Spirituality
Saturday of Souls
The Saturday of Souls and the memorial services for the deceased, when performed in the right way, are the most...
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Memory of Martyr Lucillian and those who suffered with him at Byzantium (3 June)
Saint Lucillian was a pagan priest during the reign of the Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275). In his old age he...
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Sunday of the Holy 318 God-bearing Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea
Today is the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, held in Nicaea in 325. The Church...
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Memory of Holy Martyr Hermias at Comana
Holy Martyr Hermias suffered for Christ in the city of Comana during the persecution under the emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161)....
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Memory of Venerable Isaac the Confessor
The Church commemorates Saint Emmelia, the mother of Saint Basil the Great, who reposed in the Lord in a monastery,...
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Memory of Saint John the Russian and Confessor
The Holy New Confessor John, a native of Russia, was captured during the Russian campaign against the Turks in 1711...
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Carpos and Alphaeus, Apostles of the 70 (26 May)
Saint Carpus was one of the Seventy Apostles chosen and sent forth to preach by Christ (Luke 10:1). He was...
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Divine Light and Sight: The Significance of the Sunday of the Blind Man
Introduction The sixth Sunday of Holy Pascha is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of the Blind Man....
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Memory of Venerable Simeon of the Admirable Mountain
The Church commemorates Venerable Simeon of the Admirable Mountain. Venerable Simeon lived under Emperor Justin II (574 AD). He came...
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Memory of Saint Basiliscus the Martyr
Our Church calls us today to celebrate the memory of Saint Martyr Basiliscus and the Holy Martyrs Marcellus—who sacrificed his...
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During the second day of the Metropolis of Atlanta's 2025 Clergy-Laity Assembly & Philoptochos Conference, attendees participated in Philoptochos...
Commemoration of Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas and St. Luke of Simferopol in Sofia
On June 11, the Orthodox Church commemorated the Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas, as well as Saint Luke of...
Archbishop Ioannis of Albania arrived in Constantinople
On Friday, June 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM, Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durres, and all Albania arrived at the...
Greek, Turkish deputy FMs meet in Ankara, issue joint statement
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay and Deputy Minister of Foreign...
Iran declares Israeli attack a “declaration of war” and calls on UN Security Council to act
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that Israel’s recent attack on Iranian territory constitutes a “declaration of...
Greek FM: Recommendation to Greeks in Israel and in Iran
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued instructions to Greek citizens in Israel, following the rapid developments in the Middle...
