10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (356+ words) Tonight, we stand in silence and awe before the mystery of the Divine Passion. The Church invites us to enter into the suffering, the humiliation, and the immeasurable love revealed upon the Cross. Before us lies the Epitaphios, the image…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago  (171+ words) On the morning of Great and Holy Friday, 10 April 2026, the Royal Hours of Great and Holy Friday were read at the Holy Monastery of the Praetorium, the Prison of Christ. The Royal Hours were read in the Patriarchal and Monastic…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago  (74+ words) Source: Tatiana Bolari / EUROKINISSI The Deposition Service at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Kaisariani Source: Tatiana Bolari / EUROKINISSI Follow Orthodox Times. com on Google News and learn all the news about Orthodoxy in Greece and worldwide....

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (413+ words) A Patriarchal message invites the faithful from around the world to gather on Great and Holy Saturday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, around the Life-Giving Tomb of Christ, for the Service of the Holy Light. Addressing "our beloved…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (190+ words) On Great and Holy Thursday, April 9, 2026, Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint Sava in Vra'ar. Following the reading of the Holy Gospel, the Patriarch delivered a homily, emphasizing: "This week, from Monday to…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago  (216+ words) The prophet declares: "He was despised and rejected by people; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." In these words, we recognize Christ, abandoned, misunderstood, and betrayed. On this very night, He is handed over, denied, and left alone....

14+ hour, 1+ min ago  (98+ words) In an atmosphere of reverence and devotion, parishes across Greece are decorating the Epitaphios today, on Great and Holy Friday. Faithful of all ages are gathering at churches, participating in the adornment with flowers and prayer. In every corner of…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago  (196+ words) On the evening of Great and Holy Thursday, 9 April 2026, the Service of the Holy Passion of the Lord, namely, the reading of the Twelve Gospels together with the Biblical Readings and the hymns, was held at the Church of the…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (221+ words) On the evening of April 9, 2026, on the eve of Great and Holy Friday, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow presided over the Matins of Great Friday, with the reading of the Twelve Gospels of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ,…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago  (409+ words) On the evening of Holy Thursday, April 9, Archbishop Makarios of Australia presided over the Service of the Holy Passion of our Lord at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Sydney. During the service, the Twelve Gospel readings…...