The beginning of the school year in the Seminary of Foca
1. Септембар 2020 - 13:22
His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Sts. Basil of Ostrog and Peter of Cetinje at the Theological Seminary of Saint Peter of Dabar-Bosnia in Foca on 31 August 2020.
The Hierarch was concelebrated by protopresbyter Aleksandar Vidakovic, protopriest Ljubomir Prijovic, acting rector of the Seminary; presbyters Milos Janjic and Ranko Kovac, teacher of the Seminary, and deacons Budimir Gardovic and teacher Sinisa Bozic. At the end of the Holy Liturgy a rite of invocation of the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the new school year 2020/21 was performed.
Bishop Veniamin of Minsk: Today spiritual struggle is going on for our Motherland
1. Септембар 2020 - 13:05
On August 26, 2020, the Day of the Minsk Icon of the Mother of God, Bishop Veniamin, elected Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsk, Patriarchal Exarch for All Belarus, addressed himself to the faithful of the Belorussian Orthodox Church with an archpastoral homily.
“O Virgin the Hodegetria, full of grace and charity,
Rejoice, giving joy to the faithful
Rejoice, O swift helper to all those in trial and sorrow”
(Canon to the Most Holy Mother of God the Hodegetria)
Peace be to you!
Patriarch of Alexandria at Saint Athanasios Parish in Kypseli, Athens
1. Септембар 2020 - 0:00
All those who attended the service at the metochion of Saint Athanasios in Kypseli on July 23, remembered a great figure of Orthodoxy, the late Patriarch of Alexandria, Parthenius III. A service was celebrated to honor his memory, together with the Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria.
Feast of Dormition of Theotokos at Patriarchate of Jerusalem
31. Август 2020 - 23:48
On Friday, August 28, 2020, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. This Feast was celebrated at the Shrine of the Dormition in Gethsemane where the Tomb of Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary lies, which was built by St. Helen in AD 326 and from the Sovereigns Markianos and Poulcheria in AD 417.
Church of Greece: Disappointment and strong protest at conversion of Chora Church into a mosque
28. Август 2020 - 19:35
In an announcement issued today after its meeting, the Standing Holy Synod of the Church of Greece expressed disappointment and concern while protesting vehemently against the decision of the Turkish government to convert the Chora Church into a mosque and a place of prayer of the Islamic religion, “approaching a point of division and disintegration”. As it has been the case for Hagia Sophia, the Church of Greece immediately appeal to the international community and engage in representations, requesting that the Chora Church should return to its previous status.
