Newsgate
Newsgate
THE FEAST OF THEOPHANY AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Sunday the 6th/19th of January 2014, the feast of Theophany was celebrated by the Patriarchate according to its typical order and the status of veneration at the All Holy Church of the Resurrection. Upon His descent from the Patriarchate...
Read MoreTHEOPHANY EVE AT THE PATRIARCHATE
I. In Jerusalem On Saturday, the 5th/18th of January 2014, namely the eve of Theophany, His Beatitude Theophilos, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, led the Matins, the divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom and the procession of the Lesser...
Read MoreADDRESS OF H.B. THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF JERICHO ON THE OCCASION OF THEOPHANY
Jericho, the 5th/18th of January 2014. Your Excellency, the Governor of Jericho, Your Eminences, Your Excellency, the Consul-General of Greece, The Holy Land and especially the Land of the very ancient city of Jericho, with its sacred river Jordan, is...
Read MoreTHE PROCESSION OF THE GREAT HOURS OF THEOPHANY
According to the typical order of the Church, which provides that when the feast of Theophany falls on a Sunday, the Great Hours are read out on Friday, the Great Hours of Theophany were read out on Friday the 4th/17th...
Read MoreCUTTING ST BASIL-PIE AT SCHOOL OF SION
On the Wednesday which followed New Year’s Day, namely the 2nd/15th of January 2014, the cutting of St Basil-pie took place at the School of St Sion, by his Beatitude Theophilos, our Father and Patriarch of Jeusalem, in the context...
Read MoreREPRESENTATIVES OF JERUSALEM WAQF VISIT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Wednesday, the 2nd/15th of January 2014, a group of representatives of the Haram al-Sharif – Temple of Solomon Waqf visited the Patriarchate under Azam Hadib. They were accompanied by the Jordan representative to Jerusalem on Christian and Muslim Sites...
Read More