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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Ecumenical Patriarch to Visit Madrid,Spain
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is to make an official visit to the Holy Metropolis of Spain and Portugal from 14-18 October 2023.The purpose of the visit is primarily to celebrate two anniversaries.First is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Holy Metropolis of Spain and Portugal.Secondly is the 50th anniversary of the Metropolitan Cathedral of St.Andrew the First-Called and St.Dimitrios.Patriarch Bartholomew will preside at a Patriarchal Horostasis (Divine Liturgy) at the Metropolitan Cathedral on Sunday 15 October.The Holy Metropolis is currently led by His Eminence Metropolitan Vessarion of Spain and Portugal,who extended the invitation to Patriarch Bartholomew.*
Customarily,an official Patriarchal visit also includes an environmental activity and a private meeting with local and national political figures.Patriarch Bartholomew travels by private business jet.
Friday, October 6, 2023
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : HOMILY OF ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH AT THE CHURCH OF ...
Panorthodox Synod : HOMILY OF ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH AT THE CHURCH OF ...: Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον Η Α.Θ. Παναγιότης ο Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαίος χοροστάτησε την Κυριακή, 1 Οκτωβρίου, κατά τη Θεία Λει...
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Ciganočka Moloda (Rusyn Folk Song from Slovakia) - Русиньской Народной С...(Spivanka)
Songs:1.On The Mountain The Gypsies Stood/Young Gypsy Girl 2.I Went Up The Mountain-performed by Olun
The Carpatho-Rusyns are an East Slavic people using the Cyrillic alphabet and having official recognition with cultural and educational support by the governments of Slovakia and Hungary.They aren't gypsies themselves,but encountered them at times.
Saturday, September 30, 2023
30 September 2023 "Together": Ecumenical Prayer Vigil, Pope Francis and other Christian leaders
Other Orthodox Churches represented include the Romanian Orthodox Church and Patriarchate of Alexandria.The program includes a Ukrainian Catholic children's choir,Nigerian choir,reenactment of the parable of the Good Samaritan and a prayer read by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.The idea is to help the Catholic Synod of Bishops to spiritually prepare for their meeting.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Bigorski Monastery St John the Baptist | NORTH MACEDONIA | 4K Cinematic video
Music:Nicene creed in Church Slavonic from Sergei Rachmaninoff's Liturgy of St.John Chrysostom,Op.41 performed by the National Academic Choir of Ukraine DUMKA directed by Yevhen Savchuk
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Meets With World Leaders
On Tuesday 12 December 2023,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with two world leaders.First,in the morning,he met with President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinisto.Patriarch Bartholomew had been in Finland to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Orthodox Church of Finland's Autonomy within the Ecumenical Patriarchate.The talks with President Niinisto were chracterised as being cordial.Accompanying His All-Holiness were members of his entourage,including Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland;Metropolitan Athenogoras of Kydonia;Metropolitan Vissarion of Spain and Portugal;Metropolitan Gregory of Peristeri;and other clerics.For his part,members of President Niinisto's entourage were also present.*
At noon,Patriarch Bartholomew crossed the Gulf Of Finland en route to Tallin,the capital of Estonia,for an eight day official visit to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Autonomy of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church,led today by Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallin and All Estonia,within the Ecumenical Patriarchate.Both the Orthodox Church of Finland and Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church had requested independence from the Moscow Patriarchate in 1923.*
Patriarch Bartholomew met with Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas upon his arrival in Tallin.She said:An honour to welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Estonia.Your clear messages on why it's our duty to stand against aggression and support Ukraine are a powerful signal to the world.Your leadership on climate issues is critical.*
Monday, September 11, 2023
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Saturday, September 9, 2023
Biden prepares to head to Vietnam after high-stakes summit in India - NBC News
When President Biden arrives in Hanoi,Vietnam is expected to upgrade its relations with the US to the strategic dialogue level.
