Divine Liturgy

St. Tikhon’s Monastery to host 109th annual pilgrimage

May 20, 2013 Featured News

19/5/13 The 109th Memorial Day Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon’s Monastery/Seminary in Waymart will begin Friday at 3:45 p.m. when Metropolitan Tikhon greets visiting hierarchs at the Monastery Archway. Metropolitan Hilarion, the first hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, will concelebrate the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy beginning at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, May [...]

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Patriarch Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy in Beijing

May 15, 2013 Featured News

On May 12, 2013, the second Sunday after Pascha, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the territory of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Beijing in which the Russian Orthodox Mission in China used to be. The Primate of the Russian Church was assisted by Metropolitan [...]

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His Eminence Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

April 6, 2013 Featured News

April 2013 – Moldovan orthodox Church On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the presence of numerous Christians who came for spiritual food that will help them in their spiritual journey of Great Lent. This was a very special service [...]

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Sunday of Orthodoxy – memorial service for the victims of NATO aggression

March 26, 2013 Featured News

24/3/13 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated yesterday, on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Divine Liturgy in the church of Saint Sava on Vracar, as well as the memorial service for the suffered in the 1999 NATO bombing. Source:

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The Patriarch of Romania Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău

March 19, 2013 Featured News

On 17 March 2013, the Romanian Orthodox Church observed the Sunday of Adam’s banishment from the Garden of Eden. The evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Matthew, chapter 6:14-21, was read during the Divine Liturgy. During the sermon delivered in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence of Saint Gregory the Enlightener, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel explained the teaching [...]

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Enthronement of the New Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea

March 13, 2013 Featured News

On Sunday, 10 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea enthroned His Eminence Ciprian as Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea. After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău, assisted by a group of hierarchs, priests and deacons, His Beatitude Patriarch [...]

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The Patriarch of Romania Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău

March 13, 2013 Featured News

On Sunday, 10 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzău. Besides His Beatitude the following hierarchs concelebrated: His Eminence Joseph, Metropolitan of Prikonisou and exarch of All Propontida, His Eminence Ilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, His Eminence Hrisostom, Metropolitan of Patra, His Eminence Isaia, Metropolitan [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej in Prizren

February 13, 2013 News

8/2/13 Serbian Patriarch Irinej along with bishops celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Prizren. The Holy Synod of Bishops and the Committee for Kosovo and Metohia held a meeting His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated yesterday the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of Saint Great Martyr George in Prizren, with concelebration of seven bishops, members [...]

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Joy of the Presentation of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate

February 7, 2013 Featured News

On 2 February, every year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord. On the occasion of this great royal feast, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe. After [...]

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Young Converts to Orthodoxy from Scandinavia at the Patriarchal Residence

February 7, 2013 Featured News

On 2 February 2013, a group of 40 Romanian young people from Scandinavia, as well as Swedish, Danes and Norwegians converted to Orthodoxy attended the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The young people participated these days in a winter camp organised by the Youth Centre of Saint Prince Steven the Great of the Romanian [...]

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Forty-day Memorial Service for Bishop Hrizostom of Zica

February 1, 2013 News

Serbian Orthodox Church On Saturday, 26 January 2013, on the feast of the Apodosis of Theophany, the forty day memorial for Bishop Hrizostom of Zica of blessed repose was served at the monastery of Rujan. Bishop Jovan of Sumadia, Administrator of the Diocese of Zica, celebrated the Divine Liturgy along with Bishop David …

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Let us sing with love to Saint Sava

January 31, 2013 Featured News

27/1/13  His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated on Saint Sava’s Day, the Divine Liturgy at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral on Vracar. The festal liturgical joy at the Memorial Cathedral of the Serbian people was recorded by deacon Dragan Tanasijevic. Source:  

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Archpastoral services at the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral

January 24, 2013 News

Moldova Orthodox Church – 24/1/2013 The Feast of Epiphany comes to close the range of winter church holidays, following the feasts of Nativity and of Circumcision of the Lord. Epiphany, or Theophany means the appearance of the Lord, embodiment of God Jesus Christ, when the eternal Logos (Word of God) took human flesh and came [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion of ROCOR Visits India,Celebrates Divine Liturgy and Ordains Reader

January 13, 2013 Featured News

Russian Orthodox Church in India Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia – Moscow Patriarchate OCP News Service – 13/1/13 Mumbai: Metropolitan Hilarion the first Hierarch of ROCOR arrived in Mumbai on the 10th pf January 2013 and was warmly welcomed by the local people. Former Metropolitan John Augustine of the Anglican church hosted a welcome dinner later that evening [...]

