+ 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;and from us, prayer, blessing, and forgiveness. Most honorable brother Hierarchs and blessed children...
With the cloudy sky of Korea, the snowy city of Seoul and the thermometer ranging between -15 to -17 degrees Celsius, the camp officials began to welcome elementary, middle, and high school students to the Camp facilities in the city of Chuncheon. During the few days of the winter School...
The period of the forty-day fast before Christmas, the preparation of our brothers and sisters being readied for holy baptism, the baptisms before the feast of Christmas and Theophany, the sacred Services of the Royal Hours for Christmas and Theophany, the participation of the faithful in the Sacrament of Holy...
On December 26–28, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan visited Okinawa and Tokyo to celebrate the great Feast of the Nativity of Christ. In Okinawa, on Saturday, December 27, the Divine Liturgy for Christmas was celebrated, presided over by His Eminence and concelebrated by Fr....
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, The New Year of 2026, which the divine grace and ineffable loving-kindness of God has granted us, let it not be merely another number added to the age of humanity or one more year added to our personal age, but the year...
With particular spiritual joy and in an atmosphere of deep contrition, on Saturday, December 20, 2025—the day on which our Church honored the memory of Saint Ignatius the God-bearer—the baptism of seven new members took place at the headquarters of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan in...
Prot. No. 977Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to All the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Mercy and Peace from the Savior Christ Born in Bethlehem Most honorable Brother...
With feelings of deep gratitude, we wish to thank the Slavophone faithful of our Holy Metropolis, who on Thursday, December 18, 2025, immediately rushed to the aid of our Monastery. Following the intense snowfall that resulted in the isolation of the Monastery, our brothers disregarded the cold and fatigue....
My most beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, In the magnificent Kontakion of Christmas, the great hymnographer of our Church, Romanos the Melodist (6th century), writes: “For our sake was born a young Child, the God who exists before all ages.” Similar expressions that convey the paradox of the...
With particular brightness and great joy, the memory of St. Dionysios of Aegina was honored this year in Ulsan on the weekend of December 13–14, 2025. This year’s celebration had special significance, as the parish completed two decades of life and service. The services began on Saturday evening with the Great Festal Vespers and Artoklasia, presided over...
