Ακολουθία του Ακαθίστου Ύμνου - Sequence of the Akathistos Hymn - Cathedral Church of St.Lazaros,Larnaka, Cyprus

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.

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...

J.S. Bach:Prelude and Fugue: No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 - Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997)

March 26th - Contrition Vespers Archbishop Elpidophoros of America - service starts at 19:00 - Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection,Brookville,New York

Great Vespers of the Annunciation of the Theotokos (03/24/23) - St.Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral - Washington,D.C.

J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue: No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 - Sviatoslav Richter (1915 - 1997)

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.

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.

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.

Cappella Romana - Apolytikion of the Holy Cross - LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California

Ακολουθία Γ’ Χαιρετισμών εις την Υπεραγία Θεοτόκο 17.03.2023 - Akolouthia 3 of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos - Cathedral Church of St.Lazaros,Larnaka,Cyprus

Rachmaninoff Prelude Op 23, No 1 in F sharp minor Anna Fedorova

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 ...

Second Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos (03/10/23) - St.Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral,Washington,D.C.

Northern New Jersey Forgiveness Vespers - Metropolis of New Jersey - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Northern New Jersey Forgiveness Vespers - Metropolis of New Jersey - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

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