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Επερχόμενες Γιορτές Upcoming Feast days: + St. Barbara the Great Martyr, St. John of Damascus (December 4th) + St. Nicholas of Myra (December 6th) + St. Spyridon of Trimythous (December 12th) + St. Eleftherios and his mother Anthia (December 15th) Αναγνώσματα της Εβδομάδος / Readings of this week: 1 Δεκεμβρίου / December 1st: Β' Θεσ. α' 1-10, Λκ. ιθ' 37-44 / 2 Thes. 1:1-10, Lk. 19:37-44 2 Δεκεμβρίου / December 2nd: Β' Θεσ. α' 10-β' 2, Λκ. ιθ' 45-48 / 2 Thes. 1:10-2:2, Lk. 19:45-48 3 Δεκεμβρίου / December 3rd: Β' Θεσ. β' 1-12, Λκ. κ' 1-8 / 1 Thes. 2:1-12, Lk. 20:1-8 4 Δεκεμβρίου / December 4th: Γαλ. γ' 23 - δ' 5, Μκ. ε' 24-34 / Gal. 3:23-4:5, Mk. 5:24-34 5 Δεκεμβρίου / December 5th: Γαλ. ε' 22 - ς' 2, Ματθ. ια' 27-30 / Gal. 5:22-6:2, Mth. 11:27-30 6 Δεκεμβρίου / December 6th: Εβρ. ιγ' 17-21, Λκ. ς' 17-23 / Heb. 13:17-21, Lk. 6:17-23 7 Δεκεμβρίου (Ήχος πλ. δ', Εωθινόν Γ') / December 7th(Tone 8, Eothinon 3): Λκ. ιγ' 10-17 / Lk. 13:10-17

Welcome to the Website of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) Καλώς Ήλθατε στην Ιστοσελίδα της Ιεράς Μητροπόλεως Τορόντο (Καναδά) Let us honour the holy Barbara, for she has smashed the snares of the foe; and, like a sparrow, the all-honoured one was delivered from them by the help and the weaponry of the Cross. - Apolytikion, St. Barbara the Great Martyr Βαρβάραν την αγίαν τιμήσωμεν, εχθρού γαρ τας παγίδας συνέτριψε, και ως στρουθίον ερρύσθη εξ αυτών, βοηθεία και όπλω του Σταυρού η πάνσεμνος. - Απολυτίκιον, Αγ. Βαρβάρας Μεγαλομάρτυρος Click below to access the services for St. Barbara in Greek! [Εσπερινός] [Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία] "The Incarnation of the Logos" - The True Meaning of Christmas "The Word became flesh" (John, 1:14). From the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, the second person of the Holy Trinity was incarnated. While He remained perfect God, He became perfect man. And one might ask, How could a true God be born of a human mother? It is an unexplainable phenomenon. It is only understood as a miracle. "Whenever God wishes, the order of nature is overturned." The order of nature is twice overturned here: we have a virgin birth and the infinite God filling a woman's womb, and being born as a whole and perfect man.... "Dual in nature but one in essence." These two natures are unconfusedly united, so that they form one person but at the same time are not confused. - From "Catechism", by Metropolitan Sotirios Christmas is right around the corner! To learn more about the Great Feast, click here to access our Special on Christmas! To hear His Eminence's Christmas Greeting, click here! Η Θρονική Εορτή του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου Ομιλία της Α. Θ. Παναγιότητος του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχου κ.κ. ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΙΟΥ (30 Νοεμβρίου 2008) Μετὰ πολλῆς ἐν Κυρίῳ χαρᾶς καὶ ἀγαλλιάσεως χαιρετίζομεν τὴν παρουσίαν καὶ συμμετοχὴν ὑμῶν καὶ εἰς τὸν ἐφετεινὸν ἑορτασμὸν τῆς ἱερᾶς μνήμης τοῦ Ἁγίου ἐνδόξου Ἀποστόλου Ἀνδρέου τοῦ Πρωτοκλήτου, ἱδρυτοῦ τῆς καθ’ ἡμᾶς ἁγιωτάτης Ἐκκλησίας Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. Εὐχαριστοῦμεν ἀπὸ καρδίας τὸν λίαν ἀγαπητὸν ἡμῖν ἀδελφὸν Προκαθήμενον τῆς ἐν Ρώμῃ ἁγιωτάτης Ἐκκλησίας κύριον Βενέδικτον, διότι ἠγαθύνθη νὰ ἀποστείλῃ ὑμᾶς ἐνταῦθα, κομιστὰς τοῦ ἀδελφικοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνύματος αἰσθημάτων ἀγάπης καὶ τιμῆς, ἅτινα καὶ ἀνταποδίδομεν ἀπὸ μέσης καρδίας, εὐχόμενοι αὐτῷ καὶ τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ἀδελφῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ Ρώμης πᾶσαν ἀπὸ Θεοῦ εὐλογίαν καὶ χάριν... [Να δείτε ολόκληρη την Ομιλία της Α.Θ. Παναγιότητος, πατήστε εδώ.] Don't Forget... Every Sunday evening from 7:30 - 8:00 P.M. (EST) the television program of our Metropolis, "Orthodox Voice", airs on the  Odyssey Television Network. You can also view episodes by going to our Multimedia Section.