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The Liturgy of St James celebrated in George
On Forgiveness Sunday, 17 March, the beginning of Great Lent was marked in the Church of the Holy Archangels in George, by the celebration of the Divine Liturgy according to St James, the Brother of...
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Opening our eyes
Today, on the first Sunday of Great Lent, which is also the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we hear Saint John’s account of the calling of the first disciples. Today’s Gospel tells us how Jesus called Philip and...
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The Sunday of Orthodoxy
Today, the first Sunday of Lent, is known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy, when we commemorate the victory of the Orthodox faith over the heresy of iconoclasm. In the eighth century the Church had been torn...
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Archbishop Sergios visits the Bloemfontein Orthodox Community
On Friday, 22 March, His Eminence, Archbishop Sergios visited the Orthodox community of Bloemfontein. He officiated at the evening Vespers service of the Salutations to the Theotokos held at the Church...
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Our need for healing
Today, on the second Sunday of Great Lent, which is also the Sunday of St Gregory Palamas, we hear Saint Mark’s account of the healing of a paralytic man. We are told how this man was brought to Jesus...
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Taking up our cross
Today, on the third Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of the veneration of the Holy Cross, we listen to Saint Mark’s Gospel and hear Jesus Christ’s challenging words about what it means to be His...
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Sunday of Orthodoxy and Greek National Day celebrated in East London
On Sunday, 24 March, the Church of Saint George in East London celebrated the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy with a procession of icons. The Greek National Day, which falls on 25 March, was also...
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Sunday of Orthodoxy and Greek National Day celebrated in Durban
On Sunday, 24 March, the Church of Saint Nicholas celebrated the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy with a procession of icons. The Doxology for the Greek National Day, which falls on 25 March, was also...
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Veneration of the Holy Cross in Cape Town
On Sunday 7 April the service of the Veneration of the Holy Cross was held at the Cathedral of Saint George in Cape Town. Father Nikolaos carrying the Holy Cross and Father Michael censing the...
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His Eminence Archbishop Sergios visits Port Elizabeth
On Friday 5 April, His Eminence officiated at the Vespers Service of the Third Salutation to the Theotokos at the the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, in Port Elizabeth. He also officiated...
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Veneration of the Holy Cross in George
On Sunday 7 April the service of the Veneration of the Holy Cross was held at the Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Taxiarches) in George. The service of the Veneration of the Holy...
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Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief!
Today, on the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, which is the Sunday of Saint John Climacus, we hear the account of the healing of the boy with a dumb spirit. (St Matthew’s Gospel 28:16-20) His father,...
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The Sunday of Saint John of the Ladder
Today the Church celebrates the Sunday of Saint John Climacus, or Saint John of the Ladder. He was a monk on Mount Sinai in the seventh century, having entered the monastery at the age of sixteen. He...
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HSA student lunch at the Archbishopric
Andreas Coulbanis, president of the Hellenic Students association and a group of students were hosted by His Eminence Archbishop Sergios for lunch, at the Archbishopric on Sunday 14 April. They were...
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Services of the Akathist in George
With the Grace of God and the help of the Most Holy Mother of God, we performed the Services of the Holy Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos at the Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel in...
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Archbishop Sergios visits Robertson
On Sunday, 21 April, the Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt, His Eminence Archbishop Sergios visited the Church of Saint Mary of Egypt near Robertson. His Eminence served the Divine Liturgy which was...
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Anointed for burial
Today, as we celebrate Palm Sunday, we enter into the most holy time of the Church’s year. And today we hear the account from Saint John’s Gospel of how Jesus was anointed by Saint Mary of Bethany....
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Palm Sunday
Today, as we celebrate Palm Sunday and enter into Holy Week, we commemorate Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, showing His identity as King and Ruler of all. By entering Jerusalem on a...
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Palm Sunday in Cape Town
On 28 April the Cathedral of Saint George in Cape Town was overflowing with parishioners, families and children of all ages to celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. His Eminence...
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Palm Sunday in George
On Sunday, 28 April, Palm Sunday was celebrated at the Church of the Holy Archangels in George.
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