St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Cathedral

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

Cheesefare Sunday Romans 13:11–14;14:1–4 Matthew 6:14–21 As we today come to the threshold of the blessed and solemn period of Great Lent, the Sacred Gospel presents us with the following

In just a few days, we will begin the Lenten journey to Pascha. The Church once again, invites us to walk the sacred path of liturgical and personal preparation, as

+ BARTHOLOMEW BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH, MAY THE GRACE AND PEACE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,