Orthodox Churches

Consecration ceremony of St. Catherine’s Chapel by Patriarch of Alexandria

Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and All Africa unveiled the bust of Abbot Agathangelos at the Holy Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo, marking the 50th anniversary of his death.

Life-Giving Font Church in Constantinople

Situated about 500m outside the Theodosius Walls in the vacinity of Silivri Kapa, Life-Giving Font (Zoodohos Pigi) Church contains the holy life giving spring of the same name and the tombs of many deceased Orthodox Patriarchs and major religious personages buried in the west of the court surrounding the church.

Tombstones with engravings in the Karaman Language, ie Turkish written in the Greek alphabet, this was the script used by Turkish speaking Anatolian Christians whose clergy used greek only for the Liturgy, oden the floor of the court that are also carved with the emblems of the deceased trade.

Wonderworking Icon from Romania’s Sihăstria Monastery carried in procession against coronavirus and drought

On Bright Tuesday, the third day of Holy Pascha, the wonderworking Axion Estin (It is Truly Meet) Icon of the Mother of God from Romania’s famous Sihăstria Monastery was carried in procession, with the monks entreating God for relief from the coronavirus pandemic and drought. 

The feast of St. George in Venice

This year’s feast in the church of St. George of the Greeks in Venice, was very different. The sestiere (district) overseer was honored in an empty temple due to the measures taken for the coronavirus.

Metropolitan Gennadios of Italy officiated at the festal Divine Liturgy and wished to celebrate St. George next year “face to face”, as Patriarch Bartholomew said, with health and all together!

Mount Athos: The litany of the icon of “Axion Esti” took place with restrictions, due to coronavirus measures

With a small number of monks, compared to previous years, and without the presence of lay visitors, the procession of the historic icon of the Virgin Mary “Axion Esti” took place on Monday morning, in Karyes of Mount Athos.

The procession of the icon began after the Divine Liturgy, at ten in the morning, with the established formality, with bells ringing and chanting, from the Protaton church.

Paschal-Easter Message from George Joseph – Chairman of the OCP Society

Christ is risen! Blessed is the Resurrection of Christ!
Khristos haryav i merelotz! Orhnyal e Harouthyoune Khristosi!
(Armenian- Eastern Dilacet) 

Word took flesh. Any Christian believer knows that God came down to earth as a man to live among His creations to take up their sins on Him and to die for their sake; He resurrected and ascended to Heaven. This was a grand plan of God for He loved us so much. In return, He expects us to love Him in the same manner. But we have our priorities focussed elsewhere. Rather than reciprocating His love, we choose to follow the infamous Eden incident.