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One of the most important ministries of the Church throughout its history has been providing spiritual care to the sick. The Ecumenical Patriarchate has always being sensitive to the needs of this ministry from the years of the Byzantine Empire up until now. Its clergy are active in providing pastoral care to the ill, both on a parish level and in specialized facilities
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Steadfast Patience
February 27, 2025
The Blessed Petros of Damascus says that “patience is like an immovable stone against the winds and waves of life. And whoever possesses it neither weakens or turns back in times of hardship nor becomes arrogant in moments of peace and joy; but remains the same in both prosperity and adversity”. Such patience is the fruit of persistent and unfailing prayer.
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Sunday of Synaxis of the Holy Doctors
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate designated the celebration the Sunday following the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Synod as the Sunday of the Synaxis of all the Holy Doctors. This year, that is the Sunday of the 22nd of October.
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Two years after the tragic railway accident in the Tempi area
February 28, 2025
On Friday, February 28, 2025, two years will have passed since the tragic railway accident in the Tempi area, which caused the sudden and unjust death of fifty-seven (57) Greek citizens, most of whom were young people. This sorrowful anniversary, like every anniversary of a national tragedy, brings to mind the losses we have experienced collectively and individually, as a nation and as citizens. Regardless of whether this tragedy is a war, an uprooting of people, a natural disaster, or a terrible accident, the losses constitute a calamity and cause profound pain and grief. It brings to the surface the reality of death and human weakness in the face of it; the human inadequacy in controlling everything in life.
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