Friday, September 8, 2023
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Saturday, September 2, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : PATRIARCHAL MESSAGE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR - Feast of the Indiction
Panorthodox Synod : PATRIARCHAL MESSAGE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE ECCLE...: Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον Greek/English Patriarchal Message for the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year and the Solemn Day of Prayers fo...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Saturday, August 26, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch to Visit Orthodox Churches of Finland and Estonia
His All-Holiness Ecumencial Patriarch Bartholomew is to visit the Orthodox Church of Finland from 8-12 September 2023.The visit will celebrate the Centenary of the OCF becoming an Autonomous Church within the Ecumenical Patriarchate.Prior to 1923,the OCF belonged to the Moscow Patriarchate.*
On 10 September,Patriarch Bartholomew will preside at the Divine Liturgy in the Uspensky (Dormition) Cathedral Church in the Finnish Capital Helsinki.*
Patrairch Bartholomew had previously visited the OCF in 2000,2003,2010 and 2013.The current primate of the OCF is Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland.
On 12 September,Patriarch Bartholomew and his entourage will depart for Estonia and a visit to the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church.This visit will celebrate the Centenary of the EAOC becoming an Autonomous Church within the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1923.The EAOC also requested separation from the Moscow Patriarchate at that time.The current primate of the EAOC is Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallin and All Estonia.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Friday, August 11, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel Makes Visit to Ukraine
On Wednesday 10 August 2023,His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon made an unannounced visit to Ukraine as a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.He had been invited by His Beatitude Meropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine and His Excellency President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.*
Following his visit with Metropolitan Epifaniy,which included a tour of St.Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery;a meeting with Archimandrite Avraamiy,acting vicar of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and former member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate;and a memorial observance at the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv,Metropolitan Emmanuel met with President Zelensky.President Zelensky issued the following readout on their meeting:The visit of Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon is a very important sign of support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people from the Ecumenical Patriarchate.Today,during our conversation,we paid attention to the spiritual independence of Ukraine.We discussed the Ukrainian Peace Formula and the issue of returning children illegally deported from Ukraaine.Thank you for the meaningful meeting and support for our people!*
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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NAPIŠEM CI PISEMKO - Dzivocka špivacka grupa Doma kulturi z Ruskoho Kerestura - The group Cultural Center from Ruski Kerestur,Serbia
The Rose Festival of Rusyn Culture took place in the village of Ruski Kerestur,Serbia from June 30-July 1.The village is majority Carpatho-Rusyn.The girls of the Cultural Center performed the song "I will write you a letter" composed by Slavko Besermin.Ruski Kerestur was originally part of the Kingdom of Hungary.The Carpatho-Rusyn people settled there in 1745.It's part of Vojvodina Province.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Sunday, July 16, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : THE ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS: "WE HAVE IN MIND TO VISIT THE POPE"'
Panorthodox Synod : THE ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS: "WE HAVE IN MIN...: By Andrea Gagliarducci in ACI Stampa / EWTN Vatican Bureau , 2023-07-16 photo Archbishop Georgios III | Church of Cyprus
Prince George & Princess Charlotte's #Royal #Wimbledon Debut! | #Djokovic #Alcaraz - Royal Family Channel (verified)
Prince George actually made his Wimbledon debut last year,the Royal Family Channel clarified.It was Princess Charlotte's debut this year.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Biden attends U.S.-Nordic summit following two-day NATO meeting - NBC News
Present at the U.S.-Nordic Summit were leaders from Finland,Sweden,Norway,Denmark and Iceland.They discussed a broad range of issues,including security matters,climate change,biodiversity,resiliency of society,and Artificial Intelligence.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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Sunday, July 9, 2023
More Details Emerge From President Zelensky's Historic Visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate
A much more complete picture has emerged of what occurred on 8 July 2023 in Constantinople (Istanbul,Turkey).It has been disclosed that President Volodomyr Zelensky briefed His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the Patriarchal Office on the situation at the front and recent crimes by the aggressor against Ukrainian civilians.President Zelensky thanked Patriarch Bartholomew for his unwavering support for Ukraine;prayers for peace;condemnation of aggression and crimes;comprehensive assistance to Ukrainians who suffered from Russia's war against Ukraine.Said President Zelensky:I want to thank His All-Holiness.Today is an important day-our struggle has been going on for 500 days-since the full-scale invasion.We have the support of His All-Holiness,prayers for our Soldiers,for the nation,for our people,for life in Ukraine.*President Zelensky added that the Ukrainian Peace Formula and return of children illegally deported from Ukraine were also discussed with the Patriarch.*
For his part,Patriarch Bartholomew stated that:The Ecumenical Patriarchate as the Mother Church of all Orthodox in Ukraine is always on their side.I want to wish for the return of all the POWs and all the children who are now far from their homes.*
All in all,it was a very moving visit for all concerned.President Zelensky and Patriarch Bartholomew shook hands several times for the photographers.You could see the mutual respect in their faces,this blog ascertained from examining a series of photos of the event.*
The memorial service for the victims of Putin's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine had been chanted in Greek and Ukrainian by the Very Rev.Methodios,Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne,and Patriarchal Deacon Epiphanios.
