Today You appeared to the world, and Your light, O Lord, has left its mark upon us as in fuller understanding we sing to You: “You came, You were made manifest, the unapproachable light.” We understand from the words of kontakion of the Feast of Theophany the importance and greatness of this day. It is exactly today, on January 6th, that the entire
During this icy cold winter season, Christian believers take warmth from the rays of the Sun of Righteousness. The Sun rises to illuminate all nations without exception. Let's open the doors of the spirit and to allow Him to enter within us to melt the ice of our selfishness. The incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated in the city of Durrës
THE ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA Response of the Orthodox Clergy of the Archdiocese of Tirana to Some Recent False Statements One of the principles of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, since 1992 to the present under the leadership of His Beatitude, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania, Anastasios, has been not to be connected with, either for or against, any political party.
The festive atmosphere of Christmas began to be felt days before with preparations for the best way to welcome the Christ-Child, after a long period of fasting and prayer, with numerous beautiful activities for young people and children. The first celebration was on the Sunday before Christmas, when believers gathered, as is traditional, in the Church of the "Annunciation of the Theotokos" for
After the Divine Liturgy many believers, local government representatives, representatives from different organizations and from political parties attended the reception hosted by the Church. Representatives of the religious communities came to offer greetings for Christmas. The greetings from the Catholic Community were conveyed by the Catholic Bishop of the South, His Grace Hill Kabashi. On behalf of the Muslim Community the Mufti of Vlora,
On Friday afternoon, the 21st of December, in the great auditorium of the Cultural Center of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral in Tirana, a documentary on the mosaics was shown by iconographers Josif and Liljana Droboniku, who created the mosaic in the dome of this Cathedral. Once the documentary on the screen had ended, you felt engulfed by the wonderful emotions that were
Has Been Published for the First Time The Codex of Korça 93 is part of the collection of one hundred Byzantine and post-Byzantine manuscripts preserved today in the Central State Archives of Tirana, Albania. The Codex is from the 10th century and is written in the form of a cross, a fairly rare occurrence in the Byzantine manuscript tradition and is one of the oldest
Archbishop Dr. Anastasios (Yannoulatos)
On December 13th, our Church celebrates the Five Holy Martyrs: Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes; and the Holy Virgin Martyr Lucy. The church that bears the name of the Five Holy Martyr is located in Bestrova village in Vlora. To celebrate this holy day with the believers the Bishop of Berat, Vlore and Kanina, His Grace Ignati, came and led the Divine Liturgy
In addition to the atmosphere of the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and on the Eve of Christmas and the New Year 2013, on the afternoon of December 9th the believers of Vlora had the blessing to have with them the angelic voices of the boys of the Byzantine Choir, "St. Joan Kukuzeli" of the Orthodox Church of Albania. The choir has
