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THE FIRST STASIS OF THE SALUTATIONS AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On the evening of Friday the 5th/18th of March 2016, the Patriarchate celebrated the First Stasis of the Salutations of the Most Holy Theotokos. The First Stasis of the Salutations was read in the context of the Small Compline service...
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On Thursday the 4th/17th of March, 2016, Thursday of the First Week of Lent, the Patriarchate observed the memory of hosios Gerasimos of Jordan at the Monastery dedicated to his name, on the West Bank of the river Jordan, before...
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THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE GREAT LENT AT THE PATRIARCHATE
From the 1st/14th to the 3rd/16th of March 2016, from Lent Monday to Lent Wednesday, the first three days of the forty-day period of Tessarakosti, the Patriarchate’s offices remained closed and no visits took place at the Patriarchate. Services included...
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THE HOLY MONASTERY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BY THE RIVER JORDAN FALLS AGAIN VICTIM TO VANDALISM
On Sunday, the 29th of February/13th of March 2016, Cheesefare Sunday, the Monastery of St John the Forerunner and Baptist, on the west bank of the river Jordan, fell victim to a violent and harsh vandalism attack. Over the past...
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THE FEAST OF ST PORPHYRIOS IN GAZA
On Sunday the 29th of February/13th of March 2016, Cheesefare Sunday, the memory of St Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza, was celebrated at the Monastery dedicated to his name, in Gaza. According to his biographer, deacon Markos, St Porphyrios came from...
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VESPERS OF COMPUNCTION AND THE PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS AT THE PATRIARCHATE
Α. Vespers of Compunction At 2.30 pm of Sunday, the 29th of February/13th of March 2016, the Vespers of Compunction was performed at St James Cathedral that stands between the Patriarchate and the Church of the Resurrection, led by His Eminence...
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