Miscellaneous

Communiqué Concerning the Health of His Eminence Metropolitan Photios of Demetrias 03 December 2020
Nameday of Archbishop Kallinikos 2020 12 August 2020
Monastery Schedule for Holy Week & Pascha 2020 13 April 2020
St. Basil Luncheon 2020 04 February 2020
Feast Day of St. Demetrius 2019 14 November 2019
Σχετικά με την υγεία του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου μας 15 October 2019
Letter Concerning the Health of Metropolitan Demetrius 13 October 2019
Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Educational Initiative 22 August 2019
Feast Day of Sts. Peter and Paul 2019 24 July 2019
Feast Day of the Monastery of St. John 2019 03 July 2019
Newly-Ordained Bishop Maximus Visits Saint John of San Francisco Monastery 15 May 2019
Concelebration at St. Markella's Cathedral with New Bishop 15 May 2019
Hierarchical Concelebration at the Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina 09 May 2019
Pascha 2019 - CHRIST IS RISEN! 28 April 2019
Holy Thursday-Holy Saturday in Greece 28 April 2019
Metropolitan Demetrius Presides at Holy Thursday Matins in Greece 26 April 2019
Meatfare Sunday 2019 at the Cathedral 07 March 2019
The Repose of the Most Reverend Chrysostomos, Metropolitan Emeritus of Etna 23 February 2019
The Spiritual Watch, Volume II, Issue 4 14 November 2018
Feast of Sts. Cyprian & Justina in Greece 19 October 2018
New Website for the Haitian Orthodox Mission 28 September 2018
Repose of a Hierarch 24 August 2018
Saint Xenia Camp 2018 23 August 2018
The Spiritual Watch, Volume II, Issue 2-3 04 August 2018
Visit of Metropolitan Photios 2018 14 July 2018
Glorification of St. John the New Almsgiver 01 May 2018
Palm Sunday & First Bridegroom Matins 2018 06 April 2018
The Spiritual Watch, Vol II, Issue 1 25 March 2018
Metropolitan Demetrius's Schedule for Lent 23 February 2018
2018 Holy Land Pilgrimage with Metropolitan Demetrius 29 December 2017
Parable of the Great Banquet by Metropolitan Demetrius 25 December 2017
Feast of St. Philaret and Metropolitan Demetrius's Nameday Celebrations in New York 17 November 2017
The Vigil Service in Honor of Saint Demetrius the Great-Martyr 10 November 2017
Reception of Fr Job Clark 18 October 2017
Obituary of Father Mark Gilstrap 27 September 2017
Announcement from the Metropolis Chancery 04 September 2017
Special Feast Schedules of St John of San Francisco Monastery 19 May 2017
The Spiritual Watch, Volume I, Issue 2 28 April 2017
Visit of Metropolitan Demetrius to the Cathedral of the Three Hierarchs in Thessaloniki 01 February 2017
Holy Theophany 2017 in Greece 27 January 2017
Metropolitan Demetrius's Nameday 2016 18 November 2016
Clergy Synaxis and Feast of Saint John of San Francisco 2016 17 July 2016
Visit of the Myrrh-streaming Icon of St. Nicholas to St. John of San Francisco Monastery 08 July 2016
Glorification of Saint Chrysostomos the New Confessor 29 May 2016
St Xenia Camp 2016 19 May 2016
Icon of St Nicholas Visits the Monastery of Saint John 19 February 2016
New Website for the Monastery of St John of San Francisco 06 February 2016
Visit of Metropolitan Demetrius to Hermitage of St Clement 2015 12 December 2015
Feast Day of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki at the Cathedral of St Markella in Astoria, NY 19 November 2015
Epistle Regarding the Holy Monastery of St. John Maximovitch in Cobleskill, NY in English, Greek, and Russian 07 November 2015
Orthodox Awareness

The Message of Patriarch Theodore of Alexandra Upon the Feast of Ramadan

The “Father of Fathers, the Thirteenth Apostle and the Judge of the World (as his pheme states), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore sent a message to the Muslims of Egypt upon the feast of Ramadan. It is as follows:

“The most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the chief month of personal worship and great awareness of the Divine for every faithful Muslim ends today with the festive, joyous season of Eid al-Fitr. Read more...

Missions

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

Ask A Priest

Why do we Call Angels “Saint”?

Q. I noticed that we call the angels Michael and Gabriel "Saint." I thought the title "Saint" was only given to humans who have proven themselves Godly. Do you mind clarifying this for me? Is there a deeper meaning to "Saint" that I am not aware of?

-S.L. Read more...