Ознака:St John's Day

Events

Five New Monastic Vows on the Feast of Saint John the Forerunner at Bigorski Monastery

A day of joy and festivity, a birth great and wondrous! Today the Forerunner is born—the voice of the Word, the voice crying out from the wilderness: Repent! Behold, the new era begins, the years in which God will establish…

Sermons of Bishop Parthenius

Saint John the Baptist—The most shining example of monastic life

A homily given by His Grace Bishop Partenij of Antania, the abbot of the Holy Monastery of Bigorski, on the Feast of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist, before the beginning of the All-Night vigil, July 6th in the…

Events

Bishop Nikephoros of Amorion from the Ecumenical Patriarchate Presides at Vigil in Bigorski Monastery

This evening, the great Forerunner and Baptist of God, St. John, began pouring forth abundant blessings upon his glorious, thousand-year-old Monastery above the Radika River, in honor of his wondrous and venerable Nativity. Befitting his divine grandeur, the festal celebration…

Services and Sacraments

The Nativity of St John the Baptist

Today we celebrate the Great Forerunner, "The greatest among those born from a woman", "the bright sparkle that precedes the Light", "the warrior who announced the coming of the King of all creation", the voice of the Logos and the…

Events

Sports Event in Honor of the Great Jubilee “1000 Years of Bigorski Monastery”

Today, to our great joy and in anticipation of the feast "Birth of Saint John the Baptist - Ivanden", a group of athletes, who have been practicing various sports disciplines in the beautiful Mavrovo region for many years, dedicated their…

Sermons of Archimandrite Parthenius

The Forerunner of Christ – proponent for catholicity

Greeting of the Most Reverend Archimandrite Parthenius, at the beginning of the vigil in honour of the Birth of St John the Baptist and Forerunner   Your Eminence, our precious friends from Orthodox Greece, beloved brothers, sisters, and dear spiritual…