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MESSAGE OF HIS BEATITUDE, THEOPHILOS III, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM, FOR CHRISTMAS 2016
It was the good pleasure of the Father: The Word is made flesh. The Virgin gives birth to God made man. A star announces the glad tidings. Shepherds are amazed, and Wise Men worship And creation is filled with mighty...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF ST NICHOLAS AT THE PATRIARCHATE (2016)
A. In the town of Beit Jala On Monday, the 6th/19th of December 2016, the Patriarchate observed the memory of St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Lycia, at St Nicholas Church of the Rum Orthodox, Arabic-speaking Community of the town of...
Read MoreHIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM ADDRESSES THE KING OF JORDAN
At noon of Sunday the 5th/18th of December 2016, feast day of St Savva the Sanctified, after an all-night vigil at Hosios Savva Monastery, His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem, invited to a reception in honour of the Leaders of...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF ST SAVVA THE SANCTIFIED AT THE PATRIARCHATE
A. At St Savva Lavra On Sunday, the 5th/18th of December 2016, the Patriarchate observed the memory of Hosios Savva the Sanctified at the Lavra founded by himself. The Lavra was founded circa 480 AD, after Hosios Savva had, for...
Read MoreHIS BEATITUDE SPEECH AT THE CHRISTMAS RECEPTION HOSTED BY H. M. KING ABDULLAH II IN AMMAN.
18 December 2016 Your Majesty. Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Members of the Government, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Reverend Fathers, Ladies and Gentlemen, In this season, as we prepare for the great Feast of the Nativity, we gather here...
Read MoreFOURTH PROGRESS REPORT ON HOLY AEDICULA RESTORATION PROJECT
Before noon on Friday the 3rd/16th of December 2016, Professor Antonia Moropoulou of the National Technical University of Athens presented an update on the restoration works carried out on the Holy Aedicula to the Steering Committee and the Project Owner...
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