On Sunday, July 1/14, 2013 His Eminence Metropolitan Moses of Toronto was enthroned in the Cathedral of St. Nektarios, Toronto, Canada.
The enthronement was performed by His Eminence, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Attica and Boeotia, the representative of the Holy Synod of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. The enthronement took place during the Divine Liturgy just before the Thrice-Holy Hymn at the synthronon according to a 14th century Book of Rubrics of the Diocese of Karpasia, Cyprus.
Iftar, refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after sunset.
We report the following unchanged as it was published:
"The leaders of the Armenian, Roman, Jewish and Syrian communities of Turkey sat around the fasting Iftar dinner in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul." Read more...
Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...
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Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...