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...
- Apr2023
Holy Week and Pascha in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea
April 23, 2023
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...
PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL FOR HOLY PASCHA 2023
April 13, 2023
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 Feast of Palm Sunday and the Procession of the Bridegroom in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul
April 13, 2023
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,...
Baptismal Divine Liturgy in Seoul
April 12, 2023
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...
Easter Message 2023
April 12, 2023
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...
Voluntary work at the Resurrection Cemetery
April 6, 2023
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...
The Akathist Hymn in Korea
April 4, 2023
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,...
- Mar2023
Schedule for Holy Week and Pascha 2023
March 30, 2023
Palm Sunday, 4/9 8:45-11:30 am, Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 1:30 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Monday, 4/10 6 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Tuesday, 4/11 9 am, Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy 6 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Wednesday, 4/12 9 am, Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy...