EASTER MESSAGE 2021

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The word that dominates the “feast of feasts,” and which fully encompasses its deeper meaning is the word Resurrection! Resurrection, is, the Christian word par excellence. It is the word whose meaning, prior to Christ, was completely incomprehensible and used to provoke ironic comments, just...

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2021.4.24. St. Nicholas Cathedral Baptisms

On Saturday April 24th, Lazarus Resurrection day, the following Catechumen: Michaela Shin Jin-ah, Ephremia Moon Jeong-hwa, Slavophone faithful Alexandros, American Michael Blais, and Philip Choi became members of our Korean Orthodox Church through the Holy Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation. May God always be with them so that they can...

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SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA 2021

4/25    Palm Sunday   08:45  Matins & Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 13:30  Service of the Bridegroom. 4/26    Holy Monday 18:00  Service of the Bridegroom 4/27    Holy Tuesday 09:00  Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy 18:00  Service of the Bridegroom 4/28    Holy Wednesday 09:00  Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy 19:00  Holy Unction 4/29    Holy Thursday...

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CATECHETICAL HOMILY AT THE OPENING OF HOLY AND GREAT LENT + BARTHOLOMEW of Constantinople

Prot. No. 200 BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH, MAY THE GRACE AND PEACE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, TOGETHER WITH OUR PRAYER, BLESSING AND FORGIVENESS BE WITH YOU ALL * * * Most honorable brothers and blessed...

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NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE 2021

My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The year 2020, to which we just said goodbye, was a year of deep crisis that judged our love, patience and humanity. The crisis has tested people’s resilience in terms of health, economics, education, unemployment and social as well as psychological problems....

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Christmas Message 2020

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The grace and infinite mercy of God has blessed us to celebrate God’s descent to earth this year as well, during which “the Word became flesh and dwelt in us.” (John 1:14) Human pride, which had brought humanity to despair, forced the Messiah...

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