Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, which is celebrated each year…
On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a monk and ascetic on the…
Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ, born of a father from…
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irene suffered martyrdom by the Turks on the island of Lesvos,…
The Easter pot-smashing tradition in Corfu symbolises the creation of an 'earthquake' like what occurred following the first Resurrection of…
Like every Orthodox Christian around the world, the Levantine Greeks, also known as Rūm, commemorated Good Friday with prayer and…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is…
The six songs of the Holy Week sequence, "Days of the Epitaph", is a tribute to Christ by Nikos Gatsos,…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. "Today He who hung…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the Sacrament…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction is conducted in…
On Holy Tuesday, during the Great and Holy week of Easter, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel, which…
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of Jacob (from the Old Testament).…
Greeks celebrate Greek Independence Day on the 25th of March each year. This is one of only two days during…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our…
The image of Agios Nikolaos Sintzas is truly imposing for anyone who sees it for the first time, even from…
After a long battle with illness, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos Harkianakis passed away on this day in 2019…
On March 25, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should…
The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated…
Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece received an honourable welcome in the Syrian capital after being greeted at…