April 03
Sunday of St. John Climacus
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where his biography may be found. He is celebrated today because his book, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, is a sure guide to the ascetic life, written by a great man of prayer experienced in all forms of the monastic polity; it teaches the seeker after salvation how to lay a sound foundation for his struggles, how to detect and war against each of the passions, how to avoid the snares laid by the demons, and how to rise from the rudimental virtues to the heights of Godlike love and humility. It is held in such high esteem that it is universally read in its entirety in monasteries during the Great Fast.
After a pastoral visit to the Metropolis of San Francisco, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros departs from Los Angeles today, March 31, 2022, for New York.
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This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading where Apostle Mark talks about a desperate father who brings his ill son to Christ's disciples to be healed. But why couldn't they heal the boy, yet Christ could?
The untimely passing of Fr. Antonios Papathanasiou is being mourned worldwide by everyone whose lives he touched in his 47 years. Fr. Antonios fell asleep in the Lord in Athens on March 29, 2022, following heart complications.
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On the third day of his pastoral trip to the Metropolis of San Francisco, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros felt unwell and, out of an abundance of caution, was transported to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is currently undergoing precautionary testing.
On Sunday, March 27, 2022 His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia, representing His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and Doxology for the celebration of Greek Independence Day at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will offer the Keynote Address at this year’s National Workshop on Christian Unity. The theme is We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship Him. – Matthew 2:2. The conference hopes to examine the relationships between Christians of the East and the West and explore collaboration between ecumenical partners.
In a joint venture by Fordham University's Orthodox Christian Studies Center and Georgetown University's Office of the President and its Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Ecumenical Officer of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Rev. Dr. Nicolas Kazarian, and Archdeacon of the Ecumenical Throne, Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis will join other notable speakers on a panel exploring the significance of the statement, “For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church,” focusing on Catholic-Orthodox relations and ecumenical and interfaith collaboration more widely.
On Saturday, March 26, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros arrived in Los Angeles for the first day of his pastoral visit to California. He was received by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos, His Grace Bishop Ioannis, and His Grace Bishop Spyridon, as well as Dr. Anna Yallourakis, Parish Council President of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles.
As the sun set on the Feast of the Annunciation, Father Apostolos Georgiafentis was honored as a Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne in recognition of his 35 years of dedicated ministry on Friday evening at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago's West Side.
-Resounding with the melody of its festal hymn and filled with the faithful of every age, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Chicago celebrated its patronal feast on the morning of Friday March 25, 2022.
On Sunday, March 20, 2022, His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos participated in the ordination of His Grace Bishop Gregorios of Abydos at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His Grace extended the blessings and heartfelt congratulations of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to their beloved brother in Christ. AXIOS!
Metropolitan Nathanael welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to his Holy Metropolis on Wednesday March 22nd, commencing the first Archepiscopal visit of the Centennial year to the Metropolis of Chicago--which is comprised of 58 parishes and two monastic communities throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.