†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania Easter 2021 Freedom from hatred and its mutations “It is the day of Resurrection Let us shine brightly for the festival … Let us even to those who hate us, forgive everybody for the Resurrection”. (Doxological hymn of the Matins of Pascha) Jubilantly, the luminous feast of Pascha calls us to shine brilliantly from joy, being freed
Heartfelt Congratulations to Archbishop Anastasios on the Feast of St. Anastasios the Persian. On January 22, the church celebrates St. Anastasios the Persian, who dedicated himself to Orthodoxy while living in a foreign country in which he was also martyred. On this day, His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania, celebrates also his name day. On January 22, 2021 a Divine Liturgy
Theophany Celebration and the Blessing of Water Services Held in the context of the imposed restrictions due to the pandemic. The feast of Theophany of our Lord is always celebrated with splendor and joy, but this year it was accompanied by the restrictions and rules imposed by the pandemic. Numerous believers, maintaining the social distance and wearing masks, headed to the church to participate in
A Joyous Christmas in spite of the Pandemics In spite of the gloomy atmosphere due to the pandemics, Christmas was celebrated again this year with light and joy and spread a message of hope to all the faithful. The divine liturgy and vigils were celebrated following all the necessary restrictions and social distance which were required due to the pandemics. The faithful kept the masks
The message of the Archbishop of Albania Anastasiou for Christmas 2020. CHRISTMAS 2020 THE DECISIVE PRESENCE “…and… His name shall be called… God with us” (Mat. 1:23). This year we will celebrate Christmas without out-of-home festivities, without large gatherings of families and friends, and even more, without the general participation of the believers in the worship services. Simultaneously, however, these restrictions caused by the
Archbishop of Albania: ‘We have to re-examine humanity’s priorities’ The archbishop of Albania is a special man. I wanted very much to get him to speak after his ordeal with the coronavirus, because I knew his thoughts and words would be anything but trivial. He describes his feelings as he was placed in the “capsule” to be transported from Albania to Athens. He
After a twelve-day medical treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the "Evangelismos" Hospital, the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania, Anastasi, will continue the necessary medical treatment at home, in Athens. Praising God for his recovery from such a serious challenge, Archbishop Anastasios expresses his gratitude to the doctors and medical staff of the Intensive Care Unit, which functions under the direction
His Eminence Chrysostomos Metropolitan of Dabrobosnia Locum Tenens of the Patriarchate of Serbia Beograd It is to our distress of heart that we are informed of the departure to the Lord of our beloved brother and concelebrant, Patriarch of Serbia Irenaeus, who was distinct in his gentle, decent and peaceful character, in his genuine feelings, and his deep Orthodox spirituality. Patriarch Irinaeus, of blessed memory,
ORTHODOX VIEWS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY On the occasion of Archbishop of Tirana Anastasios’ recent expression og gratitude to his treating medical doctors and health workers of the Hospital “Evangelismos” in Athens, Greece, (Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania Greetings of appreciation) the Archdiocese of Tirana published the views the Archbishop has repeatedly pointed out about the development of science
Nativity Lent Begins For all the orthodox faithful, the fifteenth of November is the day when the faithful begin the Nativity Lent which is a time of preparation for the big and significant event of Christmas. This is one of the Lenten times that Church has determined in the calendar in order to help the faithful to properly prepare themselves for a big church feast.
