http://www.goarch.org Encyclicals from Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. daily 1 2008-05-30T11:03:17Z http://www.goarch.org/news/thanksgivingencyclical2009 This holiday, a traditional American day of thanksgiving to God, has been celebrated for generations, through times of peace and security and in times of great crisis and tragedy. Under all circumstances of life and at all times, it has been a day that offers an enduring witness to the power of thankfulness. No publisher nmorrow release encyclical 2009-11-20T19:01:14Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/encyclical11082009 No publisher nmorrow release encyclical 2009-11-20T14:51:20Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/stscosmasdamianencyclical-en On this day when we commemorate the Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, we are reminded by the lives and deeds of these two saints of the beautiful parable of our Lord concerning the Good Samaritan. In the Gospel of Luke we read of the compassion of the Samaritan who tended the wounds of the injured traveler and arranged for his care until he was healed. No publisher nmorrow release encyclical 2009-10-28T19:10:18Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/encyclicalfor28ofoctoberel-en With gracious hearts for our blessed faith and heritage, we observe the annual commemoration of OXI Day once again. The significance of our remembrance of this special day originated in a firm stand against the forces of tyranny and oppression that threatened Greece and the world in 1940. It is also inextricably linked to our identity as Hellenes and Orthodox Christians. No publisher nmorrow release encyclical 2009-10-21T23:19:10Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/l100sunday2009 No publisher nmorrow release encyclical 2009-10-02T20:22:49Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/exhaltationofholycross-09-11-2009 I greet you in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ on the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, a major Feast of our Holy Orthodox Church which we commemorate each year on September 14. No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical 2009-09-11T19:26:21Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/newecclesyrencyclical-07-21-2009 We give thanks to God for the beginning of this Ecclesiastical New Year and for His abundant blessings, which fill our hearts with gratitude, deepen our faith, and strengthen our souls. No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical 2009-07-23T15:43:20Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/july4encyclical-en The Fourth of July is a day when we join with people across this nation and around the world in the celebration of an historic achievement that exalted the necessity of human freedom and initiated a political and social environment filled with opportunity and potential. No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical 2009-07-01T14:49:36Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/ahepasundayencl-05-12-2009 Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! It is with these joyful words of the Resurrection of Christ which we proclaim during this Paschal season, that I write to you about the significance of the work of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA). No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical 2009-05-13T19:06:47Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/independencedayencyclical Once again we gather together with joy and excitement as Greek Orthodox Christians to celebrate Greek Independence Day, March 25, 1821, by participating in our annual Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City, on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. No publisher spodaras release encyclical 2009-04-21T14:53:52Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/encypascha09--04-08-2009 On this great and glorious Feast of our Holy Orthodox Church, I greet you in the abundant joy of our Risen Lord and in the peace of His unchanging promise of salvation and true life. No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical lentpascha 2009-04-14T18:06:33Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/annunciationencyclical-en I am lovingly and joyfully writing to you on this solemn day, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary. This Feast is celebrated in the midst of the season of Great and Holy Lent..... No publisher mcostidis release encyclical lentpascha 2009-03-23T19:55:10Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/lentenencyclical2009-en On this first day of Great and Holy Lent, which our Holy Orthodox Church designates as "Clean Monday," we are called to intensify the manner by which we contemplate our lives. No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical lentpascha 2009-02-27T22:27:02Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/SCOBASundayOrthodoxy2009 We, the Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, greet you with love and blessings on the Feast of the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the first Sunday of Holy and Great Lent. No publisher nmorrow release encyclical lentpascha 2009-02-25T17:01:27Z Article http://www.goarch.org/news/stphotiosencyclical I write to you on the inspiring Feast of Saint Photios the Great, which our Holy Orthodox Church today commemorates. The life and legacy of Saint Photios, who served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the 9th century, left an indelible footprint upon the Christian world. No publisher spapagermanos release encyclical 2009-02-13T18:01:36Z Article