Receiving the Secretary-General of the Department of Religions at the Greek Ministry of Education

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Patriarch John X Receives Condolences from the Head of the Delegation of the International Council for Human Rights

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Archbishop George of Cyprus Offers Condolences to Patriarch John X

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رؤساء البعثات الديبلوماسية الأوروبية المعتمدة في سوريا في دار البطريركية للتعزية

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السفير القطري في سوريا نقل تعازي دولة قطر بشهداء كنيسة مار الياس

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Patriarch's Homilies

The Homily of Patriarch John X At the Funeral of the Martyrs of St. Elias Church

We pray, dear ones, for our martyrs, our wounded, and their families. We pray for our country and for the entire world. We pray that the future Syria will be the homeland every Syrian dreams of.
This criminal entered the church, being armed and carrying explosives. Our young men—Jiries, Bishara, and Boutros, whom I know personally—saw him. They pulled him back, pushed him away, and threw themselves on him. They willingly accepted to be torn apart, and they were, so they could safeguard those inside the church. This is our people. They are our heroes. They were torn apart to protect, as I was told, 250 people inside the church.
Before this heroic Christian people, I affirm boldly: we do not fear, and we press onward in our journey.
In the presence of the magnitude of this scene, I conclude by affirming that they would have acted likewise to protect those around them, even if they had been in a mosque.

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Weekly Feasts & Saints

Archdioceses

07-09Hieromartyr Pancratius the Bishop of Taormina in Sicily

He that breathed with tongues of fire upon the holy Apostles gave thee, O Pancratius, the selfsame mystical graces; as the heir and true disciple of Simon Peter, thou didst shine upon the West with the saving Gospel and with blood didst seal thy preaching both as a hierarch and faithful Martyr of Christ.

07-10St. Joseph of Damascus

Although he died as a martyr, his life, his vigilance, and his sufferings were a witness of his holiness. By "becoming like Him in His death" (Phil. 3:10), he was crowned with His glory.

07-11Saint Euphemia the Great Martyr

O Euphemia, Christ's comely virgin, thou didst fill the Orthodox with gladness and didst cover with shame all the heretics; for at the holy Fourth Council in Chalcedon, thou didst confirm what the Fathers decreed aright. O all-glorious Great Martyr, do thou entreat Christ God that His great mercy may be granted unto us.

07-12Saint Paisios the Athonite

Saint Paisios the Athonite
"No matter how confused your mind gets, there is still a solution that God will bring to you out of nowhere. Do not limit yourself to two choices and do not forget that God always has another choice that is subject neither to human reason nor to the laws of nature."

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07-12The Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilarion

After his uncle had been slain with arrows, Hilary, because he would not deny Christ, was tormented, then beheaded.

07-13Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel

Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel

The Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel is celebrated on the day after the Annunciation March 26, on July 13 and on 8 November the Feast of Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the rest of the archangels.

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07-14Saint Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos

The young monk soon moved to the Pantokrator skete, where he was under obedience to the Elder Arsenius of the Peloponnesos, under whose guidance he zealously studied Holy Scripture and the works of the Holy Fathers.

07-15The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and His Mother Julitta

As the Martyr of Christ God, the chaste Julitta, in her arms bare Cyricus, she cried out in the stadium with manful courage and boundless joy: Thou art the strength of the Martyrs, O Christ my God.

07-16Hieromartyr Athenogenes

Having followed the Lord's teaching, as an eminent shepherd thou didst lay down thy life for Christ's sheep, O Hieromartyr Athenogenes. Wherefore, we praise thee and thy ten disciples who suffered with thee, guided by the fear of God and thy teaching; for the Lord hath crowned you as Saints with His life-giving right hand. Pray, then, to Him in behalf of us all.

07-17The Holy Great Martyr Marina

Adorned with the beauty of Purity, O Virgin; crowned with the stigmata of martyrdom; stained with the blood of your struggles; and brilliantly radiant with healing wonders, piously, O Marina, you received the trophy of victory for your struggles.

07-19Macrina the Righteous, sister of St. Basil

The image of God, was faithfully preserved in you, O Mother. For you took up the Cross and followed Christ. By Your actions you taught us to look beyond the flesh for it passes, rather to be concerned about the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy Macrina, your soul rejoices with the angels.

07-20The Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah)

The incarnate Angel, the Cornerstone of the Prophets, the second Forerunner of the Coming of Christ, the glorious Elias (Elijah), who from above, sent down to Elisha the grace to dispel sickness and cleanse lepers, abounds therefore in healing for those who honor him.

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07-22Saint Markilla

07-23The Prophet Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel

From the Hebrew name Yechezqel meaning "God makes strong"

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07-23Saint Phocas

07-24Saint Christina the Great Martyr

O dove of golden wings, thou shonest like lightning, and flewest up unto the height of the Heavens, august Christina; therefore we all celebrate thy glorious festival, as we faithfully rev'rence the worshipful shrine wherein thy pure relics are treasured, whence thou dost truly well forth unto all divine cures both for the body and for the soul.

07-25Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos

We celebrate now the mem'ry of Christ's ancestors, while asking their help with faith, that we may all be saved from all manner of tribulation as we fervently cry aloud: Be thou with us, O Lord our God, Whose pleasure it was to glorify them both.

07-26Saint Paraskeve the Righteous Martyr of Rome

Appropriate to your calling, O Champion Paraskevi, you worshipped with the readiness your name bears. For an abode you obtained faith, which is your namesake. Wherefore, you pour forth healing and intercede for our souls.