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Live: Zelensky visits Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul amid cluster munitions controversy - 8 July 2023 - begins at 48:00 - The Independent
Thank you to The Independent for documenting this historic wartime occasion.It is in Greek,Russian and Turkic.
Bulletin:President Zelensky Visits Ecumenical Patriarchate
On 8 July 2023,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Phanar,the Patriarchal compound in Constantinople (Istanbul,Turkey).President Zelensky was in Turkey for a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.On his way back to Ukraine,he stopped at the Patriarchate where he posed for a photo with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholmew,who conducted a memorial service for Ukraine's war dead in the Patriarchal Church of St.George,which President Zelensky attended.He wore his customary olive drab t-shirt.
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch Plans Fall Visits - plus a deposed Russian Orthodox priest is restored
In September,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will make an official visit to the Baltic State of Estonia to mark the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church,an autonomous Church within the Ecumenical Patriarchate.In October,he will visit Madrid,Spain to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Holy Metropolis of Spain and Portugal and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts.Andreas and Dimitrios.His Eminence Vessarion is Metropolitan of Spain and Portugal.*
A Russian Orthodox priest,Father Ioannis Koval,who had been deposed only because he opposed Putin's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine,has been restored by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and taken under its jurisdiction.He was personally received by Patriarch Bartholomew when he was invited to visit the Phanar,or Lantern,the Patriarchal compound in Constantinople (Istanbul,Turkey).
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
President Biden Plans Major Foreign Trip
From 9-13 July 2023,President Joseph R. Biden will conduct an overseas trip,according to White House Press Secretary Karine-Jean Pierre's Statement.His first stop will be London,UK,for his first meeting with His Majesty King Charles III as monarch,spending some quality time with him.He will also meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
This stop is to further strengthen the relations between the two countries.
From 11-12 Juy,he will attend the 74th NATO Summit in Vilnius,Lithuania.On 13 July,he will attend the U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit.
The London stop will be to shore up the relationship between the US and UK amid the ongoing war in Europe and difficulties with China,North Korea and Iran.At the NATO Summit,the Alliance will consider further steps to enhance NATO's deterrence and defense capabilities in light of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.It will also discuss a clear pathway for Ukraine's membership in NATO.Poland may request participation in the US nuclear sharing program with NATO Allies given Russia's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus,which borders Poland.
Some NATO Allies may request more US and other NATO troops on their soil.The U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit may cover vulnerabilities in Scandanavia,Greenland,Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
The desire for less reliance on China and energy security will likely come up in the various fora.
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Carpatho-Rusyn Folk Ensemble "Čirčanka" in USA, Sep. 2013 (1 of 2) - Holmdel,New Jersey
This is an ensemble from the Circ village in Slovakia.It is pronounced "Chirch."
