It is a great blessing in the lives of each of us to celebration the passion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. During this period we reflect on and understand many things. We feel the extreme love of the God-Man, who was sacrificed on the cross for our sins and conquered death once and for all. The Great and Holy Week services,
In the Metropolis of Gjirokastra the paschal atmosphere prevailed. Under the auspices of His Eminence, the Metropolitan of Gjirokastra, His Grace Demetrios, throughout Holy Week and the night of the Resurrection, almost all the Orthodox churches of this metropolis held services and the Divine Liturgy for the believers. This period is the most spiritual period of the ecclesiastical calendar and again this year,
It has become a tradition now for the Feast of the Blessing of the Water in our Metropolis to be celebrated in the city of Saranda with majesty. This is due to the fact that the Ionian Sea is close to the church. The Liturgy was led by the Metropolitan of Gjirokastra, His Grace Dhimitri. Besides the numerous believers, also present were the Consul
Η εορτινή ατμόσφαιρα των Θεοφανίων και του Αγιασμού των Υδάτων έγινε ακόμα πιο αισθητή αυτή τη χρονιά στα Τίρανα, αφού οι εκδηλώσεις έλαβαν χώρα στο νέο Καθεδρικό Ναό της Αναστάσεως του Χριστού. Εκατοντάδες πιστοί τον κατέκλισαν από τις πρώτες πρωινές ώρες, αλλά όπως συμβαίνει στις μεγάλες εορτές, οι εκατοντάδες πιστών έγιναν γρήγορα χιλιάδες. Οι τεράστιοι χώροι ωστόσο του νέου Καθεδρικού Ναού απέκλεισαν με
The feast of August 6th, metamorphosis of Christ, is one of the major events that is celebrated in our Church and as such, this feast, with all the majesty that it merits, was celebrated in the Metropolis of Gjirokastra. Particularly, in the church that bears the name of this special day, which is located in the museum part of the city, dozens of believers
Το Σάββατο, 12 Μαΐου, ο προαύλιος χώρος του Ιερού Ναού του Αγίου Προκοπίου στους λόφους της τεχνητής λίμνης στην πρωτεύουσα ήταν κατάμεστος από περισσότερους από 200 νέους και νέες, μέλη Ορθοδόξων Εκκλησιών, Ρωμαιοκαθολικής Εκκλησίας και Ευαγγελικής Αδελφότητας, οι οποίοι συμμετείχαν στη διευρωπαϊκή συνάντηση “Μαζί για την Ευρώπη”. Είναι τρίτη φορά που διοργανώνεται τέτοια συνάντηση (οι δύο προηγούμενες έχουν πραγματοποιηθεί το 2004 και 3007 αντίστοιχα).
THE ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA DECLARATION With deep sorrow and pain in the spirit, we followed the dramatic events that took place a few days ago in the center of Tirana. We offer heartfelt condolences to the families of those persons that lost their lives or were seriously injured. In these critical days, we are obligated to stress once again, in
From the moment that the van appeared, the children of the commune of Malisheva welcomed their old friends by running to meet them. With childish smiles and openness, they began to sing and dance without regard for the weather conditions. The children from the primary classes have now become old friends and are very loving. They called the Albanian young people, ‘teachers’, although
During 2010, Diakonia Agapes has implemented the project “A Healthy Lifestyle for Children” in the rural areas of Librazhd and Gramsh. In the project framework, Diakonia Agapes has collaborated with the elementary schools in both of these areas contributing towards the improvement of the teaching standards and conditions in these schools. Between December 2009 - January 2010 Diakonia Agapes has supported the elementary
On Saturday, January 6th, the Orthodox Church celebrated the Manifestation of God in the world as the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) at the very hour of Jesus Christ’s baptism. God the Father testifies from Heaven: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,” the Son of God who became man is being baptized, and the Holy Spirit
