Inaccurate claim regarding the statements of Archbishop Anastasios.
Inaccurate claim regarding the statements of Archbishop Anastasios. The phrase that Archbishop Anastasios, Archdeacon Chryssavgis’ teacher and mentor, avoided to mention or to name Russia in regards to his statements on the war in Ukraine is not accurate. On March 13th he declared during his homily at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana, “We intensify our call for the immediate cessation of Russia’s fratricidal […]
Resurrection – love ultimately overcomes hatred – Archbishop Anastasios.
†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania Pascha 2022 Resurrection – love ultimately overcomes hatred Christ is Risen! Soothing pain and wounds, love will ultimately be victorious. This comforting message resounds diachronically through the luminous feast of the Resurrection of Christ. The culmination of love in world history is manifested in the advent of the Son and Word of God in the […]
Sincere prayer for the cessation of the war between brothers and sisters and for peace in Ukraine.
Sincere prayer for the cessation of the war between brothers and sisters and for peace in Ukraine. Regarding the dramatic events in Ukraine, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres, and all Albania, having called upon the faithful and upon every person of good will to intensify their prayer for peace, stressed the following: “Deep pain and sorrow floods the souls of people, when […]
Peaceful Resilience – We Are Not Alone – Christmas 2021.
†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres, and all Albania CHRISTMAS 2021 Peaceful Resilience – We Are Not Alone. “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows” (Mt. 1:18) In these festal days various thoughts, messages, and comments about peace, love, joy, and hope are often repeated. However, there is no shortage of those who prefer to dissociate these concepts from their basic core […]
Thirty years since the beginning of a wonder which no one could imagine.
Thirty years since the beginning of a wonder which no one could imagine The 16th of July marks thirty years since the moment when a very important event, for the resurrection of our Church after the long period of severe atheist persecution, took place. On July 16, 1991, His Beatitude Anastasios arrived in Albania. He was the Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which is […]
Successful Performance of “Shen Joan Kukuzeli” Byzantine Choir of Chanters in Nis of Serbia.
Successful Performance of “Shen Joan Kukuzeli” Byzantine Choir of Chanters in Nis of Serbia. The Music Edict Festival, which is the 8th International Church Music Festival, was organized in Nis of Serbia from 20th to 23 rd of June 2021. The main goal of this festival is to build bridges of friendship between peoples through culture, music and art. Part of this festival was […]
Commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the election of Archbishop Anastasios as the head of our Church and the co-celebration of the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of St. John the Forerunner.
Commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the election of Archbishop Anastasios as the head of our Church and the co-celebration of the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of St. John the Forerunner. On June 24, 2021, our Church celebrates the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner, a feast day which consists with the 29th anniversary of the election of His Beatitude Anastasios as […]
Freedom from hatred and its mutations – Easter 2021
†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 […]
