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ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF THE NAVITY OF CHRIST BY HIS BEATITUDE THE POPE AND PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA AND ALL AFRICA

2017-01-04T19:20:08+03:004 January 2017|

Ref. No: 145/2016 THEODOROS II BY THE GRACE OF GOD POPE AND PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA, THE ENTIRE LAND OF EGYPT AND ALL AFRICA TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE APOSTOLIC AND PATRIARCHAL THRONE OF ALEXANDRIA GRACE AND MERCY AND PEACE FROM OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST BORN IN BETHLEHEM My dear brothers and sisters, Our path to salvation has always been either a path of convergence to the will of our Creator or a path of deviation from it due to the predomination of our own will. Our vacillation between the divine and our own will, has sealed and will continue to seal – ...

INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE

2012-10-07T21:59:05+03:007 October 2012|

The ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa is dynamically entering the third millennium of its historical course. A course that started with its Enlightener, the Apostle and Evangelist Mark and continues ceaselessly till today maintaining unadulterated the Apostolic trust, sacred tradition unchanged and keeping the integrity of the sacrificial spirit of the sacred figures that graced this Patriarchal Throne. This historic course is testified to by the wealth of its spiritual heritage, which recorded and guided the course and the Theological teaching of the One Undivided ...

ENGYCLICAL LETTER- HOLY PASHA 2012

2012-04-09T11:39:57+03:009 April 2012|

THEODOROS II BY THE GRACE OF GOD POPE AND PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA AND ALL AFRICA TO THE FULNESS OF OUR APOSTOLIC AND PATRIARCHAL THRONE GRACE AND MERCY AND PEACE FROM OUR RISEN LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is risen! The joyous announcement of the Resurrection of Our Lord finds the Middle East, the place where God as Creator communed with man, still struggling with great sacrifices to look for justice, the eye ...

PATRIARCH’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2011

2011-12-20T15:08:20+03:0020 December 2011|

T H E O D O R O S II By the Grace of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to the plenitude of the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of Alexandria, Grace and Mercy and Peace from our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem and who fulfilled the Divine Economy. My beloved and blessed brothers and sisters, Two thousand years ago on a night like tonight, the Theotokos was swaddling the newborn Jesus to keep him ...

ENGYCLICAL LETTER- HOLY PASHA 2011

2011-04-19T11:06:21+03:0019 April 2011|

T H E Ο D O R O S II by the Mercy of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to the plenitude of our Apostolic and Patriarchal throne, Grace and Mercy and Peace of our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Risen from the dead. My Dear Brothers, Christ is ...

PATRIARCH’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2010

2010-12-15T15:03:31+03:0015 December 2010|

T H E O D O R O S II By the Grace of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to the plenitude of the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of Alexandria, Grace and Mercy and Peace from our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem and who fulfilled the Divine Economy. The unique and unrepeatable event of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ reversed the history of mankind in a way that is revolutionary. This took place because, in a world predominated by the right of the mightier, the Son of God came to ...

MESSAGE FROM H.B. ON THE FEAST OF RAMADAN

2010-09-10T11:34:08+03:0010 September 2010|

Message from His Beatitude THEODOROS Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa on the Feast of Ramadan The Venerable Primate of the Orthodox Church on the African Continent, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II, sent the following message: “On the occasion of the Feast of Ramadan I wish to express my heartfelt congratulations to the beloved Muslims of the blessed land of Egypt and those throughout the world. I especially address my most fervent wishes, honour and love to His Excellency the President of the Arab Republic ...

ENGYCLICAL LETTER- HOLY PASHA 2010

2010-03-16T13:54:11+03:0016 March 2010|

THEODOROS II By the mercy of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to all the faithful of our Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne, Grace and Mercy and Peace from our Risen Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. My dear brethren, In the five years of my tenure as Patriarch, this is the first time that the joyous announcement of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ does not find me in the renowned City of Alexandria, but in the southern part of the African continent – a continent that has, over the ...

PATRIARCH’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2009

2009-11-27T10:34:52+03:0027 November 2009|

THEODOROS II By the mercy of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, all Egypt and All Africa, to the faithful of the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of Alexandria, Grace and Mercy and Peace from our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem. “Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ descends from the heavens, receive Him” My beloved and blessed brethren, With these beautiful words, the hymnographer presents us with the Great Mystery of our Lord’s ...

MESSAGE BY H.B. OF THE FEAST OF RAMADAN 2009

2009-09-15T14:56:29+03:0015 September 2009|

Message by His Beatitude THEODOROS II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africaon the Feast of Ramadan 2009 The Primate of the Orthodox Church on the African Continent, His Beatitude Theodoros II, sent the following Message: “On the occasion of the Feast of Ramadan, I wish to express my heartfelt congratulatory wishes to our beloved Muslims of the blessed and hospitable land of Egypt and to all Muslims around the world. I address my festal wishes, honour and love firstly to His Excellency the ...