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The Patriarch of Romania Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzau

January 12, 2013 News

10/1/13 On 10th morning, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Buzau, according to the regulations of our Orthodox Church, before the funeral service for His Eminence Archbishop Epifanie. The following hierarchs celebrated together with His Beatitude: His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, His Eminence [...]

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A Visit to the Mount Athos of America

January 10, 2013 Featured News

Thom Nickels – 10/1/13 Philadelphia-based author/journalist It’s a little bit after one in the afternoon and Father Sergius (Bowyer), the Abbott of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk monastery in South Canaan, Pa., is chatting with a handful of monks. The small group is standing in the garden-grotto area just outside the monastery dinning room. The mood [...]

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Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Archangel Michael church in Slobozia

December 19, 2012 News

18/12/12 – Moldovan Orthodox Church On the day of commemoration of Saint Reverent Sava Storojevsky, the Heavenly protector of His Grace Bishop Sava of Tiraspol and Dubasari, His Eminence Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church of Holy Archangel Michael in Slobozia. HG Bishop Sava ofTiraspoland Dubasari and HG Bishop Petru of Ungheni and [...]

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On the Feast of the Entry of Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple of Jerusalem, His Eminence Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Nativity of Christ Cathedral

December 8, 2012 News

Moldova Orthodox Church 6/12/2012 Truly grand and solemn was the celebration of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, when numerous believers rejoined in prayer, along with His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir and the clergy of the Chisinau Cathedral of the Nativity of the Lord, at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. The [...]

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The Synodical Archierarchical Divine Liturgy on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Independence in Tirana

December 8, 2012 Featured News

The Albanian Orthodox Church -November 2012 Following the tradition of the Orthodox Church to commemorate the blessed event of liberation from 500 years of occupation and the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, today, November 28th, a festive Archierarchical Divine Liturgy was held in the “Resurrection of Christ” Cathedral of Tirana. This Liturgy was [...]

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Metropolitan Tikhon celebrates festal Liturgy at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery

November 23, 2012 News

23/11/2012 – Orthodox Church in America For the first time since his election as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America on November 13, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Monastery Church of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk here on the Great Feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God [...]

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Presentation of the Mother of God at the Romanian Patriarchate

November 23, 2012 Featured News

On 21 November 2012, on the feast of the Presentation of the Mother of God in the Church, hundreds of faithful were present on the Joy Hill. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated the Divine Liturgy assisted by a group of priests and deacons. In the sermon delivered, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel [...]

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Memorial Service for Victims of Criminal Military Action “Storm”

November 20, 2012 Featured News

20/11/2012 Serbian Orthodox Church In St. Mark’s church Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno celebrated the Divine Liturgy and the memorial service for the suffered in the military action “Storm”. With regards to the shocking decision of the Hague Tribunal to release the Croatian state and Croatian generals Markac and Gotovina from the responsibility from responsibility for [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion officiates at Divine Liturgy in Chicago Cathedral of the Russian Church Abroad

November 2, 2012 News

On 28 October 2012, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a visit to the USA with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, officiated at the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral of [...]

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Relics of Saint Maximus in Serbian Capital City

October 27, 2012 Featured News

24/10/2012 With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, His Grace Atanasije, Bishop of Hvosno celebrated on Sunday, October 21, 2012, the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy in the church of Saint Sava on Vracar, with the concelebration of the hieromonks from St. Paul’s Monastery of Mount Athos and the clergy from the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovci. [...]

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Candle Hall and Patriarchal Burial Tomb Ground Blessing Service

October 25, 2012 Featured News

24/10/2012 On October 21, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; offered a ground blessing service for a new building on the grounds of the Mother See, which will serve as a Candle Lighting Hall, and Burial Tomb for the Catholicoi. Prior to the [...]

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