Feast Day: 9 November The Road to Happiness Nothing’s greater than a pure heart, because such a heart becomes the throne of God. And what’s more glorious than the throne of God? Absolutely nothing. God says of those who have a pure heart: ‘I will live with them and walk Read more…
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis Spiritual Struggle The aim of our life is for us to become perfect and holy; to prove to be children of God and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. We must be careful lest, for the sake of this present life, we’re deprived of that Read more…
I think Saint Nektarios is telling us in this film is that we’re all, potentially, saints, provided we fight against our own will, our desires, and our passions. If we cleanse our relationship with God. – Aris Servetalis OCN welcome’s Aris Servetalis, the actor of Saint Nektarios in the new Read more…
We are pleased to announce that “Man of God”, the highly anticipated award-winning film based on the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina starring Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, and Mickey Rourke, will have its Southwestern U.S. premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival on Friday August 13th at 7.40pm at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Read more…
Dear all, We are pleased to announce that “Man of God”, the highly anticipated award-winning film based on the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina starring Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, and Mickey Rourke, will have its Northeastern U.S. premiere at the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival on Saturday August 7th at Read more…
Movie Review by John G. Panagiotou of the movie “Man of God” about the life of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis the Wonderworker [2021, Simeon Entertainment and View Master Films] In these days, very rarely do we find made a film made about a true saint, let alone a film about Read more…
On 2 September, 1953, the relics of Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis were disentombed in the Monastery of the Holy Trinity which he had founded and built on the island of Aegina. The next day a festal liturgy was celebrated, at the end of which the relics were carried in procession. Read more…
Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian Saint Nektarios (9 November) Saint Nektarios was born on 1 October 1846, in Silyvria, Thrace, to poor and devout parents. At his baptism he was given the name Anastasios. He learned his first letters, as well as the Christian teachings, from his mother. In Silyvria he Read more…