Spirituality
Holy Saturday: Between Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection
Introduction On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It...
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Great Friday: The ineffable mystery of Christ’s death
On Great Friday the Church remembers the ineffable mystery of Christ's death. Death tormenting, indiscriminate, universal - casts its cruel...
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Great and Holy Thursday
Introduction On Thursday of Holy Week, four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the...
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Holy Thursday: “Today, He hangs upon the Cross”
"Today, He hangs upon the Cross". Today, the offering of love is completed, with the deafening movement of God towards...
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Healing through Holy Unction
*By Shannon Sakellariou We have begun our journey through Great Lent, and soon it will culminate with the services of...
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Weekly Meditation: Holy Week and Pascha
By Thyateira Youth Dear friends, following the celebration of Palm Sunday - Christ’s humble entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11) welcomed...
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What do we celebrate on Holy Wednesday
On Holy Wednesday, the Church commemorates the sinful woman who anointed Jesus before his crucifixion. The Divine Liturgy of the...
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The Troparion of Kassiani from the Greek Byzantine Choir (VIDEO)
The Troparion of Kassiani is performed by the Greek Byzantine Choir under the direction of Archon Protopsaltis Grigorios Papaemmanuel at...
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What do we celebrate on Holy Tuesday
On Holy Tuesday the Church calls to remembrance two parables, which are related to the Second Coming. The one is...
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Holy Monday, first day of Orthodox Holy Week
Introduction Beginning on the evening of Palm Sunday and continuing through the evening of Holy Tuesday, the Orthodox Church observes...
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Archbishop of Thyateira: Let us now put all else to the side and together proclaim the joyous message
"Let us now put all else to the side and together proclaim the joyous message — CHRIST IS RISEN...
Archbishop of Australia presented recognition to Governor of New South Wales
On Easter Sunday, May 5th, the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Sydney was filled with splendor as the Vespers...
Pope Francis extended warm wishes for Orthodox Easter
Pope Francis, speaking to the gathered faithful in St. Peter's Square, extended warm Easter greetings to those celebrating Orthodox...
Solemn Easter Services led by Metropolitan of Kyiv at St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral
On the night of May 5, 2024, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine presided over solemn Easter services...
“Christ is Risen” proclaimed in the ‘heart’ of Sydney in the presence of Australian PM
The Greeks of Sydney, together with Orthodox Christians of other ethnic backgrounds, celebrated with great magnificence and reverence the...
Ecumenical Patriarch: We pray for peace in war-torn Middle East and long-suffering Ukraine
The Resurrection of the Lord was solemnly celebrated in the Centre of Orthodoxy in accordance with the long ecclesiastical...
