The Israeli town of Nazareth is often called “The Flower of the Galilee”, and also the town of the Annunciation...
Archbishop Stylianos of Australia died on 25 March, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. News of his death saddened...
The Belarusian Orthodox Church does not intend to prohibit religious processions and other festivities due to the spread of coronavirus,...
The path of our life here on earth is deceptive and misleading. To those taking their first steps, it seems endless and full of activity. To those who’ve reached the end, it seems very short and full of hollow dreams. » Venerable Païsios the Athonite
The 3rd Sunday is also known as the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, and according to the Calendar of Feasts (Synaxari): on that day, the third Sunday of Lent, we celebrate the veneration of the of the precious and life-giving cross. The Sunday was given this name- the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross- because on that day the Precious Cross is in the forefront of worship and is placed in the center of churches for the faithful to venerate, in order to strengthen them in the continuation of the fast and in the struggle to defeat the passions, as the note to the feast in the Synaxari says: ‘by its power, Christ our God, protect us ...
Gero-Arsenios was always agreeable and gave out blessings very easily. One time, however, he strangely became so strict and unyielding that he upset one of the fathers. Afterwards, when he was asked why he had been so harsh with him, he answered: “Yesterday Geronda came and told me: Be careful, Arsenios; don’t take the responsibility for other people’s burdens. Father so-and-so will come tomorrow. Don’t give him a blessing for what he wants.’” Even though it was a dream, Gero-Arsenios still had the experience and the grace to realize which dreams were from God, which were natural, and which were from the demons. Another time, when Gero-Arsenios woke up at night, he saw Geronda as if he was alive. Geronda embraced ...
The Greek Church leadership requested an exemption from coronavirus curfew measures in a letter to Education & Religion Ministry officials...
In fact, what is normal in a world in which one flies East, another flies West and another flies...
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The Autocephalous Church of Greece’s Metropolitan of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia, His Eminence Gabriel, spoke this week to the...
The Russian Orthodox Church has left open the possibility of enacting even stricter measures for its places of worship...
The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, on Wednesday reminded in his sermon, on the occasion of the...
Greece celebrated a double holiday yesterday, as March 25 commemorates the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, and...
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed as of yesterday, affected by even stricter measures taken...
A feature is posted today on the Orthodoxia news agency showcasing the Holy Monastery of Panaghia Proussiotissa, a renowned...
Almsgiving is a well-intentioned act. It’s an internal voice coming from a pure heart which loves its neighbor. It’s only right that we should give what, in essence, we owe to those in need. Because those who are rich with what they’ve received from God, are, at the same time, stewards and managers of the goods which have been given to them in abundance. » Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
Is it really fair to say that, as we sit at home, during this period of isolation, there is ‘no...
About six months had passed from the time when Mary had gone to live in Nazareth, in the home of Joseph. It appears that, during this time, the veil of the temple had become worn and needed renewing. This most sacred of objects could not be made by unclean hands. It had to come from hands that were spotless and pure. The High Priest Zechariah ordered the spotless virgins of the house of David to be brought. He also gave a separate command: that the Virgin Mary was to be brought from Nazareth. Seven virgins were brought together. Lots were cast. And the lot fell upon Mary. Mary was given the necessary materials: gold, asbestos, linen, silk, hyacinth, red and purple dyes ...
The Romanian Orthodox Church has announced a new program of prayer in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, beginning today,...
