On the morning of Holy Thursday (April 9, 2026), following the celebration of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, in which many of the faithful participated, the dyeing of the Paschal eggs began. In the evening, at the Service of the Holy Passion, the twelve Gospel readings, the...

Following the Royal Hours (First through Sixth), which were read on the morning of Great Friday, young men and women decorated the Epitaphios under the guidance of experienced older women. At 3:00 p.m., the Ninth Royal Hour was read, followed by Great Vespers of the Apokathelosis with a homily. At...

Palm Sunday (April 5, 2026) at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas was a day filled with many moving moments. Among the many faithful who filled the church, the presence of the newly illumined was especially moving. Having received Holy Baptism at the baptismal Divine Liturgy on Lazarus Saturday, they came...

The great cosmic and salvific events of the Holy Passion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ were celebrated in Japan as well, specifically in the cities of Tokyo (St. Alban’s Anglican-Episcopal Church), Nagoya (Chikaramachi Catholic Church), Okinawa (St. Nicholas), and Yokosuka (Chapel of Hope).  Priests Fr. Paul Koroluk, Fr. Andrew Kearns, and Fr....

This year as well, before the great feast of the radiant Resurrection of our Lord, on Lazarus Saturday or Holy Saturday, a number of catechumens were counted worthy to become members of the Orthodox Church sojourning in Korea, through the holy mysteries of Baptism and Chrismation. At Saint Nicholas Cathedral...

Prot. No. 279 † B A R T H O L O M E W BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE – NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE ENTIRE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: GRACE, PEACE, AND MERCY FROM CHRIST, RISEN IN GLORY * * * Most honourable...

Most beloved brothers and sisters, Our all-good Lord has deemed us worthy this year as well to celebrate the great feast of the Orthodox Church, “the Feast of feasts and the Festival above every festival,” the luminous and holy Pascha. Pascha is truly the greatest and most joyful feast of...

On the weekend of March 28 and 29, 2026, the 23rd Annual Byzantine Studies Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan, organized by the Japan Association for Byzantine Studies at Waseda University. His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan was invited as the keynote speaker, presenting on the...

From March 27 to 31, 2026, HE Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan conducted a pastoral visit to the cities of Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan. On Saturday, March 28, within the framework of the Byzantine Studies Conference at Waseda University, Metropolitan Ambrosios had a private meeting and a...

From March 6 to 23, with the blessing of His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the canonical permission of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited the Holy Metropolis of Chicago at the invitation of its local hierarch, His Eminence Metropolitan...