Tag: Great Lent
The Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God
April 2014 The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is ... Read More
Ancient Faith Publishing Offers Books for Lenten Reading
2/3/14 Two books from Ancient Faith Publishing by Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou provide food for thought during the Lenten season. In the new release Thirty Steps ... Read More
Patriarchal Catechetical Homily on the occasion of the beginning of Great Lent
March 2014 + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To ... Read More
Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon on the Beginning of Great Lent 2014
OCA- March 2014 To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the ... Read More
Message of Metropolitan Vladimir of Moldova at the beginning of the Great Lent
March 2014 Beloved in Christ brothers and sisters, With the Lord’s help we have approached the Great Lent, preparing for the bright Feast of the ... Read More
Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea
14/1/14 Basil was born during the reign of Emperor Constantine. While still unbaptized, Basil spent fifteen years in Athens where he studied philosophy, rhetoric, astronomy ... Read More
His Eminence Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
April 2013 - Moldovan orthodox Church On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the ... Read More
Theodor Saturday and Sunday of Orthodoxy in Nis
1/4/13 - Serbian Orthodox Church In the first week of the Great Lent, also called the Sunday of Orthodoxy because we remember the triumph of ... Read More
2013 Catechetical Homily of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the beginning of Great Lent
+ B A R T H O L O M E W By the Mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch 21/3/13 ... Read More
Icons tied to salvation history
16/3/13 March 24 is the first Sunday of Great Lent for Orthodox Christians and is known as Orthodoxy Sunday. The theme of Orthodoxy Sunday is ... Read More
Chinese audio recording of Bishop Ephraim of Bikin on the Eve of Great Lent
The Chinese Orthodox Church English translation by Nina Tkachuk Dimas 16/3/13 An audio recording of the words of Bishop Ephraim of Bikin about Great Lent; it ... Read More
Mother See urges Raffi Hovhannisian to stop hunger strike
YEREVAN, MARCH 15, ARMENPRESS. The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin issued a statement regarding the post- election developments in Armenia. The statement the Information System ... Read More
Sunday of Orthodoxy solemnly celebrated
5/3/2012 Serbian Church Gnjilane - On the first week of the Great Lent - the Sunday of Orthodoxy - Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren served the ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Day of Saint Theodore of Amasea
3/3/2012 Sofia. Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks the Day of Saint Theodore of Amasea. It falls on the first Saturday in the Great Lent and this ... Read More
Announcement from Al Orthodoxiya Radio Station
25/3/2011 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Great Lent has begun and we are already moving towards the great grace of Christ’s Holy Resurrection. This ... Read More
Great Lent begins for Orthodox believers in Georgia
N. Kirtskhalia 07.03.2011 Great Lent begins today for Orthodox believers in Georgia. As the Georgian Patriarchate told Trend, Great Lent begins seven weeks before Easter. ... Read More
Patriarch’s Encyclical on our Entry into Great Lent
+ BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome And Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church Grace and Peace from our Lord and ... Read More
Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah at the beginning of Great Lent 2009
Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy, Monasticsand Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America Dearly ... Read More
Russian Orthodox believers celebrate Maslenitsa
Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, preparatory to Great Lent started for Orthodox Christians on Monday February 23.Russians traditionally celebrated Maslenitsa as a bright folk carnival with ... Read More
Catechetical Homily for Holy and Great Lent 2009
+ B A R T H O L O M E WBy God's Grace Archbishop of Constantinople,New Rome and Ecumenical PatriarchTo the Plenitude of the ... Read More
Bulgaria’s Christian Orthodox Honor All Souls Day
All Bulgarian Orthodox Christians honor Saturday All Souls Day by performing and attending memorial services for the Faithful Departed.According to the Bulgarian tradition, women boil ... Read More