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Panorthodox Synod : ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO CEC GENERAL ASSEMBLY: ''CA...
Panorthodox Synod : ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO CEC GENERAL ASSEMBLY: ''CA...: Conference of European Churches Press Release No: 18/23 18 June 2023 Tallinn His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in a keyn...
Friday, June 16, 2023
Puccini: “O mio babbino caro” / Fleming · Marin · Berliner Philharmoniker
O mio babbino caro/O my dear papa-Lauretta is pleading with her father,Gianni Schicchi,to let her marry her true love.Renee Fleming is an American soprano.Conductor Ion Marin was born in Romania,but fled Communist Romania for Austria,becoming an Austrian citizen.
Ecumencial Patriarch Bartholomew Departs for Estonia
On 16 June 2023,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew flew to Tallinn,capital of the Baltic State of Estonia.He had been invited by the leadership of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) to deiver the keynote address during their General Assembly in Tallinn.Patiarch Bartholomew will speak on the theme "What are our Ecumenical tasks in future Europe?" on Sunday 18 June.
The Patriarchal entourage consists of His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Switzerland;His Grace Bishop Raphael of Ilion:and Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios,Director of the Private Patriarchal Office.During Patriarch Bartholomew's absence,His Emeinence Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi will serve as Deputy Patriarch in Constantinople.*
The General Assembly began on 15 June and concludes on 20 June.The CEC consists of 114 member churches of Orthodox,Protestant and Anglican traditions.Orthodx members include:Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania;Armenian Apostolic Church;Church of Cyprus;Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia;Orthodox Church of Estonia (autonomous within the Ecumenical Patriarchate);Orthodox Church of Finland (autonomous within the Ecumenical Patriarchate);Church of Greece;Romanian Orthodox Church;Russian Orthodox Church (suspended its membership in 2009);Serbian Orthodox Church.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : CONVENING OF THE JOINT THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE COMMIT...
Panorthodox Synod : CONVENING OF THE JOINT THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE COMMIT...: Greek/English Πατριαρχείον Αλεξανδρείας From the Chief Secretariat of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
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Friday, May 19, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Arrives in Athens - revised
At noon on 19 May 2023,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Athens,Greece on a Vista Jet private flight.His formal visit began with a meeting at the Archdiocese of Athens with His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece.The accession document for the Church of St.Nicholas in the Workhouse was signed at that time.The church is located next to the British Embassy in Athens.It is an old Byzantine-style church.It had belonged to the Merciful Society of Athens-Nursing Home-Workhouse.Instrumental in the transfer to the Ecumenical Patriarchate were Mayor of Athens Konstantinos Bakoyannis and Archbishop Ieronymos II.The newly transferred temple is now a metochion church,or ecclesiastical embassy,on the territory of another autocephalous church,the Church of Greece.Athens already had metochia for the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa;the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and All Palestine;and St.Katherine's Monastery of Mt.Sinai,Egypt.There is already a Representative Office of the Ecuumenical Patriarchate in Athens,which is directed by His Eminence Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea.*
On Saturday at noon,Patriarch Bartholomew will receive a new award from the Municipality of Athens,the Evkleis Athinaios,or Illustrious Athenian,which is an acknowledgement of a person's achievement in high ethical standards and Greek culture.This ceremony will take place at the Olympia Music Theatre Maria Callas.On Sunday morning,His All-Holiness will preside at the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Sts.Constantine and Helen at St.Nicholas in the Workhouse.Afterwards,he will depart for the Phanar,or Lantern,the Patriarchal compound in Istanbul,Turkey.*
Patriarch Bartholomew's entourage includes Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon;Metropolitan Theodoritos;Metropolitan Kyrillos of Ieropytna and Sitia;Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios,director of the Private Patriarchal Office;Nikolaos-Georgios Papachristou,director of the Press and Communication Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate;and Theomistocles Karonikolas,Patriarchal Officer.*
A workhouse was basically a residence for the poor (poorhouse) during the Victorian era.In England it had an abusive prison atmosphere with child labor,of which the writer Charles Dickens was critical.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto - Anna Fedorova
This album got a good review from BBC Radio 3.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
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Thursday, May 11, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Visit Athens,Establish Metochion
From 19-21 May 2023,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will reportedly visit Athens,Greece.At that time,he will preside at services in the Church of Agios Nikolaou tou Pthohokomeiou,which has apparently been set aside by the Archdiocese of Athens and the Municipality of Athens for a metochion,or representative church,for the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Greece.It will give the Patriarchate a permanent spiritual outpost in the Greek capital.It was also noted that the visit will occur during the Greek elections.
