ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA EASTER 2019 + AnastasiosArchbishop of Tirana, Dürres and all AlbaniaHope without limits “In Hope Rejoicing” we exclaim Christ is Risen! My brethren, the Resurrection offers immeasurable hope. Hope based on the joyful news that the inexorable enemy of man, death, is vanquished. Christ has trampled down death. “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where
Church of Apostle Paul and St. Asti in Durres St. Nicholas Church in Elbasan St. Athanasius Church in Elbasan St. George Cathedral in Zavaline Monastery of St. John the Vladimir in Shijon Church of Nativity of Christ in Cerrik St. Demetrios Church in Fikas St. George Church in Kuqan St. Nicholas Church in
“-Christ is Risen! -He is Truly Risen!” This wish starts to be heard since Saturday night in all the places where the orthodox faithful celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The glamorous celebrations which took place in different areas in Albania conveyed the message of Resurrection from all the corners. As it is also said in the Paschal Sticheron, “[Today is] the day
Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Korca Church of Apostle Paul and St. Asti in Durres St. Nicholas Church in Kavaje St. Nicholas Church in Elbasan St. Demetrios Church in Fikas Monastery of St. John the Vladimir in Shijon Church of St. George in Kuqan Church of Nativity of Christ in
On the eve of Holy Week our church celebrated the Resurrection of Saint Lazarus, and the Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. On the day of the Resurrection of Saint Lazarus, in the Church "Annunciation of Theotokos" in Tirana, Archbishop Anastasios conducted the Service of Elevation of a Deacon for Spiro Topanxha. The new deacon was graduated at the Theological Academy "Resurrection of Christ"
Recently it has become a tradition that after the Great Feasts of the Church calendar children, together with their parents, take part in an activity organized for them on the occasion of the feast. With the blessing of Archbishop Anastasios and organized by the National Children’s Office of the Church, on Pascha, as the Feasts of the Feasts, many children and parents gathered in
The reception organized for the feast of Easter is a day of many wishes.This year it was even more special. For the first time the reception was held at the new headquarters of the Holy Synod, part of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral Complex. Together with His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, members of the Holy Synod took part in the reception: Bishop Nicholas, Bishop