HIS BEATITUDE’s MESSAGE FOR THE NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR – BEGINNING OF THE INDICTION

2009-09-10T14:14:01+03:0010 September 2009|

On the occasion of the Beginning of the Indiction, the start of the new Church year, from my heart I pray for all the tireless workers and Missionaries of the love of Christ, the Metropolitans and Bishops of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, the Priests throughout Africa and our blessed children, Greeks, Arabs, Africans, Serbs, Russians and Romanians, Bulgarians, Ukrainians and other nationalities, that the Grace of the Most Holy God will strengthen your lives always. My heartfelt prayer is addressed to the Leader of Peace, our Lord Jesus Christ, that the peace we all long ...

ENGYCLICAL LETTER- HOLY PASHA 2009

2009-04-03T14:41:14+03:003 April 2009|

T H E D O R O S II by the Mercy of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to the plenitude of our Apostolic and Patriarchal throne, Grace and Mercy and Peace of our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Risen from the dead. My beloved spiritual children, Greeks of the Diaspora, Arab-speaking Christians and Orthodox Africans. This year too, from all the corners of the earth, from the Most Holy Tomb of our Lord, from every Altar that ...

AMBASSADOR OF HELLENISM

2022-10-29T21:16:26+03:0019 March 2009|

“My heart is filled with joy and emotion at this special moment. I am here among you, under the dome of this majestic temple of the spirit and of melody, the Megaron Mousikis of Athens, to participate in the honour which is given to the unforgettable ambassadress of Greek culture Melina Mercouri since 1997 and to receive the award of this institute to me, and through me, to the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of St Mark. “Ambassador of Hellenism”! This is an expression of great honour and even greater responsibility. Ambassador of a ...

ΕXHIBITION OF VELIMEZI-MARGARITI’S ICONS COLLECTION

2022-10-29T21:17:52+03:0023 December 2008|

Υ. E. Mr.Governor of Alexandria, Y. E. Mr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Mrs. Chairman of Vardinogianni Institution and UNESCO's Ambassador of Good Will Mr. President of Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, Mr. President of University Alexandria, ...

ADDRESS OF HIS BEATITUDE AT THE ISLAMIC CENTRE OF STUDIES OF LIBYA

2022-10-29T21:19:42+03:0023 December 2008|

It is with sentiments of joy and honour that we are present here among you today as guests of this auspicious Islamic Centre of Studies. Our visit here is not merely the customary, positive response to an invitation, but also reveals the essentially good and friendly relations that exist between the Orthodox Church of the AfricanContinent- the Patriarchate of Alexandria, and the hospitable people of Libya . Consequently, this meeting is the product of ...

ECUMENISM, CHRISTIAN UNITY AND PEACE BETWEEN NATIONS

2022-10-29T21:21:23+03:0023 December 2008|

It is with great joy that we take this opportunity to communicate with you during this significant meeting that is taking place in Nicosia , the capital of Cyprus , the island that gives birth to heroes. We wish, from the outset, to thank the main sponsors that organized this meeting, the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II and the leaders of the Community of St. Egidio for this initiative that is concerned with Ecumenism, Christianity, Unity and Peace between Nations. ...

ΕNGYCLICAL LETTER-CHRISTMAS 2008

2008-12-16T13:34:46+03:0016 December 2008|

T H E O D O R O S IIBy the Grace of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to the plenitude of the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of Alexandria, Grace and Mercy and Peace from our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem and who fulfilled the Divine Economy. “Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ descends from heaven, encounter Him!” My beloved and blessed brethren and children in the Lord, With these ...

HIS BEATITUDE’S MESSAGE ON THE GREAT FEAST OF RAMADAN

2008-09-25T10:43:49+03:0025 September 2008|

The Primate of the Orthodox Church on the African continent, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, sent the following message on the occasion of the Ramadan (1st - 3rd October 2008): "On the occasion of the Great Feast of the Ramadan, I wish to express my heartfelt wishes to the Muslims of the blessed and development loving country of Egypt, as well as Muslims around the world. Also, my fervent personal wishes are sent to His Excellency the President of the Arab Republic of ...

ENGYCLICAL LETTER- HOLY PASHA 2008

2008-04-14T02:40:33+03:0014 April 2008|

T H E O D O R O S IIBy the Grace of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to the plenitude of our Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne, Grace and Mercy and Peace from our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, risen from the dead. Beloved and blessed children of the Lord, Christ is risen! The venerable Passion of ...
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