J.S. Bach:Prelude and Fugue: No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 - Sviatoslav Richter (1915 - 1997)
The ending is quite majestic.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Princess Charlotte Watches King Charles Read Prayer at Coronation - Entertainment Tonight
She is third in line to the throne after her father Prince William and her brother Prince George.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Begins Official Visit to Italy
On 2 May 2023,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,at the invitation of the Catholic authorities,began a six-day official visit to Florence,Salerno and Naples,Italy.In the course of his visit,he will meet with the Archbishop of Florence,His Excellency Cardinal Giuseppe Betore and representatives of local organizations.He will also be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Theological School of Central Italy.Furthermore,he will deliver a speech at an ecumenical prayer service at the Basilica di San Lorenzo.Then he will meet and bless Orthodox Christians residing in Florence,the capital of Tuscany,who belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of St.James the Brother of the Lord.*
Next,Patriarch Bartholomew will travel to Salerno and meet with the Archbishop of Salerno,Campania and Acerno,His Excellency Andrea Bellardi and local government officials.At that time,he will receive from the Archbishop a portion of the relics of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist St.Matthew,whose relics are kept in the Cathedral of Campania,Italy.He will also address the clergy and students of Salerno's Theological School.
Patriarch Bartholomew will then speak at an event organized by the University and Prefecture of Salerno,meeting with bishops of the Salerno Metropolitan District as well.His All-Holiness will conclude his journey with a visit to Naples,Italy on 7 May.There he will preside at the Divine Liturgy in the Greek Orthodox Church of Sts.Peter and Paul,blessing the Orthodox faithful of Naples.*
Accompanying Patriarch Bartholomew will be Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi;His Eminence Polykarpos,Archbishop of Italy and Exarch of Southern Europe;Patriarchal Deacon Varnavas;and Secretary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Mr.Nikolaos Papaioannou.
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Пасхальна традіція карпатськых русинів: як мы сятковали Великдинь | 40 photos - Paschal traditions of the Carpatho-Rusyns:How we celebrated Easter
Most of the Carpatho-Rusyns are Greek Catholic.Some tens of thousands eventually returned to the Orthodox Church.They inhabit the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Slovakia and Ukraine,with some villages in Hungary and Croatia as well.They have their own East Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet and there is a large diaspora in the US.The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America includes the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Friday, April 14, 2023
Ακολουθία του Επιταφίου και περιφορά Μεγάλη Παρασκευή Εσπέρας - Sequence of the Epitaphios - Orthros of Great Saturday - Cathedral Church of St.Lazaros,Larnaka,Cyprus
His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition presiding
Thursday, April 13, 2023
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Monday, April 10, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL FOR HOLY PASCHA 2023
Panorthodox Synod : PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL FOR HOLY PASCHA 2023: Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecume...
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΠΑΝΗΓΥΡΙΚΟΣ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΛΑΖΑΡΟΥ Χοροστατούντος το...Great Panegyric Archieratical Vespers of St.Lazaros - Cathedral Church of St.Lazaros,Larnaka,Cyprus
His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kyrenia presiding and His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition in attendance
Monday, April 3, 2023
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Panorthodox Synod : UOC ARCHIMANDRITE FROM KYIV-PECHERSK LAVRA JOINS OCU
Panorthodox Synod : UOC ARCHIMANDRITE FROM KYIV-PECHERSK LAVRA JOINS O...: Archimandrite Avraamiy (Latysh), a member of the Spiritual Cathedral of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Peche...
