Saturday, November 2, 2024

Veľká sobotňajšia večerňa z Osadného, 2.11.2024. - YouTube - Great Vespers from the village of Osadne,Snina District,Presov Region.Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Ascension of Our Lord*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*I love the Carpatho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) of the Czech Lands and Slovakia is Carpatho-Rusyn.*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us pray for him.*In the East Slavic tradition,everything is chanted.*At the Great Entrance of Great Vespers:Premudrost,Prosi-Wisdom,Let us attend*Priklonim:Bow your heads to the Lord.*The bell-ringing at the beginning is called the trezvon.

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Επικαιρότητες | Επίσκεψη Οικ. Πατριάρχου κ.κ. ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΙΟΥ στη Μητρόπολη...Visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Holy Metropolis of Polyani and Kilkiskomew

31 OCT 2024 The Holy Metropolis of Polyani and Kilkis is one of the New Lands of Greece,which belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate,but,for practical reasons,are administered by the Church of Greece.Still,a spiritual tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate remains.The Holy Metropolis is located in Central Makedonia,Greece.Distinguished guests included His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece and His All-Holiness Metropolitan Theophilos of Thessaloniki.Following welcome remarks by the Mayor of Kilkis and a response by HAH Patriarch Bartholomew,a Doxology service (Service of Thanksgiving) was held in the Metropolitan Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour,Kilkis.Security was tight for the visit and several members of the Hellenic Armed Forces attended the service.Engolpia (bishop's icons) were exchanged among the participants.The ruling hierarch of the Metropolis is His Eminence Metropolitan Bartholomew of Polyani and Kilkis.

King and Queen Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Scottish Parliament - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

HM King Charles III and HM Queen consort Camilla marked the 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Parliament in Queensberry House.After an appropriate ceremony and signing the guest book,they mingled with visitors outside.Queensberry House is a building of 17th century origin which is now a Category A listed building.It stands on the South side of the Canongate,Edinburgh,Scotland,incorporated into the Scottish Parliamentary Complex on its Northwest corner.It contains the office of the Presiding Officer;two Deputy Presiding Officers;the Parliament's Chief Executive and other staff. *Report by Matt Blair and edited and augmented by Andrew Taylor

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Veľká večerňa z Hostovíc v predvečer sviatku sv. Rastislava Moravského,10.27.2024 - Great Vespers with litiya of St.Rastislav,Prince of Moravia (9th century)

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos in the vllage of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia.Priest:Father Peter Soroka*It was St.Rastislav who invted two missionaries from Constantinople,Sts.Kyrill and Methodios,Apostles to the Slavs.They brought with them Old Church Slavonic,which is used to this day.It is the name day of His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) of the Czech Lands and Slovakia,who is Carpatho-Rusyn.*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us pray for him.*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Premudrost,Vonmem:Wisdom,Let us attend (at the readings of Great Vespers)*Priklonim:Bow your heads to the Lord.