Divine Liturgy

The Orthodox world is in the days of Holy Week, during which Christians relive the last days of the earthly life of Jesus Christ. The liturgical program of today's Maundy Thursday is saturated with a number of events related to the redemptive work of the Savior for humanity.

Communion in prayer, kindness of the heart and cooperation in good deeds can work wonders, turning fear into courage and hope, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church said as he delivered the New Year's blessing service, the Akathist of our Lord Jesus Christ, at the Patriarchal Cathedral.

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, also attended the commemoration.
Vui first laid a wreath on the grave of the late Patriarch Irinej in the crypt of the Temple of Saint Sava.
After the holy liturgy, a memorial service will be held.

Christmas is the holiday of spiritual and material gifts, Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch Daniel said in the sermon of the Holy Liturgy officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral, on the occasion of the Birth of the Lord. "We see that these gifts which the Wise Men brought to Baby Jesus have awaken in the conscience of the Church our duty to bring gifts to God.

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) voiced his hope on Sunday that, three years from now, the mosaic painting of the People's Salvation Cathedral be sanctified, whose Altar was consecrated in the presence of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patra and members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Bulgarian Christians celebrate Sunday one of the most important Christian holidays - Annunciation, reported FOCUS News Agency.

In Bulgaria, the day is marked by both the Bulgarian Orthodox majority and the Catholic and Protestant minorities.

His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia presided over the Divine Liturgy today at the St. Nicholas Hermitage in the northern Swedish city of Rättvik, followed by a memorial service for the hermitage’s founder, the ever-memorable Hieromonk Eusebios Vittis. Joining in the serves were the local Metropolis clergy and members of the local Church. The Very Rev. Fr.

Fans of sports teams are so dedicated to their club we often resort to using religious terms to describe their dedication and love. They are the ‘faithful’, or the ‘followers’. It seems this particular AEK Athens baseball fan took it to a completely other level, or might have mixed up where he was at church of the basketball stadium. Whatever the case.

Olympiacos F.C. President and shipowner Evangelos Marinakis attended the Holy Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint Eleftherios on Tuesday morning for the feast of Saint Leftheros. Also present at the service was Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis.

The fifth annual Divine Liturgy on the Akdamar Island’s famous 10th-century church was held on Sept. 7, with the participation of Christians from Turkey and around the world.

The church was reopened to occasional prayers in 2010 after a hiatus of nearly 100 years.