My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.
GREAT THURSDAY On Holy and Great Thursday, the Divine Fathers, who ordered all things aright, in succession to the Divine Apostles and the Sacred Gospels, have handed down to us the tradition of celebrating four events: the sacred Foot-washing, the Mystical Supper (that is, the bestowal of…
Read more about Explanation of Great or Holy Thursday ~ from the SynaxarionA Brief Explanation of the Services of Passion Week and Pascha Source: Bishop Alexander [Mileant] Holy and Great Monday THE WEEK OF OUR Savior’s Passion begins with Holy and Great Monday. The first three days of Holy Week recall Christ’s last teachings with His disciples. These teachings inspire…
Read more about An Explanation of the Services of Holy Week and PaschaThis very edifying lecture concerning the Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple explains how this feast assists us in our preparations as Orthodox Christians for the Celebration of Our Lord’s Nativity and goes further towards the understanding of how the church structures its holidays.…
Read more about Video Lecture ~ “The Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple”The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul A sermon by Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (+430AD) On this present day holy Church piously commemorates the suffering of the holy, glorious and all-praiseworthy apostles Peter and Paul. Saint Peter, the fervent follower of Jesus Christ, for…
Read more about The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and PaulHellenic Republic Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece The Holy Synod To be read in Church on the Feast of the Nativity Protocol No. 3167 NATIVITY MESSAGE for 2021 “To adore Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Orient from on high. O Lord,…
Read more about Nativity Message from Our Synod of Bishops 2021Sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on December 24, 2021/ January 6, 2022, at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.
Read more about A Christmas Sermon ~ Metropolitan DemetriusYou may have heard from unbelievers, and even certain “Christians” that the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, Christmas, has “pagan roots”, and thereby try to diminish its importance, its holiness and even its “Christianity”. Or some will say: “Christmas is not mentioned in the Bible.” This shows that they…
Read more about The Feast of Nativity ~ its OriginsA sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost 2021 at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.
Read more about I’m Drowning!SYNODAL COMMUNIQUÉ CONCERNING THE PRESENT CRISIS OCCASIONED BY THE EPIDEMIC The Holy Synod of the Church of Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece, under the presidency of His Beatitude, Archbishop Kallinikos of Athens, during its meeting on July 10/23, 2021, evaluated the situation created by the present epidemic and expressed its…
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