Fast-breaking news has been pouring in today.
1.US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has had an important meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople toady,24 May 2019.They discussed a broad range of topics,ranging from Patriarch Bartholomew's upcoming pastoral visit to the United States,to the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East.[Patriarch Bartholomew's visit to the US will be this autumn;not in July as was previously thought.That way,Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will have time to be enthroned and get settled into his new ministry before this major event in the life of the Church,the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to America.*
2.It has been revealed that His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece will visit the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople next month,June 2019.Relations between the Church of Greece and the Ecumenical Patriarchate had been strained for some time;but have noticeably improved with Patriarch Bartholomew's visit to Greece this past week,where the Patriarch opened a new Gerontology Centre of the Church of Greece,a beautifully appointed facility at Dilesi,Thessaly for the social welfare needs of the elderly and their families dedicated to St.Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia.The centre includes more than 60 beds for elderly reasidents and a new church.*
3.In Ukraine,a Greek archimandrite,the Very Reverend Epiphanios (Demetriou),will be ordained Bishop of Mariupol,Ukraine for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine tomorrow,25 May 2019.Clerics of the Ecumenical Patriarchate will be present at the service.Archimadrite Demetriou,who served in the Metropolis of Dimitrios and Almyros,Thessaly, has been honoured by Patriarch Bartholomew for his support of the Halki Theological School in Turkey.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
Thursday, May 10, 2018
HRH Prince Charles Has Whirlwind Spiritual Day in Athens
On Thursday 10 May 2018,His Royal Highness Prince Charles and his wife Camilla,Duchess of Cornwall,conducted the second day of their official visit to Greece.Of particular interest were the Greek Orthodox stops on HRH's itinerary.After so many years,as the heir to the British throne put it,the Prince of Wales was finally able to meet with His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece,primate of the Church of Greece.
Archbishop Ieronymos told HRH:
It is known that you love our homeland,respect our Orthodoxy,and this has been proven by your frequent visits to the monasteries of Mt.Athos.We know you are interested in theological research,research on politics,art and history.
To which HRH responded:
As I have already mentioned,I have visited Mt.Athos on various occasions,and many monasteries in Romania.And having done this,I have gained a special appreciation for the traditions of the Orthodox Church.*
The Archbishop presented Prince Charles with an icon of the Virgin Mary,to which HRH responded:
Beautiful.*
After viewing a portrait gallery of the Archbishops of Athens and meeting several Greek Orthodox leaders,the Prince,as is his custom when visiting Orthodox lands,went on to visit two churches,Panagia Kapnikaea and St.Irene's.At Panagia Kapnikaea,Prince Charles made the Orthodox sign of the cross and kissed an icon of the Resurrection of Christ,of special relevance as it is still the Easter season in the Greek Orthodox Church.*
It is said that HRH considers Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt.Athos to be his spiritual father.Indeed,monks of Mt.Athos describe Charles as exhibiting closeness to the Orthodox faith and traditions.And for sure his behaviour is such,that whenever the Prince visits Orthodox lands,the question is raised by the media and public alike,as to whether he isn't secretly an Orthodox Christian.
Consider that,when the Chilandari Monastery on Mt.Athos burned down in 2003,Prince Charles reportedly donated 650,000 pounds sterling to its restoration.Being the son of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark and the grandson of Prince Andreas of Greece and his wife the devout Princess Aliki,who spent her last years as an Orthodox nun,it shouldn't seem strange to anyone that HRH is so attracted to his ancestral faith.
Archbishop Ieronymos told HRH:
It is known that you love our homeland,respect our Orthodoxy,and this has been proven by your frequent visits to the monasteries of Mt.Athos.We know you are interested in theological research,research on politics,art and history.
To which HRH responded:
As I have already mentioned,I have visited Mt.Athos on various occasions,and many monasteries in Romania.And having done this,I have gained a special appreciation for the traditions of the Orthodox Church.*
The Archbishop presented Prince Charles with an icon of the Virgin Mary,to which HRH responded:
Beautiful.*
After viewing a portrait gallery of the Archbishops of Athens and meeting several Greek Orthodox leaders,the Prince,as is his custom when visiting Orthodox lands,went on to visit two churches,Panagia Kapnikaea and St.Irene's.At Panagia Kapnikaea,Prince Charles made the Orthodox sign of the cross and kissed an icon of the Resurrection of Christ,of special relevance as it is still the Easter season in the Greek Orthodox Church.*
It is said that HRH considers Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt.Athos to be his spiritual father.Indeed,monks of Mt.Athos describe Charles as exhibiting closeness to the Orthodox faith and traditions.And for sure his behaviour is such,that whenever the Prince visits Orthodox lands,the question is raised by the media and public alike,as to whether he isn't secretly an Orthodox Christian.
Consider that,when the Chilandari Monastery on Mt.Athos burned down in 2003,Prince Charles reportedly donated 650,000 pounds sterling to its restoration.Being the son of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark and the grandson of Prince Andreas of Greece and his wife the devout Princess Aliki,who spent her last years as an Orthodox nun,it shouldn't seem strange to anyone that HRH is so attracted to his ancestral faith.
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