On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, Anastasios died in the Lord at the age of 95. Archbishop Anastasios worked as a missionary for more than 70 years in Greece, Africa, and Albania. He had visited Korea in 1973 and since then he never...
On Sunday, January 19, 2025, the 21st Annual Clergy-Laity Assembly was held online at 3 p.m., following the Constitution of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. The 21st Clergy-Laity Assembly included two parts. The first part was open to all the faithful and catechumens. It began with the opening prayer and...
On Friday, January 17, 2025, following the Divine Liturgy in honor of our holy Father Anthony the Great, which was held at the holy church of St. Maximos the Greek, and on Sunday, January 19 at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong, after the Holy...
Once again this year, with God’s blessing, Fr. Roman Kavchak celebrated the Feast of Epiphany with the old calendar at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong with the participation of 35 Slavophone believers. Immediately after the Divine Liturgy, a memorial service was held at the...
A few days after the dawn of the New Year 2025, the Orthodox Church, residing in Seoul, celebrated the Great Hours (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) of Epiphany on the morning of Friday, January 3. In an atmosphere of devotion, we welcomed in the “Jordanian watercourse”, together with St. John the...
On Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and the Agape meal, the Sacrament of Marriage of Ignatius (Igné Roux) and Lucia (Jocelyn Nunez) was celebrated with the participation of their friends, relatives, and members of Syndesmos of...
We found ourselves in faraway Seoul, a city of more than ten million people! We were hosted during the Holy Twelve Days of Christmas at the headquarters of the Korean Orthodox Metropolis in Seoul. The memories are many, the feelings beautiful, the spiritual experiences precious. In addition, we also participated...
God and Lord of mercy, We bow our knees and hearts and we beseech and implore you for the repose of the souls of the 179 fallen servants of yours during the recent air tragedy that occurred in our country which has plunged it into great mourning. We also pray for...
My dearest Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The famous ancient tragic poet Euripides once said, “A bad beginning brings also a bad end.” Similarly, the great philosopher Aristotle taught that, “Well begun is half done.” Therefore, if we wish the New Year 2025, which has just arrived with the grace and charity of...
+ 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 hierarchs and blessed children in the...
