Good Friday: Procession of the Epitaphios

As every year, His Eminence Metropolitan of America PAVLOS with His Grace Bishop CHRISTODOULOS of Theoupolis presided over the Great Litany of the Epitaphios of our Lord Jesus Christ in the streets of Astoria, New York.

His Eminence, addressed the crowd after the prayers saying, "May God grant many years to all participating in this holy litany of the Epitaphios of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Light of the world and the Hope of humanity and that He bestow on us the gift of Christian Love. I invite you all to continue to the celebration of the Ressurection of the Lord. Kalo Pascha!"

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 John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...

Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Morning and Evening Prayers

Q. Are the prayers in the blue prayer book [A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery —ed.] compulsory for everyone? I mean their morning prayers and the service of Small Compline. My confessor gave me a special rule but wasn’t clear about whether this replaced the book prayers or was in addition to them. Read more...