St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Sunday of the First Ecumenical Council Acts 20:16–18,28–36 John 17:1–13 Today the Church commemorates the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicea, and the 318 godbearing Fathers who were gathered there.

Sunday of the Blind Man Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38 The healing of the blind man in today’s Gospel reading speaks to us, among other things, of spiritual sight, the blindness

Fourth Sunday of Lent St John of the Ladder Hebrews 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31 As we have said before, every event in the Gospels has a symbolic and spiritual interpretation in

On the Monday of first week in Lent we chant a hymn written by St. Theodore of Studion, which says: “…fasting has come, mother of chastity, accuser of sins, advocate

«Λιμήν ημίν γενού θαλαττεύουσι» Κάνοντας πολλές φορές στην ζωή μας μία θεώρηση του τί μας έχει συμβεί, αναπολώντας το παρελθόν και φανταζόμενοι το μέλλον, βλέπουμε την ύπαρξή μας σαν πλοίο

Sermon on the Third Sunday of Lent the Veneration of the Precious Cross Hebrews 4:14–16;5:1–6 Mark 8:34–38; 9:1 As we now come to the middle of the blessed period of

Second Sunday of Lent Hebrews 1:10-14;2:1-3 Mark 2:1-12 Before healing the paralytic in today’s Gospel reading, the Lord poses a question to the scribes that concerns all of us: “Which

Sunday of Orthodoxy First Sunday of Lent Hebrews 11:24–26,32–40 John 1:43–51 On the first Sunday of the Fast, the Church celebrates the restoration of the holy icons. As you know,

Ἑσπερινός τῆς Συγχωρήσεως Ὁμιλία τοῦ Ἀρχιμανδρίτου Ζαχαρίου Ζαχάρου τῆς ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Τιμίου Προδρόμου, Ἔσσεξ Ἡ περίοδος τῆς Μεγάλης Τεσσαρακοστῆς στὴν ὁποία εἰσερχόμαστε εἶναι ὁ κατεξοχὴν χρόνος, κατὰ τὸν ὁποῖο ὁ

Forgiveness Sunday A talk by Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou of the Sacred Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex Today we are entering Great Lent, which is, first and foremost, a