On March 25, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by archangel Gabriel to the…
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The Annunciation (or Evangelismos in Greek) of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva…
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 where Greeks worldwide enjoy…
Today the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Apokries, Meatfare Sunday, which is the last day of…
Today is Psihosavato, a day in a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical Greek Orthodox Calendar for the remembrance of those who have died. These days occur on designated Saturdays before and during the seasons of Lent and Easter: the first two are observed on the two Saturdays before Lent begins, the third Saturday of Soulscoincides with the first Saturday of Lent, and the fourth Soul Saturday takes place on the Saturday before Pentecost, the close of the Easter season. Saturday holds special significance in the religious calendar as the day on which the crucified Jesus lay dead in the…
On February 10, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Charalambos. Saint…
On February 7, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Saint Parthenios the…
On February 5 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agia Agathi, who…
On February 2, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ…
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…
Thousands of people from Greek Orthodox parishes in Sydney braved the smoky conditions and rainfall that occurred,…
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…
On December 27 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Stefanos. Saint…