The fathers of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, consecrated the Triodion as a time of preparation for the fast of Great Lent, which in turn is to […]
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Saturday of the Souls
A memorial service (Greek: μνημόσυνον, mnemósynon, “memorial”, or παραστάς, parastás, “wake”; Church Slavonic: паннихида, panikhída) is a liturgical observance in honor of the departed which is served in […]
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
(Luke l5: ll-32) 03/03/2013 Today’s Gospel embodies God’s message to the world. The Parable of the Prodigal Son shows us the longing of the Holy Trinity for the repentance […]
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
23/02/2013 It was very characteristic of our Lord Jesus Christ that in order to teach the Divine Truth, He used examples taken from the daily life of His times. […]
The Canaanite Woman
His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes with Fr. Epifanios Hadjiyangkou in a village of Ghana (W. Africa). In today’s Holy Gospel our beloved Lord and Saviour Jesus […]
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, which falls on 2 February, celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, it […]
The entrance of the Theotokos. 21st of November
The Entrance of the Ever Virgin Mary and Theotokos in God’sTempleis considered to be one of the most important events in the History of Salvation. All the […]
9th Sunday of St. Luke
Luke l2:l6-2l In today’s Gospel reading, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ emphasied the importance of laying up treasure toward God. He used the example […]
The Good Samaritan. 8th Sunday of St. Luke
(Luke 10:25-37) A certain man was traveling fromJerusalemto the city ofJericho. He was a peaceful and hard working man, who was struggling for his daily bread […]
6th Sunday of St Luke
As our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ visited the villages of Judaea, he met a man from thevillageofGergeseen. Now, this particularly man few years ago became possessed […]