Man, according to the scriptures, is created “in the likeness of God” (Gen 1.26–27). To be like God, through the gift of God, is the essence of man’s being and life. In the scriptures it says that God breathed into man, the “breath [or spirit] of life” (Gen 2.7). This divine teaching has given rise to the understanding in the Orthodox Church that
A person can abide in Christ, accomplish His commandments and be in communion with God the Father only by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in his life. Spiritual life is life in and by the Holy Spirit of God. If you love Me [says Christ], you will keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He
Ngjallja Newspaper, August 2017 Issue Headlines: - Divine Liturgy on August 2nd: The 25th Anniversary of the Election and Enthronement of Archbishop Anastasios as the Head of our Church Celebrated with Joy and Grandeur - - Twenty-Five Years Ago: The Request of the General Council of the Church to Elect His Beatitude Anastasios as the Head of our Church - Archbishop Anastasios in the
Yesterday on August 26, 2017 several media portals broadcasted an "exclusive" interview with the self-proclaimed priest of the church of St. Mary in the Kala District in Elbasan, Mr. Nikolla Marku, who still holds the church usurped since the day of its seizure by force. In this interview, he once again seeks to attract the attention of public opinion by heroizing himself presenting another ghostly,
- Divine Liturgy Presided by Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios - - “If we want to express our love and respect for St. Cosmas, let us imitate him in works of love as he encourages us in his spiritual teachings” - Spiritual celebrations, as typical of our Orthodox Church, are full of majesty and splendor. A celebration
- A Warm Reception by the Clergy, the Faithful and the Authorities - - Participated in the worshipping services of the celebration of the Dormition of Theotokos Feast and the memory of St. Gerasim, the patron saint of the island - Very emotional and full of multidimensional messages was the blessed visit of Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios,
"Upon my arrival in Albania, what I felt was great pain and a deep sense of suffering developed inside me about what had happened; about those events that we had followed only from abroad as spectators." In an interview that reveals many truths, the head of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, claims, for the News Agency of Athens and Macedonia, about
Archbishop Anastasios in Shpat, an Area of Orthodox Traditions On the Feast of the Transfiguration He Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Gjinar The sixth of August, the day of the great feast of the Transfiguration of our Savior was a very special one this year for the faithful of Shpati, an area of Orthodox traditions in the Metropolis of Elbasan. On such
A Festive Divine Liturgy on August 2nd - The 25th Anniversary of the Election and Appointment of Archbishop Anastasios as Head of our Church Celebrated - The canonical revival of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has two significant dates - June 24th, which is the most important date that marks the day when His Beatitude, Anastasios was elected by the Patriarchate of
Ngjallja Newspaper, July 2017 Issue - 1992, Election and Enthronement of Archbishop Anastasios - Looking Always Forward to the Future - Twenty-Five Years Ago: The Patriarchal and Synodical Letter, "To the Clergy and the People of the Orthodox Church of Albania" - “Events Marking the Canonical Revival of our Church” – Excerpts from Archbishop Anastasios’ Book "The Revival of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania
