Πάσχα (Pascha) this year symbolises love and solidarity more than ever. For the first time in history, this year’s Easter finds us in extraordinary and challenging times that have significantly changed our previous way of…
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The Epitaphio at the Holy Monastery of Agios (Saint) Panteleimon in Fodele village, Crete, has been adorned with a special message for the world. For the first time in history, in these…
A little boy, Nicholas from Cyprus, chanting ‘Η ζωή εν τάφω’ on Great and Holy Friday has gone viral. The powerful and melodic voice from the little boy has stunned and melted the…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.…
GCT is live streaming Great and Holy Friday Lamentation church service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek City…
Acting Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Dr Geoffrey Lee has delivered a message for Orthodox Easter, which you can read here- I would like to…
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia, has issued a special message to the faithful, which you can watch here- *Image by Nick Bourdaniotis/Bourdo Photography (Copyright)
Government spokesperson Stelios Petsas underlined during Thursday’s press briefing that “this Easter will be different” and noted that this was what “the message of love that marks these Holy Days requires.” “In order…
GCT is live streaming Great and Holy Friday Vespers- Apokathilosis church service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek…
Easter is one of the biggest religious celebrations of Christianity commemorating the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the passage from death to life. On Great and Holy Friday, the Epitaphio…
Every Orthodox Easter, I post this essay I wrote about services at my Greek Orthodox Church. As we enter into Holy Week, I am thinking of all the people this virus has…
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination of the observance of His Passion by which our Lord suffered and…
The Hon Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia has delivered a message to Orthodox Christians for Easter, which you can read here- For Christians, Easter represents a time of reflection and renewal,…
GCT is live streaming Holy Thursday church service, bringing the church into everyones home. Practical guide for participating in live-streamed Church services You can watch it here: Greek City Times Youtube Greek City Times Facebook…
When physical church participation is not possible, the faithful in addition to the daily cycle of prayer, are encouraged to participate in live-streamed church services from their own homes. Participating in church…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ and rebirth. Red eggs are traditionally dyed on Holy Thursday. Here is a simple method that will…
Tsoureki is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent the Holy Trinity. It is traditionally made today, Holy Thursday (along with the dyeing of the Easter eggs) and eaten…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the agony in the…
GCT is live streaming Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament of Holy Unction church service, bringing the church into everyones home. You can watch it here: Greek City Times Youtube Greek City Times Facebook…
The youth of Saint Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church in Adelaide, South Australia, have come up with a creative initiative called ‘Saint Yourself A Seat’. A wonderful way for parishioners to partake in…