In a powerful display of patriotism, gratitude, and community service, Day of Gratitude II brought together thousands of Americans at Allegiant Stadium on June 6, 2026—D-Day—to honor veterans, military families, first responders, and the heroes […] The post Day of Gratitude II honors America’s veterans, military families, and first responders appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Since its formation in 2010, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA (AoB) has fostered inter-Orthodox cooperation in the United States of America. The precursor to this forum of the episcopal assembly was […] The post How three hierarchs fostered Orthodox unity in the U.S. appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox game. The evening marks Greek Night at Yankee […] The post Archbishop Elpidophoros’s schedule | June 18–26, 2026 appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
The 41st annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference hosted by PSEKA, with the leadership of its president Philip Christopher, took place in Washington, DC on June 9-11. It was cosponsored by AHEPA, AHI, HABA, the Cyprus-US Chamber […] The post Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Michael Damianos addresses PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, D.C. appeared […]
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Beloved brothers and sisters, Christians and people of good will […] The post ‘God does not dwell in stone but in the hearts of people,’ writes Bishop Michael of Komana […]
His Grace Bishop Michael of Komana, Head of the Patriarchal Stavropegion in Kyiv and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Ukraine
This Saint, great and renowned among the ascetics of Egypt, lived in the fourth century in Scete of Nitria. After the death of Saint Anthony the Great, he left Scete to live in Saint Anthony's cave; he said of this, "Thus in the cave of a lion, a fox makes his dwelling." When Sisoes was […]
Saint Athanasios had Trebizond for his homeland. He first entered the monastic life on the mountain called Kymaeos or Kyminas, which is in Mysia of Bithynia, then he went to Mount Athos and founded a large monastery, which is known as the Great Lavra. He became so renowned for his virtue that from Rome, Calabria, […]
Tsar Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who had reposed in the arms of Saint John of Kronstadt. Having been raised in piety, Tsar Nicholas ever sought to rule in a spirit consonant with the precepts of Orthodoxy and the best traditions of his nation. Tsaritsa Alexandra, a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of […]
The Holy Hierarch John Maximovitch was born in the Kharkov region in 1896, and reposed in San Francisco in 1966. In 1921, during the Russian Civil War, his family fled to Belgrade, joining the ranks of Russian exiles in Serbia, where he later became a monk and was ordained priest. In 1934 he was made […]
These Saints, who are different from those that are celebrated on the 1st of November, were from Rome. They were physicians, freely bestowing healing upon beasts and men, asking nothing from the healed other than that they confess and believe in Christ. They ended their life in martyrdom in the year 284, under the Emperors […]
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