BROOKLINE, MA–The Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology Board of Trustees, under the Chairmanship and spiritual guidance of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, has formed a seven-person search committee to lead a well-structured […] The post HCHC forms presidential search committee appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
From Sunday to Sunday, the Department of Religious Education (DRE) has a Holy Week Sermon Series just for you and a Kids’ Holy Week Series for our children! The Holy Week Sermon Series is […] The post Department of Religious Education releases Holy Week sermons for kids and adults appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Nestled at the foot of Egypt’s Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine is the world’s oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery. Today, this sacred monastery is facing legal, diplomatic, […] The post Opinion | We must protect Saint Catherine’s Monastery appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
What does it mean to serve as a delegate to the Clergy-Laity Congress? Congress Co-Chairs John and Effie Trihas, reflect on the responsibility and privilege of representing your parish at the national gathering of our […] The post What does it mean to serve as a delegate to the Clergy-Laity Congress? appeared first on Orthodox […]
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Orthodox Observer and the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations are pleased to announce a special media initiative marking the 250th anniversary of […] The post Introducing ‘America at 250: Orthodoxy in a New Homeland’ appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Outside of Constantinople, towards the district of the Seven Towers, there was in ancient times a very large and most beautiful church named in honour of the Theotokos; it had been built about the middle of the fifth century by the Emperor Leo the Great (also called "Leo of Thrace," he is commemorated on Jan. […]
On the island of Mytilene (Lesbos in ancient times), near the village of Therme, the villagers had a custom of ascending a certain hill on this day to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the ruins of a small chapel, although no one knew whence the tradition sprang. In the year 1959, certain villagers began seeing […]
Mary Magdalene, and the other women who were present at the burial of our Saviour on Friday evening, returned from Golgotha to the city and prepared fragrant spices and myrrh, so that they might anoint the body of Jesus. On the morrow, because of the law which forbids work on the day of the Sabbath, […]
On Saturday, the high priests and Pharisees gathered together before Pilate and asked him to have Jesus' tomb sealed until the third day; because, as those enemies of God said, "We suspect that His disciples will come and steal His buried body by night, and then proclaim to the people that His resurrection is true, […]
When Friday dawned, Christ was sent bound from Caiaphas to Pontius Pilate, who was then Governor of Judea. Pilate interrogated Him in many ways, and once and again acknowledged that He was innocent, but to please the Jews, he later passed the sentence of death against Him. After scourging the Lord of all as though […]
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