A lawsuit filed by Metropolitan Pavlo,former head of the Lavra (Monastery),was earlier in the day dismissed by the Kyiv Commercial Court.It contested the right of the National Reserve authority (Government of Ukraine),to evict the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate from the Lavra.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : CONFERENCE ON THE RECEPTION OF ECUMENICAL DIALOGUES
Panorthodox Synod : CONFERENCE ON THE RECEPTION OF ECUMENICAL DIALOGUE...: Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity From 22 to 24 March an ecumenical conference entitled "Ecumenical Dialogue and the Life of the...
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Panorthodox Synod : ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH MET THE FIVE DEPOSED LITHUANIAN PRIESTS - photos (for best results,click on photos)
Panorthodox Synod : ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH MET THE FIVE DEPOSED LITHUANI...: Ecumenical Patriarchate In the context of His All-Holiness Official visit in Lithuania, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew had a meeting wi...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Meets With President of Lithuanian Parliament,Speaks at Seminar
On the second day of his official visit to Lithuania,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the President of the Lithuanian Parliament,which is called the Seimas,Ms.Viktorija Cmylite-Nielson.Ms.Cmylite-Nielson thanked the Patriarch for the restoration of historical justice and the reinstatement of the five priests deposed by the Moscow Patriarchate.She went on to say that:
From the thirteenth century until 1686,the Orthodox living in the territory of Lithuania considered Constantinople as the Mother Church from which Orthodoxy came to our country.It was part of the Metropolis of Kyiv and the Ecumenical Patrarchate.And only later passed to the Patriarchate of Moscow.
The Lithuanian capital,Vilnius,had always been a city of religious freedom and tolerance,with those of Roman Catholic,Orthodox,Lutheran,Jewish,Uniate and Muslim faiths living together.In Vilnius,the word of God was spread with love,not with the swords.It is therefore absolutely unacceptable for us,the inhabitants of the city and the descendants of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania,when God covers the imperialist aspirations of the Kremlin regime.I told His All-Holiness that in this light we see the situation of Orthodox Christians in Lithuania.*
Patriarch Bartholomew also addressed a seminar in Vilnius sponsored by the EPP Group,a coalition of center-right parties in the European Parliament.He emphasized the central role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Orthodox Church,contrasting it with the ethnocentrist tendency of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Kremlin in their "Russian World" philosophy,which is inherently chauvinistic,resulting in conflict within the Orthodox world and,ultimately,Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue: No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 - Sviatoslav Richter (1915 -1997)
Sviatoslav Richter is considered one of the greatest pianists of all time,combining technical mastery with introspective renderings.Born in Zhytomyr,Ukraine,he knew Prokofiev and premiered some of his piano works.
Update on Patriarch Bartholomew's Visit to Lithuania
On Tuesday 21 March 2023,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,on the second day of his three day official visit to Lithuania,conferred with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte.They announced that they are cooperating on establishing a branch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Lithuania.Its purpose is to serve residents of Lithuania who reject the Moscow Patriarchate's support for Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine,including a number of Ukrainians and Belarusians,as well as five Lithuanian clerics who had been deposed by the Moscow Patriarchate for opposing the Ukraine war.*
In the course of his visit,Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was also scheduled to meet with President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania,as well as the Parliament leader.Lithuania is a former Soviet Republic.Located in the Baltic Sea Region of Eastern Europe,it belongs to NATO and the EU.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Meet With Lithuanian Prime Minister
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is headed to Vilnius,Lithuania this week.On Tuesday,21 March 2023 he is to meet with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte,the Government Chancellery told BNS News,according to church news website vema.com.au.This is in the context of the His All-Holiness' reinstatement of five clerics who had been deposed by Metropolitan Innokenty of the Lithuanian Orthodox Church,a branch of the Moscow Patriarchate,only because they are rightly opposed to Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine.The clerics had appealed to the Ecumenical Patriarchate for reinstatement last summer.*
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate deliberated on the request and unanimously approved it based on the Divine and Sacred Canons 9 and 17 of the Fourth Ecumenical Council.*
Earlier,the Deputy Foreign Minister of Lithuania had been received by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on 19 September 2022,and His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon followed up by meeting with Prime Minister Simonyte in December 2022.The reinstated clerics are hopeful that the Ecumenical Patriarchate will establish a local branch of the Patriarchate for Lithuania similar to the one it created for Estonia years ago.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I SENDS ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO POPE FRANCIS
Panorthodox Synod : PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I SENDS ANNIVERSARY WISHES T...: The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, sends his greetings and well-wishes to Pope Francis for the 10th anniversary ...
