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

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.

Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh Visit Malta to Mark Special Anniversary - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have arrive in Malta to mark the country's 60th anniversary of independence.HRH Prince Edward Duke of Endinburgh and HRH Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh met President Myriam Spiteri Debono of Malta and her dusband Dr. Antony Spiteri Debono at Grandmaster's Palace in St. George's Square,Valetta.The couple also visited the home where the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh lived briefly when they were first married.

King Charles to Return to Regular Overseas Trips Next Year - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

Veľká sobotňajšia večerňa z Hostovíc v predvečer Nedele svätých Otcov 1....Great Vespers of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (Nicene Creed) from the village of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

26.10.2024 Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*I love the Carpatho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*Premudrost,Vonmem:Wisdom,Let us attend (at the readings of Great Vespers)*Prikloni:Bow your heads to the Lord.

Live: King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Samoa after royal tour - YouTube - The Independent - event begins at 1:11:41

HM King Charles III handed out some souvenirs to some of the attendees.

King says he understands 'painful' aspects of the Commonwealth's past - YouTube - Sky News

HM King Charles III opened the Commenwealth Heads of Government Meeting with his address,focusing on climate change and opportunities for young people.A third of the world's population lives in Commonwealth countries.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Samoa for Commonwealth Summit - YouTube - Sky News - 23 OCT 2024

HM King Charles III and HM Queen consort Camilla have arrived in Samoa,a pacific island nation with 200,000 residents,for the Commenwealth Heads of Government meeting,a two-day event.

ŽSS LITMANIVKA - Prizri, o Marije - YouTube - Greek Catholic Ensemble from Litmanova,Stara Lubovna District,Presov Region,Slovakia

The Carpatho-Ruysn people are one people with two faiths,the Greek Catholic (majority) and Orthodox Christian.

King Charles Reviews Royal Australian Navy in Sydney Harbour - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

HM King Charles III carried out a review of the Royal Asutralian Navy in Sydney Harbour in one of his final engagements in the country.He was joined by HM Queen consort Camilla.It has been known as the Royal Australian Navy since 1911 and its vessels carry the name His Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS).King Charles served in the Royal Navy,assuming command of the coastal minehunter HMS Bronington.He also qualified as a helicopter pilot,flying Wessex helicopters with 845 Naval Aviation Squadron.*Report by Louise Kennedy and edited and augmented by Andrew Taylor

WATCH: King and Queen Welcomed to Canberra With Traditional Ceremony - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

HM King Charles III and HM Queen consort Camilla were welcomed to the Australian capital Canberra by an indigenous Australian ceremony and an Australian Defence Force ceremony.The British Royal Family are wildly popular with the Australian people,to the chagrin of nationalists like the MP who rudely heckled His Majesty when he visited the Australian Parliament,saying you aren't our king.

WATCH: King Charles and Queen Camilla Greet Excited Australian Fans After Church Service - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

20 OCT 2024 HM King Charles III and HM Queen consort Camilla attended an Anglican Church service to begin their official visit to Australia.After the service,they greeted hordes of fans under the watchful eyes of security.The British Royal Family are wildly popular in Australia,to the chagrin of nationalists.

Veľká sobotňajšia večerňa z Osadného, 19.10.2024. - 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*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us pray for him,for "Then the Lord said to His disciples,The harvest is plentiful,but the laborers are few;thefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." Matthew 37-38*Sts.Sergius and Bacchus the Martyrs of Syria (4th century)

Veľká večerňa z Parihuzoviec v predvečer sviatku sv. apoštola Tomáša, 18.10.2024 - YouTube - Great Vespers of the Holy Apostle St.Thomas from the village of ParihuzovceSnina District,Presov Region,Slovakia,

Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*I love Carpatho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*Premudrost (Wisdom) Vonmem (Let us attend)-chanted befor the readings of Great Vespers

Saint Luke the Evangelist - YouTube - biography - Greek Orthodox Christian Society Sydney

Apolytikion of St. Luke the Evangelist - YouTube - 18 October,Holy Apostle St. Luke the Evangelist

NATO Secretary General with 🇺🇸 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III,17 OCT 2024 - YouTube

For the first time,the defence ministers of Australia,Japan,New Zealand and South Korea will participate in the Defence Ministerial.

Večerňa z Osadného, 16.10.2024. - YouTube - Vespers from the village of Osadne,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Ascension of Our Lord*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.

