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New on the Site(Archives for 2025)• 13.12.2025 — You can visit the new website of the St Philaret the Merciful Guild here • 08.12.2025 — Opening Ceremony of the Charity Shop ( in the section Metropolis > St. Philaret the Merciful Guild ) • 28.11.2025 — Our Spiritual Journey to the Cave of Bethlehem has begun... in English, French, Italian and Russian ( in the section Metropolis > Encyclicals ) • 21.11.2025 — The Angels Cense, Anoint, and Guard the Elect of God ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > November ) • 27.09.2025 — From the archives: — The Third Apparition of the Precious Cross ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Stockholm (Sweden) > Documents > Miscellaneous Miscellaneous ) • 25.09.2025 — At the Gateway of the New Ecclesiastical Year in French , Italian and Russian ( in the section Metropolis > Encyclicals ) • 21.09.2025 — Holy New Russian Martyr Alexander (Jacobson) ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > September ) • 19.09.2025 — At the Gateway of the New Ecclesiastical Year ( in the section Metropolis > Encyclicals ) • 18.08.2025 — From the archives: — Synaxarion for the Feast of the Transfiguration ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > August ) • 02.07.2025 — From the archives: — St. John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896-1966) ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > June ) • 14.06.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of All Saints ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) • 08.06.2025 — From the archives: — The Monday of the Holy Spirit ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) — The Signs of the Presence of the Holy Spirit Within Us ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) • 07.06.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of Pentecost ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) — “Prayer for the reposed is strong through its communality” — Glory to the Holy Trinity! ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) • 31.05.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of The Holy Fathers ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) — “Faith makes up the heart of the Church and the essence of her confession” ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) • 28.05.2025 — From the archives: — The Thursday of The Ascension ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) — “Prepare yourself a repository for that treasure, which is a pure heart...” ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) — Texts from the section Theology > Calendar > Feasts • 26.05.2025 — Pastoral Visit to the Holy Land of Georgia ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Gldani Tbilisi (Georgia) > Annals ) • 24.05.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of the Blind Man ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) — Simplicity of Faith ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) • 17.05.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) • 14.05.2025 — Pilgrimage and Visit to the Rural Detention Facility of Kassaveteia ( in the section Metropolis > St. Philaret the Merciful Guild ) • 10.05.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of the Paralytic ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion Pentecostarion ) — “The illnesses of the body always stem from sin” ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) • 06.05.2025 — From the archives: — “Eldress Myrtidiotissa, The Ascetic Strugler of Kleisoura (1886-1974)” ( in the section Publications > Video Presentations > Various Subjects ) — A Miracle of the Holy Eldress Saint Myrtidiotissa, the Ascetic of Kleissoura († 1974) (In the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > April ) • 03.05.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion Pentecostarion ) — Feeling and Reasoning ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Pentecostarion ) • 26.04.2025 — From the archives: — The Sunday of Saint Thomas ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Pentecostarion ) • 24.04.2025 — The Life, Sufferings, and Miracles of the Holy Confessor Protopresbyter Evstati Yankov Evstatiev ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion April ) • 20.04.2025 — Holy Resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ in English, French, Georgian, Italian and Russian ( in the section Metropolis > Encyclicals ) — From the archives: — The Sunday of Pascha ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion Pentecostarion ) — Texts from the section Metropolis > Encyclicals — Texts from the section Theology > Calendar > Feasts — O Master and Lord... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 19.04.2025 — From the archives: — The Descent into Hades ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — For me Thou art the Fountain of life... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 18.04.2025 — Synodal Paschal Message for 2025 in English, French, Georgian, Italian and Russian ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synod Documents > Synodal Encyclicals ) — From the archives: — Great Saturday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — The Descent into Hades ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — Out of envy the author of evil drove... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 17.04.2025 — From the archives: — Great Friday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — The Cross: An Archangel Bring Good Tidings of Joy ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — O Lamb of God... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 16.04.2025 — From the archives: — Great Thursday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — The Harlot washed Thy pure... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 15.04.2025 — From the archives: — Great Wednesday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — “Let us also immerse ourselves in deep contemplation” ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — I fall before Thee... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 14.04.2025 — From the archives: — Great Tuesday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — Revitalizing our Faith ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — O Lord Who has created heaven... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 13.04.2025 — From the archives: — Great Monday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — We Must Accompany Him to His Passion ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — My soul, O my soul, rise up!... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 12.04.2025 — From the archives: — Palm Sunday ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — From my youth, O Saviour... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 11.04.2025 — From the archives: — Cleanse the filth from my soul... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 10.04.2025 — From the archives: — He Whom thou hast loved, O Mother... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 09.04.2025 — From the archives: — When I examine my actions, O Saviour... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 08.04.2025 — From the archives: — No sin has there been in life... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 07.04.2025 — From the archives: — I am become the Prodigal Son... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 06.04.2025 — From the archives: — Thy soul on fire, O Mary... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 05.04.2025 — From the archives: — Fifth Sunday of Lent ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — I know Thee as a calm haven... