to the Romans. Jason was from Tarsus of Cilicia, in…
29.04.2020 | 19:28
Greek minister expresses public appreciation to Orthodox Church for stance during coronavirus pandemic
Greece education and religious affairs minister, during a nationally televised press briefing on Wednesday afternoon, thanked the Autocephalous Church of Greece for its stance amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and especially during Holy and Great Easter Week, between April 12 and April 19 in the east Mediterranean nation. “We warmly thank the Church of Greece…
29.04.2020 | 16:30
Romanian Patriarchate offers 470,000-Euros worth of aid between April 20 and 27, 2020
The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the amount of aid offered by the Church to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic exceeded 470,000 Euros (2,278,396 Lei) in the week of April 20-27. That brings the total aid offered by dioceses since the beginning of the health crisis to 3,080,015 Euros (14,876,474 Lei). The full text…
29.04.2020 | 13:17
Absent for good reason
Lord, I heard Your celebrant today praying for our brothers and sisters ‘who are absent for good reason’. And they stuck in my mind. I want to find them, to discover them and then send up fervent supplications for them. Who are they, Lord? Who are they who are far away from Your house at…
29.04.2020 | 11:38
A Letter of Appreciation from Bishop Irinej
A LETTER OF APPRECIATION REGARDING YOUR RESPONSE TO OUR SUMMONS TO PRAYER Μost beloved Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of our God-protected Eastern American Diocesan Family, CHRIST IS RISEN! Kindy permit me to thank each and every one of you for the bountiful response to my earnest request for the names of your loved ones, both…
29.04.2020 | 10:53
PAN-ORTHODOX MUSIC SYMPOSIUM TO GO ONLINE IN JUNE 2020
Registration open for New York-based event Plans for the 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium have been reconfigured to a global online format on Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13, 2020. The event, cohosted by St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVS) and the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM) will explore the theme of “Music…
29.04.2020 | 9:44
Romanian Patriarch recommends prayer and hope amidst the pandemic
Prayer and hope were the main topics on which Patriarch Daniel’s sermon focused on Bright Friday when the Orthodox Church marks the feast day of the Life-Giving Spring of the Theotokos. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that especially now when the world experiences a sad and difficult period due to the coronavirus pandemic, we need…
29.04.2020 | 9:34
Let’s talk live with Fr. Stavros and Fr. Chris
Having a hard time staying connected with God? Join us to discuss practical ideas on how to stay connected with Christ. We are pleased to announce our next myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming Thursday, April 30th, at 4:00 pm EST with special guest Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis. Fr. Christopher Metropulos, our Executive Director, will be…
28.04.2020 | 23:21
Interview by Metropolitan of Corfu to Orthodoxia News Agency
The Metropolitan of Corfu and the Paxous Islands, His Eminence Nektarios, spoke with the Orthodoxia News Agency and journalist Maria Giachnaki this week. His Eminence cited his disappointment with the strict restrictions imposed on the Church over the recent period due to the pandemic, while also citing his recent ordeal, after authorities on the Ionian…
