Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of the Georgian Orthodox Church, among the most monumental figures in Georgia’s modern history, died Tuesday at the age of 93. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, in a telegram […] The post Patriarch Ilia II, who led Georgian Church from Soviet repression to national enshrinement, dies at 93 appeared […]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America invites the faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to gather for the 2026 Clergy-Laity Congress in Cleveland. Reflecting on the theme Rise & Build, he shares the […] The post Rise & Build: An invitation to the Clergy-Laity Congress appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians is pleased to announce that the Saint Romanos Church Music Festival has received unanimous approval by the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese of America. In his […] The post Saint Romanos Church Music Festival to celebrate youth musical excellence appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
IV Next is an Ionian Village program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America that brings young adults together in Greece for a pilgrimage experience rooted in the life of the Church and the traditions […] The post Listening at St. Nektarios’s tomb: A reflection from IV Next appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The parish of Holy Trinity Church in Hicksville, NY was filled to capacity as parishioners gathered to witness the ordination of Sub-Deacon Christopher Arnadopoulos to the diaconate on Sunday, March 15. The emotional and symbolic […] The post Sub-Deacon Christopher Arnadopoulos ordained to the diaconate appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, the friends of the Lord Jesus, had given Him hospitality and served Him many times (Luke 10:38-4z; John 12:2-3). They were from Bethany, a village of Judea. This village is situated in the eastern parts by the foothills of the Mount of Olives, about two Roman miles from […]
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism […]
About the year 626, the Persians, Avars, and Slavs came with a great host and besieged the imperial city of Constantinople while the Emperor Heraclius and the main body of the Byzantine army were absent in the East. Enemy ships filled the sea, especially the Golden Horn, and on land the adversaries were ready for […]
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where his biography may be found. He is celebrated today because his book, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, is a sure guide to the ascetic life, written by a great man of prayer experienced in all forms of the monastic polity; it teaches the seeker […]
When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for seventeen years. Then, moved by curiosity, she went with many pilgrims to Jerusalem, that she might see the Exaltation of the venerable Cross. Even in the Holy City she gave herself over to […]
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