NEW YORK, NY — Following his election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Monday, March 2, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios Anagnostopoulos received the Great Message of his election as […] The post Archdiocese announces the ordination date of Bishop-elect Dionysios of Zenopolis appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
In communist Albania, atheism was enshrined in the constitution. Owning a copy of the Gospel was enough to land a person in prison for a decade–if they were lucky. Churches had been destroyed, clergy executed, […] The post Exclusive | Archbishop Joani of Albania on his secret baptism and visible faith appeared first on Orthodox […]
As the calendar turns from February to March, we Orthodox Christians find ourselves in Lent. For thousands of years the Church has used this season as a fresh start for the faithful, and a time […] The post Ionian Village offers youth an experiential fast appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Monday evening at Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology (HCHC), His Beatitude Archbishop Joani of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania delivered the keynote address opening a three-day international conference, “Anastasios: Archbishop, Theologian, Missionary,” marking […] The post Archbishop Joani of Albania reflects on predecessor’s legacy appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Liturgies of the Wild: Myths That Make Us (Sentinel, 2026) is a superbly breezy yet broad-ranging book by popular mythographer and Orthodox Christian thinker, Martin Shaw. Promising to furnish readers with “stories and ideas to […] The post In ‘Liturgies of the Wild,’ Martin Shaw takes on myth and Christianity appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the […]
This festive Synaxis is celebrated to the glory of the Archangel Gabriel, since he ministered to the marvelous mystery of God's incarnate dispensation. Reading copyright Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.
Six months after John the Forerunner's conception, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth, a town of Galilee, unto Mary the Virgin, who had come forth from the Temple a mature maiden (see Nov. 21). According to the tradition handed down by the Fathers, she had been betrothed to Joseph four months. On […]
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 Our Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop […]
This divine Father, who was from Asia Minor, was from childhood reared in the royal court of Constantinople, where he was instructed in both religious and secular wisdom. Later, while still a youth, he left the imperial court and struggled in asceticism on Mount Athos, and in the Skete at Beroea. He spent some time […]
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