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A Journey Through Advent Remember... Keep "Christ" in Christmas!

Ευλογημένο το Νέο Έτος! Happy New Year! As you were baptised in the Jordan, Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest, for the voice of the Father bore witness to you, naming you the Beloved Son; and the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the sureness of the word. Christ God, who appeared and enlightened the world, glory to you - Apolytikion of Theophany Ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ βαπτιζομένου σου Κύριε, ἡ τῆς Τριάδος ἐφανερώθη προσκύνησις· τοῦ γὰρ Γεννήτορος ἡ φωνὴ προσεμαρτύρει σοι, ἀγαπητὸν σε Υἱὸν ὀνομάζουσα· καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐν εἴδει περιστερᾶς, ἐβεβαίου τοῦ λόγου τὸ ἀσφαλές. Ὁ ἐπιφανεὶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, καὶ τὸν κόσμον φωτίσας δόξα σοι. - Απολυτίκιον των Θεοφανείων Services of the Feast Day of Theophany are available by clicking on "Liturgical Services". Χριστουγεννιάτικα Μηνύματα 2008 / Christmas Messages 2008 Για να διαβάστε το μήνυμα της Α.Θ.Π. του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχου κ.κ. ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΙΟΥ, πατήστε εδώ. To read the message of His All Holiness Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW I, click here. Για να ακούστε το Χριστουγεννιάτικο μήνυμα του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου Τορόντο (Καναδά) κ. Σωτηρίου, πατήστε εδώ. Listen to the Christmas message of His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios of Toronto (Canada) by clicking here. For all Spiritual Messages, click here! Upcoming Liturgical Services The Liturgical life is at the core of prayer life in the Orthodox Church. The services help the faithful to praise God and thank Him for all the blessings in their lives, to ask forgiveness of sins, and to ask God for His blessings. They are there especially to thank God for our "older brothers and sisters", the Saints of our Church. To access the upcoming liturgical services of our Church, click here! Services just added: - Circumcision of our Lord, St. Basil the Great - Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy (January 1st) - Holy Theophany: The Royal Hours (January 5th) - Holy Theophany: Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (January 5th) - Holy Theophany: Great Vespers (January 5th) - Holy Theophany: Matins, Divine Liturgy and the Great Agiasmos (January 6th) Celebrate Christmas with iEcclesia! In its first season, iEcclesia presented two episodes on the theme of Christmas. In its episode, "Philanthropy: Is it Better to Give than to Receive?", iEcclesia spoke about the issues of philanthropy with Presbytera Kyriaki Kouloulias and Mrs. Fotini Sgouros-Psoras. Two weeks later, iEcclesia spoke about the Reason for the Season, and how the so-called 'taboo' of "Merry Christmas" has surfaced in our day and age, with its episode, "Christmas: We wish you a...Happy Holiday?" To listen to Philanthropy: Is it Better to Give than to Receive?, click here. To listen to Christmas: We wish you a...Happy Holiday?, click here. To access the main iEcclesia site, click here.