Seattle’s Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church through its recently established Philoxenia House Ministry now provides temporary housing opportunities for individuals and families traveling to Seattle for outpatient cancer treatments at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Seattle […] The post St. Demetrios Church in Seattle offers housing for medical visitors through Philoxenia House Ministry appeared first on […]
How does a saint become recognized as a saint? Seeking to answer this question, Char Mansfield and Byron Walker are working to recover the memory of a woman whose holiness was once praised by Christ […] The post Scholars are aiming to canonize the woman they call ‘Kenosia’ appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Yesterday, January 20, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered his blessing and presided over the cutting of the Vasilopita for the Direct Archdiocesan District Philoptochos, marking the beginning of the new year with prayer, […] The post Abp. Elpidophoros presides over Vasilopita-cutting for Archdiocesan District Philoptochos appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Sunday night, the Hellenic Dance Festival (HDF) presented accolades to the top dance groups, costumers, and directors from the weekend’s festivities at a highly-anticipated award ceremony. The national dance competition, drawing 3,000 participants from over […] The post HDF concludes weekend with award ceremony, new GOARCH dance ministry announced appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s National Ministries are launching an exciting new initiative to strengthen parish ministry and deepen the spiritual life of the faithful: the Diakonia weekly bulletin. Diakonia’s content can be integrated […] The post Office of National Ministries launches ‘Diakonia’ weekly bulletin appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
In Orthodox Christian countries, individuals traditionally celebrate their nameday instead of their birthday. Since Orthodox Christians are usually named after a saint or feast day of the Church, all those having the same name celebrate together on that saint's feast or the particular feast of the Church.All those named after Removal of the Relics of […]
Saint Ephraim was born in Nisibis of Mesopotamia some time about the year 306, and in his youth was the disciple of Saint James, Bishop of Nisibis, one of the 318 Fathers at the First Ecumenical Council. Ephraim lived in Nisibis, practicing a severe ascetical life and increasing in holiness, until 363, the year in […]
In Orthodox Christian countries, individuals traditionally celebrate their nameday instead of their birthday. Since Orthodox Christians are usually named after a saint or feast day of the Church, all those having the same name celebrate together on that saint's feast or the particular feast of the Church.All those named after Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of […]
This event took place on this day in the year 438, when Saint Theodosius the Younger had been Emperor for thirty years; he was the son of Arcadius, and Eudoxia, who had exiled Saint John. The Archbishop of Constantinople at that time was Proclus, who had been the Saint's disciple (see Nov. 13 and Nov. […]
This Saint, a wealthy nobleman of Constantinople, was filled with piety toward God. He had two sons, Arcadius and John, whom he sent to Beirut to study law. But they were shipwrecked during their voyage; barely saved, they forsook all things and departed for Palestine. Saint Xenophon and his wife Mary, ignorant of what had […]
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