Sunday, May 14, 2023, was a special day in all the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. Following the Divine Liturgy, a prayer of thanksgiving was held in each Parish for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. The long duration of the pandemic, which began in China in December...
On Good Friday 2023, after the Service of the Great Hours, those who participated in the decoration of the Epitaphios had the unique opportunity to see the unveiling of the mosaic in the courtyard fountain of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul. The mosaic is a copy of the magnificent mosaic...
With feelings of unceasing praise to God, and spiritual uplift, all the parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea celebrated the Lord’s Passion and glorious Resurrection. After the many obstacles during the three previous years due to the pandemic, for the first time during this year’s Holy Week...
On April 15th, (Holy Saturday) four Catechumens became Orthodox Christians at St. Paul’s Church in Incheon through the Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation. Their names are: Stella Willis, Victor Tom, Tatianna Tom, and Gabriel Michaelovich We express our heartfelt congratulations to all of them and pray that the four newly illumined...
PROT. NO. 221 + 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,...
The joyous feast of Palm Sunday was celebrated on April 9, 2023, at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, as well as in all the parishes of the Metropolis of Korea, with a large participation of Orthodox believers of different national backgrounds. After the end of the Divine Liturgy,...
On Lazarus Saturday, April 8, 2023, during the baptismal Divine Liturgy, the following Catechumen received the Sacraments of Holy Baptism and Chrismation at Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul: Nicholas Hush, Katerina Shin, Dionysii Kim, Nadezhda Shegai, Nikitas Shin and Bogdan Samarin. After the end of the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan...
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The sacred hymnographer of the Church invites everyone to participate with wholehearted praise in the crucifixion and resurrection of the Paschal event through a personal profession of faith: “I magnify Your passions, I sing Your burial and Your Resurrection, crying out: Lord, glory...
On Saturday, April 1st, a group of volunteers from the Parish of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, carried out the work of cleaning the Cemetery and the Church of the Resurrection of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. The diligent work of the volunteers, young and old, as well as Koreans...
This year, every Friday of the Great Lent, we were honored to sing with deep emotion the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos in all the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. Along with the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos, God provided us with the special opportunity,...