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 04.04.2025 — From the archives: — Fifth Saturday of Lent ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — Do not demand from me worthy fruits of repentance... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 03.04.2025 — From the archives: — O condescension past all speech!... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 02.05.2025 — Appeal for the Building of a Hermitage in Georgia (in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Gldani Tbilisi (Georgia) > Documents > Documents ) From the archives: — Thursday of the Great Canon ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — I have become mine own idol... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 01.04.2025 — From the archives: — It is time for repentance... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 31.03.2025 — From the archives: — Look upon me with a compassionate eye... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 30.03.2025 — From the archives: — I lie as an outcast before Thy gate, O Saviour... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 29.03.2025 — Pastoral Ministry in Sweden for the Reception of a New Parish ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Stockholm (Sweden) > Annals ) From the archives: — Do not look back, my soul... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 28.03.2025 — From the archives: — Strengthen my soul, O Master... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 27.03.2025 — From the archives: — I am wounded and smitten;... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 26.03.2025 — From the archives: — Ineffable is Thy compassion... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 25.03.2025 — From the archives: — May the Blood from Thy side... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 24.03.2025 — The Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Borås Joins the Holy Diocese of Stockholm, Sweden ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Stockholm (Sweden) > Documents > Correspondence ) From the archives: — Like the ungrateful servant... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 23.03.2025 — From the archives: — Thy Body and Thy Blood... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 22.03.2025 — From the archives: — Synaxarion: Third Sunday of Lent — A Homily on the Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — “Wherever there is a Christian, there is a Cross” ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Triodion ) — The end draws near... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 21.03.2025 — From the archives: — My soul shall live and praise Thee... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 20.03.2025 — From the archives: — Though I have sinned... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 19.03.2025 — From the archives: — O Lamb Who takest away my sin... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 18.03.2025 — From the archives: — All mine offences... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 17.03.2025 — From the archives: — More than all men have I wilfully sinned... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 16.03.2025 — From the archives: — Awake, my soul... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 15.03.2025 — From the archives: — A Blessing of Love from St. Gregory Palamas (by Bishop Klemes of Gardikion) — Second Sunday of Lent: The Need for Spiritual Healing a homily on the occasion of the commemoration of St. Gregory Palamas ( in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — Now I speak boastfully... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 14.03.2025 — From the archives: — I am utterly enslaved by the passions... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 13.03.2025 — From the archives: — I have defiled my body... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 12.03.2025 — From the archives: — I am weighed down... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 11.03.2025 — From the archives: — I have discoloured with the passions... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 10.03.2025 — From the archives: — I have wasted all my life... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 09.03.2025 — From the archives: — I have discoloured Thine image... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 08.03.2025 — From the archives: — First Sunday of Lent (in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — O my Benefactor, my Deliverer... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 07.03.2025 — From the archives: — First Saturday of Lent (in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > Triodion ) — Come, wretched soul... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 06.03.2025 — From the archives: — Taking thought for my flesh... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 05.03.2025 — From the archives: — The Dove who loved the wilderness... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 04.03.2025 — From the archives: — I have sinned... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 03.03.2025 — From the archives: — Where shall I begin to weep... in English and French ( A Journey with Saints Andrew of Crete and Symeon Metaphrastes as our Companions, in the section Theology > Christian Life > A Journey with the Saints as our Companions ) • 02.03.2025 — “Τhe Stadium of the Virtues is Opened” in English, French, Georgian, Italian and Russian ( in the section Metropolis > Encyclicals ) • 29.01.2025 — Visit to the “Holy Unmercenaries” Residential Care Home for Adults with Special Needs ( in the section Metropolis > St. Philaret the Merciful Guild ) • 26.01.2025 — The “Leaders” in the Battle and the Ultimate Goal (Sunday after Theophany, in the section Theology > Calendar > Kyriakodromion (Sunday Sermonary) ) • 23.01.2025 — Speech on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Founding of the St. Philaret the Merciful Guild ( in the section Metropolis > St. Philaret the Merciful Guild ) • 22.01.2025 — Christmas in Sweden ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Stockholm (Sweden) > Annals ) — Christmas in Sweden • Watch the video on YouTube (in the section Publications > Video Presentations Video Shorts ) • 20.01.2025 — “The Lamb of God Who taketh away the sin of the world” (Synaxis of St. John the Forerunner, in the section Theology > Calendar > Kyriakodromion (Sunday Sermonary) ) • 17.01.2025 — “The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus of 1974: Facts and Lessons Learned” “Miraculous Events and Divine Presence” (in the section Metropolis > Annals > Informatory Synaxis ) • 14.01.2025 — From the archives: — The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1 January, in the section Theology > Calendar > Synaxarion > January ) — Our Inner Renewal, through Circumcision of the Heart (Circumcision of the Lord and Commemoration of St. Basil the Great, in the section Theology > Calendar > Kyriakodromion (Sunday Sermonary) ) • 07.01.2025 — Magnify, O my soul, the King Who was born in a Cave! in English, French, Georgian, Italian and Russian ( in the section Metropolis > Encyclicals ) • 06.01.2025 — Synodal Nativity Message for 2024 in English, French, Georgian, Italian and Russian ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synod Documents > Synodal Encyclicals ) • 05.01.2025 — RESOLUTION - The Cyprus Problem: A tragic 50 years of invasion - occupation - illegality (1974-2024) • 02.01.2025 — Seminary Conference 2025: “The Cross! The Cross!” 100 Years of the Sacred Struggle ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synod Documents > Synod Announcements ) • 01.01.2025 — Pilgrimage to Georgia ( in the section Synodal Issues > Synodal Μissionary Commission > Dioceses > Diocese of Gldani Tbilisi (Georgia) > Annals ) |
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