The outburst of joy which followed the ceremony in Ohrid complemented the celebration of the Bigorski monastery, which welcomed back its Abbot and pastor, but this time as a bearer of Hierarchical dignity. The joyful looks of the brothers and…
The Formal address of His Reverence, the Bishop of Antania Mr Parthenius, Abbot of the Holy Bigorski Monastery, delivered at his ordination at St Sophia cathedral church in Ohrid, on the day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, July…
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy. The wise Providence of God, Who governs and brings all things towards the salvation of humankind, exhibited once more on this day His magnificent philanthropy. The…
For many years, our Father, newly ordained Bishop of Antania, Mr Parthenius! “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain…” (John…
With great joy, the Bigorski Monastery, together with the gathered faithful believers, welcomed with dignity their Elder and Abbot, Archimandrite Parthenius, who today was unanimously elected as a new bishop by the Holy Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the…
Today, when we celebrate the memory of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, who is well reknown in the Church and often called as the “Apostle of Love”, our Elder and Abbot, Archimandrite Parthenius, was unanimously honoured with…
