Christmas Encyclical of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia 2024
Venerable Brother fellow Bishops and my beloved children, We are a people who take pride in our history and glorious past, in our philosophy, poetry, arts, and culture. A characteristic [...]
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Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas 2024
Most honorable brother hierarchs and blessed children in the Lord, With the grace from above, we have once again this year arrived at the festal day of the Nativity in [...]
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Paschal Message of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios 2024
Most Honourable Fellow Bishops and my beloved children, In a world which experiences change on a daily basis and is shaken by "wars and rumours of wars" (Mt 24:6), in [...]
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Patriarchal Encyclical for Holy Pascha 2024
Most honorable brother Hierarchs and beloved children in the Lord, By the pleasure and grace of God, the giver of all gifts, having run the race of Holy and Great [...]
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The Two Communities
There are a number of challenges that lie ahead for Orthodox Christians today. These issues relate to faith and reflect the spiritual state of Orthodox people in the world community [...]
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Christmas Encyclical of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia 2023
by the mercy of God, Archbishop of the Most Holy Archdiocese of Australia, Primate and Exarch of All Oceania, to the God-loving Bishops, the gracious clergy and monastic communities, to [...]
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December 25 or January 7? Why do Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas on Different Days?
As we approach the end of the year and the great Feast of Christmas, Orthodox Christians in Australia will be celebrating the birth of our common Saviour on different days. [...]
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Patriarchal Encyclical for Holy Pascha 2023
Most honorable brother Hierarchs, Dearly beloved children, Having arrived with God’s grace at the all-saving Resurrection of the Lord, through which the power of death was abolished and the gates [...]
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Paschal Message of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios 2023
Most honourable Fellow Bishops and my beloved children, The great event of the Resurrection is recorded in the Gospels without triumphalist and exaggerated sentiments. Indeed, the Myrrh bearing women, who [...]
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Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas 2022
Today our Holy Church celebrates the Nativity in the flesh of the pre-eternal Son and Word of God, this “foreign and strange mystery” that “was concealed from ages and from [...]
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