During the Occupation [of Greece by the Germans in World War II], Fr. Georgios Ayiopavlitis was a gardener and he was inducted into the Resistance. Together with other monks, he assisted Allied escapees, but was betrayed by a Romanian [For most of WWII, Romania was an ally of Germany]. He […]
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on service […]
Our blessed father Yerasimos was born in 1509, in the village of Trikala, near Corinth in the Peloponnese. His God-fearing parents, Dimitrios and Kali came from the prominent Notaras family and, from a young age, he was taught his letters, at which he excelled. While still a young man, he […]
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Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios On October 18th, our Church honors the distinguished figure of St. Luke the Evangelist. He was a Greek from the Great city of Antioch in Syria (today’s Antakya). It was here that he studied medicine, in a city that was renowned for the development of […]
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios The feast of the Holy Protection of the All Holy Theotokos is known throughout the Orthodox world. It is celebrated on October 1st (October 14th on the Old Calendar), and in the Church of Greece on October 28th, to commemorate the protection of Greece during […]
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 By God’s grace, the Prayer Team numbers over 4,000 people today and many thousands more read these messages […]
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes St. Panteleimon, the Great Doctor and Martyr, was born at the end of the 3rd century AD. His father, Eustrogios, was not only very rich but was well known for his zeal in idol worship; whereas his mother St. Euboule was a faithful Orthodox Christian […]
Dionysios Simopoulos Strange though it may seem, on July 4 the earth will be at the farthest point away from the sun in its orbit, its aphelion. This is not really surprising, however, since our distance from the sun has no bearing on the temperatures prevailing on earth. As […]
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos On 14 June 2023, a fishing boat smuggling migrants capsized in international waters in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Pylos, Greece. The boat, which left Tobruk, Libya, on 10 June, was carrying between 400 to 750 migrants. Greek authorities were able to rescue 104 survivors including Egyptians, Syrians, Pakistanis, Afghans, and Palestinians. […]
Elder Moisis the Athonite † We’ve said before that God isn’t impassioned, punitive or vindictive. If he were so, he’d have to be evil. But there’s not a trace of wickedness in the divinity. Every trial’s a divine lesson and a form of asceticism, which we’ve otherwise voluntarily removed […]
Did you know that the Coronation of King Charles III, despite being a service primarily associated with the Church of England, featured several elements related to the Orthodox Church? King Charles, whose Coronation was held on Saturday (May 6th), holds a connection to the Greek Orthodox Church through his late father […]