The Rev. Fr. Vasyl Pokhylets, a delegate from the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan, celebrated the Resurrection Service and the Divine Liturgy in the city of Nagoya, Japan. On Easter Sunday, he also visited Tokyo and, with Fr. Paul Koroluk, blessed the Easter eggs and Cake...
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 11:15 a.m., the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios, accompanied by the Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Fr. Roman Kavchak and Fr. Anthonios Lim, the Dean of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral visited the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Seoul to express condolences on...
Beginning on the evening of Palm Sunday, in every parish church of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, the Service of the Bridegroom was celebrated, marking the start of this year’s Holy Week—the journey to the Passion of Christ and His glorious Resurrection. Every day, morning and afternoon, the customary...
Holding laurels in our hands and celebrating the Holy Eucharist, the Lord granted us the blessing to welcome Him once again as He enters “voluntarily into His Passion.” Amid the joy of this Sunday, we welcomed the Lord into the Holy Jerusalem—His Church—and began the journey of Holy Week, the journey toward the Passion...
On Lazarus Saturday, during a baptismal Divine Liturgy, eleven of our brothers and sisters were received into the Orthodox Church through the holy Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation. Following the Divine Liturgy, a reception was held, during which all attendees had the opportunity to congratulate and welcome the newly-illumined, and to offer them their best wishes for a life pleasing to...
+ 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: May the Grace, Peace and Mercy of Christ Risen in Glory be with you All Most honorable brother Hierarchs, Dearly...
After the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, April 6, the St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul and the St. Dionysios Cathedral in Ulsan planted flower beds and flower pots in preparation for Easter. Thank you to everyone who participated. Photos: St. Nicholas Cathedral Photos: St. Dionysios Church
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, “We have seen the Resurrection of Christ,” are the words we confessed immediately after the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Morning. We declared with certainty that we were worthy to see the Risen Lord, Who asks for our love in return for His own...
His Eminence Ambrosios, Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan, made a pastoral visit to Okinawa, Japan, on the weekend of April 5 and 6, 2025. On Saturday afternoon, he visited St. Nicholas Church (within the Marine Corps Base Camp Foster), where he and Fr. Andrew Kearns, LCDR USN DHA...
