Basilica News Agency - Sorin Ioniţe - 20/4/2020 His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem entered the church a little after 1:00 PM, and after vesting and processing thrice around the Lord’s Tomb, he entered the Tomb itself at 1:45 PM. The Holy Light descended at about 1:50 PM, after only five minutes. Normally, after the Fire’s descent, the ...
The Jerusalem Patriarchate - 7/4/18 Christ is Risen!!! He is truly Risen Indeed!!! Khristós Anésti! Alithós Anésti! Ceremony of the Orthodox Holy fire 2018 from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the great and holy Great Saturday. Source:
Sputniknews - 20/4/17 The Rector at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist said that the Holy Fire from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been delivered to Washington DC. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Holy Fire from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been delivered to Washington DC, Archpriest ...
Sputniknews - 16/4/17 The Holy Fire from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been delivered from Jerusalem to Moscow by airplane on Saturday, ahead of Easter celebrations. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Holy Fire was delivered by the Fond of Andrey Pervozvanny (FAP) in a special lamp, and it will be handed to the Patriarch ...
Pravoslavie.ru - 15/4/17 The Holy Fire, which descends every year on the eve of the Orthodox feast of Pascha in Jerusalem, will be delivered to the various corners of the Earth, with the support of the Russian St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation, including, for the first time this year, to the United States of America. “It is planned ...
Pravoslavie.ru - 4/3/17 With some joyous news for the beginning of the Orthodox Great Lenten podvig, head of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem Archimandrite Alexander (Elisov) has stated that the restoration work on the Edicule over the Holy Sepulchre, the Lord’s Tomb, will be completed in time for Pascha, reports RIA-Novosti. Thus, the centuries-old tradition of ...
Pravoslavie.ru - September 2016 The temperature of the Holy Fire is around forty degrees Celsius for several minutes after its descent, so believers can freely take it in their hands and “wash” their faces in it during this time because it does not burn, Archpriest Gennady Zaridze, Chairman of the Association of Orthodox Christian Scientists and rector ...
Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem- April 2016 Holy Saturday, April 30th, 2016 Manger Square in Bethlehem, Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in Beit Jala The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem is pleased to offer, in cooperation with the municipality of Bethlehem and the Greek Orthodox Parish of Beit Jala of the ...
16/4/15 The holy Fire from Jerusalem was taken to the Serbian Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Large number of Orthodox faithful in Kosovo took part in the holy ceremony. The holy fire was taken to the monasteries of Sopocani and Gracanica. The historic event was led by Bishop of Raska - Prizren & Kosovo-Metohija. Source:
April 2015 From Lazarus Saturday to Bright Monday of the Orthodox Christian Calendar, the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem fully partook in Easter celebrations with the Christian churches and communities of Jerusalem, Bethany, Bethlehem and Beit Jala. As with almost every Orthodox Church, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrates Easter on the Julian Calendar, in ...
B92 - 15/4/15 BELGRADE -- The Holy Fire, which arrived in Belgrade ahead of Orthodox Easter Sunday from Jerusalem, will on Monday will be taken to Kosovo and Metohija. The fire, which believers consider to be a miracle, will be taken to the Serb Orthodox Church (SPC) monasteries in Gracanica and Decani, and then the Pec Patriarchate. In Gracanica, ...
13/4/15 Belgrade: For the first time Holy Fire has been transferred from Jerusalem to Belgrade where thousands of Serbian Orthodox faithful along with Serbian Patriarch, President, Prelates and other Honorable personalities took part in the ceremony. Source:
11/4/15 The Great and Holy Miracle of Orthodoxy!!! UPDATED WITH THE LATEST PHOTO AND VIDEO FROM JERUSALEM. Global: Holy Fire 2015 Jerusalem (11/04/2015 )inside the temple of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Source:
11/4/15 The schedule of the following events regarding the Holy Fire: · Welcome ceremony of the Holy Fire on 11 April 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Belgrade airport Nikola Tesla, where the press conference will be held. · The solemn welcome at the Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar District on 11 April 2015 at 11:00 PM, ...
Pravoslavie.ru On April 10, 2015, an official delegation of the Serbian Orthodox Church headed by Bishop Jovan of Slavonia will depart for Jerusalem to bring the Holy Fire to Serbia. The Serbian delegation will participate together with a delegation from Russia in the prayer before the descent of Holy Fire. According to a tradition of many years, the ...
Dan Koski- 6/4/15 Greetings from the Holy Land; I am happy to provide you with two pieces of information for Holy Week: 1) Holy Fire Live Screening in Bethlehem, Beit Jala on Holy Saturday 2015. http://christianaffairsoslj.tumblr.com/post/115588260610/holy-fire-screening-in-bethlehem-beit-jala-on and the following direct text: 2) Live Holy Week Services in Arabic from the Greek Orthodox parish of Beit Jala in the Holy Land ...
Church of Serbia - 4/4/15 TO ALL THE HIERARCHS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN FATHERLAND, REGION AND ABROAD ANNOUNCEMENT It is Our Honour to inform you about a magnificent event of the transfer of the Holy Fire from the Holy City of Jerusalem to Belgrade, which is going to come from the Holy Land ...
March 2015 Tourist arrivals to Israel and the Palestinian Territories has declined significantly since the spring of 2014, nevertheless the Holy Land continues to be an extremely safe travel destinations with an abundance of fascinating historical and religious sites as well as offering diverse cultural experiences. With the holidays of Easter and Passover right around the ...
OCP News Service- 19/4/14 Click here to watch video: Jerusalem: The great and holy miracle of Orthodox Christianity has the holy fire has appeared at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy fire procession was lead by His Beatitude Theophilos III the Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine who was also ...
6/5/13 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday, Tengrinews.kz reports. “Dear fellow-countrymen, the whole Orthodox world is celebrating the most important holiday, the Easter, today. The Easter symbolizes renewal and rebirth and is important to our country that is reviving and becoming a better place, a new country where people of different ...
5/5/13 The annual rite at the 1500-year-old Church of the Holy Sepulcher attracted fewer local faithful as Christians across the region are caught up in various conflicts. This is the sixth in a series of posts about dwindling Christian communities in the Middle East. JERUSALEM — A procession of Armenian Orthodox Christians wound from their quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City to ...