Christmas hymns were heard throughout the Episcopal neighborhood of the Holy Metropolis of Gjirokastra. The atmosphere was alive for days and reached beyond the gloom that also encompasses the society due to the economic conditions, Christmas came to remind us all that there is hope. Christmas is for the most part the feast of children. There are some schools established by Archbishop Anastasios
On Christmas Day, after the Divine Liturgy, at 12:00, Archbishop Anastasios, accompanied by the Bishop of Apollonia Nicholas, the Bishop of Kruja Anthony, the Bishop of Amantia Nathaneil, and the Bishop of Bylisi Asti, received the Christmas wishes. The reception took place at the great hall of the new Holy Synod building, part of the new "Resurrection of Christ "Cathedral complex. Many people came
“In our epoch, in the public statements, the emphasis on human dignity prevails. However, the fact which proclaims to us, with unique intensity, the value of human life, is this which certainly dominates the feast of Christmas, that the Son of the living, unapproachable and almighty God, assumed human nature and became man. This remains the timeless central message of the Nativity of Christ.
In the Edition of the Newspaper “Ngjallja”, December 2013, you will be informed about: • 1700 Years After the Edict of Milan - Religious Freedom is Inextricably Linked to the Return of Holy Places of Worship – by Archbishop Anastasios • An Honor for Our Church and the Country – Archbishop Anastasios Was Elected the Honorary President of "Religions for Peace" • The Objects
On Saturday, December 7, 2013, in the conference room of Logos University in Tirana, the ceremony of conferring diplomas was held for 50 students who completed the 3 year program of studies in the fields of Economic, Informatics and Medical Laboratory Technology. The conference room was filled with many participants: teachers, students, parents and other guests. Also present for this event was the Archbishop
Christmas is coming, the joy of this feast is felt everywhere. The Church is already chanting every day in her hymns that the Virgin Mary is preparing to bring to life her only son and the only Son of God. Everything in the Church calls loudly, ‘Christ is coming, welcome Him’. Everywhere you look you see and hear songs connected with the arrival of
On November 27, 2013, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, led by Patriarch Bartholomew, decided to record in the Hagiology of the Orthodox Church the Hieromonk Porphyros Kafsokalyvitis (1906-1991), and the Hieromonk Meletios of Rhodes (late eighteenth century), in this way placing them among the saints. The Synod decision determined that the memory of St. Porphyros Kafsokalyvitis will be honored by the
The Orthodox Youth of Albania on the 22 November 2013 joined the initiative of Green Line Albanian, "Let’s Clean Albania in One Day”, based upon the voluntary work of citizens of our country. About 220 young people from the Orthodox Dioceses of Tirana, Berat, Korça, and from the ecclesiastical schools, such as "Protagonist" in Tirana, the Lyceum "Holy Cross" in Sukth - Durrës, the
In the Edition of the Newspaper “Ngjallja”, November 2013, you will be informed about: • The 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace Taking Place. World Religious Leaders "Welcome the Other”. • The 10th Assembly of the WCC Took Place in Busan, South Korea - “God of Life, Lead us to Justice and Peace”. - by Gabriela Dalipi • Interreligious Council of Albania -
The newest edition of our Church, "Selections from the Masterpieces of St. John Chrysostom", translated by Prof. S. Papahristo, and prepared for the press by Mr. Gaqo Bushaka has been published. St. John Chrysostom, the great hierarch of our Church (IV century)," is one of those giant luminaries who shines unceasingly in the spiritual heaven and emanates a glow of light so strong
