On Holy Tuesday, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel.
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A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
Greeks celebrate Greek Independence Day on the 25th of March each year. This is one…
The Saturday before Palm Sunday is Saturday of Lazarus and on this day it is…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days.
The Primate did not fail to imply the recent escalation caused by radical extremists pointing…
The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant, which sings the praises of…
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in the Holy Land says it will not assist with Israeli…
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has issued a statement in response to newly announced measures…
The monastery of Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou is located in Lykovrisi, Attica. Set in peaceful surroundings,…
During Easter, all the churches of Istanbul – from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to those in…
Israeli settlers breaking into a church property in the Old City of Jerusalem could ignite…
After a long battle with illness, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos Harkianakis passed away on this day in 2019 at the age of 83. Archbishop Stylianos served as inaugural and permanent Chairman of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia and Dean of Saint Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College.
Each year, Hellenes all over the world celebrate Greek Independence Day on March 25, which is a national holiday in Greece. Today marks the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence Day. This is when Greeks remember their long struggle against the Ottoman Empire, an effort that eventually leads to Greece’s independence.
On March 25, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the mother of Jesus Christ the Son of God, as today is exactly nine months before Christmas.
The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts…
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles was built in 1952, in what was…