Friday, March 10, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Friday, March 3, 2023
Ακολουθία Α’ Χαιρετισμών εις την Υπεραγία Θεοτόκο 3.3.2023 - Akolouthia A of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos
Cathedral Church of St.Lazaros,Larnaka,Cyprus
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Friday, February 24, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : COMMUNIQUE -THE HOLY SYNOD-ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA
Panorthodox Synod : COMMUNIQUE -THE HOLY SYNOD-ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS ...: ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA THE HOLY SYNOD Communiqué
The Church of Albania welcomes the Ecumenical Patriarchate's acceptance of the new Orthodox Church in North Macedonia.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Friday, February 17, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : COMMUNIQUE ON THE PETITION OF APPEAL BY CLERGYMEN FROM LITHUANIA
Panorthodox Synod : COMMUNIQUE ON THE PETITION OF APPEAL BY CLERGYMEN ...: Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον Ἀνακοινωθέν περί τῆς ἐκκλήτου προσφυγῆς κληρικῶν ἐκ Λιθουανίας
It was ascertained that several clerics were uncanonically deposed by the Patriarchate of Moscow.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Friday, February 3, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : IN MEMORIAM METROPOLITA ZIZIOULAS
Panorthodox Synod : IN MEMORIAM METROPOLITA ZIZIOULAS: Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity It is with great sadness that the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unit...
Elder Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon was a leading Orthodox theologian of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.He wrote several well-regarded books and was a prominent figure in the ecumenical dialogues for many years.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023
Panorthodox Synod :Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine Presides at Ecumenical Patriarchate Divine Liturgy
Panorthodox Synod : BARTHOLOMEW TO EPIFANIY: I HOPE POPE FRANCIS IS CL...: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warmly welcomed Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine today, January 27, 2023, at the Phanar.The better Pope Francis knows you,the more he can use his influence to help you.As a world leader,he can raise your profile and support your cause,the cause of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,more effectively in the global community.
Sunday, January 22, 2023
#PapaFrancisco recebe Theodoros II, Patriarca greco-ortodoxo de Alexandria - His Holiness Pope Francis Welcomed His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa to Rome
Patriarch Theodoros is in Rome to commemorate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023.
Friday, January 20, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : PUTIN HAS TRIED AND FAILED TO MANIPULATE UKRAINE'S ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS by Dr.Cyril Hovorun
Panorthodox Synod : PUTIN HAS TRIED AND FAILED TO MANIPULATE UKRAINE'S...: Telegraph His goal was to alienate religious members of Ukrainian society from Zelensky’s government, which tr...
Monday, January 9, 2023
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Monday, January 2, 2023
Panorthodox Synod : LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FROM ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH T...
Panorthodox Synod : LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FROM ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH T...: Φωτό: Νίκος Παπαχρήστου / Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο Greek/English Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον Letter of Condolence from His All-Holiness Ecu...
Panorthodox Synod : ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: LATE POPE BENEDICT XVI WAS A...
Panorthodox Synod : ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: LATE POPE BENEDICT XVI WAS A...: Photo by Vatican media The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in his customary speech, in the Throne Room of the Patriarchal House, after ...
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