On March 25, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the mother of Jesus Christ the Son of God, as today is exactly nine months before Christmas.
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The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts…
Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant…
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Cheese lovers rejoice! Today marks the beginning of ‘Tyrini’ the week when Greeks worldwide enjoy…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Apokries, Meatfare Sunday, which is the last day of…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva (boiled wheat).
The holy, glorious Martyr Haralambos lived at the time of Emperor Septimus Severus (194-211) in…
On February 2nd the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates an important event in the earthly life…
January 30 is the Feast Day of the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs, St Basil…
On January 20 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Euthymius the…
On January 19 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Makarios the…
On January 18, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Athanasios. Agios…
On January 17 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Antonios O…
The Holy Theophany, also known as the Epiphany, the Celebration of the Lights, or ta Fota (the…
On January 1 the Greek Orthodox church commemorates Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea…
On December 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the 20,000 Martyrs who were burned alive…
On December 27 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Stefanos. Saint Stephen was the first of the seven deacons whom the Apostles ordained to serve the Church in Jerusalem. Being filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, he worked miracles and wonders among the people. Today is also the name day of Stefanos, Stefania, Mavrikos and Mavrikia. Xronia Polla!
On December 21 the Greek Orthodox church commemorates the Holy Martyr Themistocles, protector of the…
The Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John…