Spirituality
Martyr Philothei the Monastic of Athens
The Monastic Martyr Philothea was born in Athens in 1522. Her parents, Syriga and Angelos Benizelos, were renowned not only...
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Memory of St. Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome
Today, our Church commemorates Saint Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, the Martyrs Dorotheos and Theodoulos, Venerable Cosmas, and Saint...
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Orthodox Christians begin Cheesefare Week ahead of Great Lent
Orthodox Christians enter Cheesefare Week on Monday, the final stage of preparation for Great Lent, a period during which the...
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Memory of Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople
The Orthodox Church commemorates today Saint Martyr Pamphilus and Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Flavian lived during the 5th...
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Sunday of the Last Judgement (Meatfare Sunday)
Introduction The Sunday of the Last Judgment is the third Sunday of a three-week period prior to the commencement of...
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Saturday of Souls, one day before Sunday of Carnival
Today, Saturday, one day before Sunday of Carnival, is the first of the two "Saturdays of Souls'. As with all...
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Memory of Apostles and Martyrs Aquila and Priscilla
The Church commemorates today Martyrs Aquila and Priscilla, Venerable Eulogius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria, Saints Abraham, Martinian, and Symeon,...
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Memory of Saint Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch
Saint Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch, was Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia (ca. 357), and afterwards he was summoned to Antioch...
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Memory of Saint Hieromartyr Blaise
Our Church today, February 11, commemorates Saint Hieromartyr Blaise (Vlasios) and martyr George the Newa. Saint Blaise lived in the...
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Memory of Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly (February 10)
The Hieromartyr Haralampus, Bishop of Magnesia, the martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus and three women martyrs suffered in the year 202....
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Greek PM and French President visiting Cyprus amid tensions in the Middle East
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is traveling to Cyprus on Monday as part of the defense assistance provided by Greece...
Ecumenical Patriarch visits editorial offices of PAROS magazine in Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I visited the editorial offices of the monthly magazine PAROS, which is published in Constantinople. During...
Patriarch of Serbia celebrates Divine Liturgy in Belgrade on the Feast of St. Gregory Palamas
On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to Gregory Palamas, Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia presided over the Divine...
Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste (9 March)
In the year 313 Saint Constantine the Great issued an edict granting Christians religious freedom, and officially recognizing Christianity...
Patriarch of Moscow celebrates Liturgy at Moscow’s Pokrovsky Monastery on Second Sunday of Lent
On March 8, 2026, the Second Sunday of Great Lent, which also marks the commemoration of Gregory Palamas and...
Metropolitan of Kyiv celebrates Divine Liturgy at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on Second Sunday of Lent
On March 8, 2026, the Second Sunday of Great Lent, which also marks the commemoration of Gregory Palamas and...
