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April 28: Holy Wednesday, Sacrament of Unction

Today is Holy Wednesday. On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction…

28 April 2021

April 27: Holy Tuesday

On Holy Tuesday, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel.

27 April 2021

April 26: Holy Monday

Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of Jacob (from the Old Testament).…

26 April 2021

Merry Christmas & a brighter New Year to our GCT family

As the song goes "It's the most wonderful time of the year..." Christmas will be different from what we'd hoped…

25 December 2020

Greek PM: "We will remember this Easter as the Easter of love"

“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing our responsibility to society. We…

19 April 2020

Athens illuminated with Easter Fireworks (VIDEO)

Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts of the centre of Athens,…

19 April 2020

Arrival of the Holy Fire in Athens

A few minutes before 6pm on Holy Saturday, the Aegean airline plane carrying the Άγιο Φως (Holy Fire) from the…

19 April 2020

Great and Holy Pascha

On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus…

19 April 2020

Easter Message to our GCT family

Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in history, this year's Easter finds…

18 April 2020

The whole world on the Epitaphio adorned by monks at Agios Panteleimon Monastery in Fodele (VIDEO)

The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has been adorned with a special…

18 April 2020

Little boy chants 'Η ζωή εν τάφω' on Great and Holy Friday (VIDEO)

A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting 'Η ζωή εν τάφω' on Great and Holy Friday has gone viral. The powerful…

18 April 2020

Great and Holy Saturday

On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is…

18 April 2020

How to make and decorate your own Epitaphio (VIDEO)

Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the…

17 April 2020

Great and Holy Friday

On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination…

17 April 2020

How to make bright and shiny Kokkina Paschalina Avga (VIDEO)

Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ and rebirth. Red eggs are…

16 April 2020

Holy Thursday

On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the institution of the Sacrament…

16 April 2020

Holy Wednesday

On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of Holy Unction is conducted in…

15 April 2020

Holy Tuesday

On Holy Tuesday, during the Great and Holy week of Easter, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel, which…

14 April 2020

Holy Monday

Today is Holy Monday and for each of the first three days of Holy Week, there is a general theme.…

13 April 2020

Palm Sunday, The Feast of the Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem

The Feast of the Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem On the Sunday before the Feast of Great…

12 April 2020

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