Live: National Day Celebration 2024 | Midshipman Princess Leonor with King Felipe and Queen Consort Letizia

12 OCT 2024 The solemn celebrations of the Spanish National Day were observed in the Spanish Capital Madrid.They were presided by HM King Felipe VI,HRH Princesa Leonor de Asturias,the Crown Princess of Spain,and HM Queen Consort Letizia.Princesa Leonor's surname,which she shares with her father,is de Borbon y Ortiz.She has a beautiful blue flag and a coat of arms.She will be only the second regnant queen in Spanish history,after Queen Isabella II in the nineteenth century.She is currently a Midshipman at the Spanish Naval Academy at Marin,Pontevedra,Spain.She will complete her military training next year with the Spanish Air Force.Her training is aimed at preparing her for her future role as head of the Spanish Armed Forces.In her regnancy and military service she resembles the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Voskresná utreňa z Hostovíc na chrámový sviatok na počesť Pokrova Presvä...Vigil of the Patronal Feast Day from the village of Hostavice,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Celebrant unidentified,assisted by Father Peter Soroka*I love the Carptho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*In the East Slavic tradition,everything is chanted.

ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗΣ ΙΣΤ’ ( Δ ΛΟΥΚΑ) Τῶν Ἁγίων Πατέρων τῆς Ζ' οἰκουμενικῆς...Vespers of the 4th Sunday of Luke and the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council (restoration of the icons)

Members of the Russian expatriot community in Cyprus attend this church.The presiding priest anointed the faithful for healing.Hymn at the blessing of the loaves:Rich men have gone begging,but those who trust in the Lord shall not want for any good thing.*The sacristan keeps the Cathedral Church spotless,bless her heart.*The lampadas (icon lamps) are kept lit at all times.

Igor Stravinsky-In Memorium Dylan Thomas: Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night (1954) - Peter Alexander Neumayer tenor - Columbia Chamber Ensemble - Igor Strvisnsky

Igor Stravinsky set one of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' poems for his memorial piece,which he conducted himself.The Coumbia Chamber Ensemble was called that from 1962-1971,when it was associated with Columbia University in New York.It is now called The Group for Contemporary Music.

NATO Secretary General with the President of Finland 🇫🇮 Alexander Stubb,08 OCT 2024 - YouTube

Finland is to establish a new Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup to reinforce the Eastern Flank and Sweden will establish a regional headquarters.

Strawinsky: Apollon musagète ballet ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrew Manze - YouTube - Frankfurt Radio Symphony

This is from Stravinsky's neoclassical period.The video was recorded in 2021,during the pandemic.

Večerňa z Osadného, 7.10.2024. - YouTube - Vespers of St.Sergius of Radonezh from the village of Osadne,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Ascension of Our Lord*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*

Royal Radio: Duchess Talks Space with ISS Astronaut! - YouTube - The Royal Family Channel

5 OCT 2024 HRH Sophie,Duchess of Edinburugh,engaged young Girl Guides members (Girl Scouts) in an amateur radio chat with NASA ISS Commander Sunita Williams.The event took place at the Brooklands Museum of motoring and aviaition.It was aimed at interesting girls in STEM careers.HRH Sophie is patron of the Girl Guides.As such,she encouraged the girls to consider a STEM career.Sophie is the wife of HRH Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh,youngest son of the late Quuen Elizabeth II.Report by Louis Etemadi and edited by Andrew Taylor

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Arrives in Australia to Mark 100 Years of the Archdiocese - YouTube - Greek City Times

4 OCT 2024*with Matt Thistlewaite,Australian Assistant Minister of Immigration,and Sophie Cotsis,New South Wales Minister of Industrial Relations*Patriarch Bartholomew gave gifts to the distinguished guests and also the journalists.

Veľká sobotňajšia večerňa z Hostovíc v predvečer Počatia sv. Jána Krstit...05.10.2024 - YouTube - Great Vespers of the Conception of St.John the Baptist from the Village of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*I love the Carpatho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*The little boy appears to have a vocation to the priesthood.Let us pray for him.*Priklonim:Bow your heads

Official Welcome & Doxology presided by His-All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I - YouTube - video begins at 51:12

A doxology is a service of thanksgiving.Redfern is a close-in southern suburb of Sydney and within the jurisdiction of Sydney.Patriarch Bartholomew is greeted by an indigeonus Australian,the Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.

Apostolic Visit of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew - YouTube - Revised

On 4 October 2024,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will arrive in Australia for a State Visit lasting 15 days.He was invited by Archbishop Makarios of Australia and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Igor Stravinsky:Concerto for Orchestra in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks" - Geneva Camerata - David Greilsammer

This concerto is named for the Dumbarton Oaks estate adjacent to Rock Creek Park in Washington,DC.It houses a Byzantine Art museum.