† B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY FROM THE MAKER OF ALL CREATION OUR LORD…
New Year! What, in fact, are we celebrating on December 31st / January 1st? And what does it mean when we speak of a civic or secular New Year? It is the moment when the entire world enters into the…
Bishop Parthenius, Elder and Abbot of the Bigorski Monastery MIA: Until now, MOC-OA hasn’t given any public statement regarding the vaccine. We have heard statements of certain Bishops from other Local Churches, who approve of it, but there are also…
Today we celebrate another feast which represents God's humbleness that brings salvation to the human race. Look at the Divine humbleness that the Creator of the Universe shows! The gentle God was not ashamed to clothe Himself in our fallen…
September 1st 1. The Beginning of the Church New Year (or: Beginning of the Indiction). The First Ecumenical Council determined that the Church year should begin on September 1st. For the Jews, the month of September marked the beginning of…
In many countries around the world, Santa Claus is traditionally considered the symbol of the New Year. Each nation calls him by its own name: the Finns call him Joulupukki, the Croatians Djed Mraz, the Turks Noel Baba, the French…
