C H U R C H

OF GENUINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS

IN THE HOLY MEMORY OF THE CONFESSOR LATE NUNS OF THE PEUFKOVOUGIATRISAS MONASTERY IN KERATEA & THEIR LATE MOTHER NECTARIA, FROM 1995 UNTILL NOW, AGAINST THE NEW- ICONCLASTIC HERESY

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THE HOLY SYNOD OF HIERARCH

OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH

THE LOCUM TEENENS OF HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ATHENS + METROPOLITAN OF THEBES & LEVADIA CHRYSOSTOMOS THE MEMBERS + METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS IGNATIOS + METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA IAKOVOS THE ARCHSECRETARY OF THE HOLY SYNOD + HIEROMONK AVGOUSTINOS VRAKATOS

+ HIS BEATITUDE METROPOLITAN OF THEBES & LEVADIA

CHRYSOSTOMOS
PRESIDENT OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH

SAINT MATTHEW THE NEW CONFESSOR, YRRH- STREAMER AND WONDER-WORKER ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS (G.O.C.)

(1861- + 1950)

A FEW WORDS FOR HIS HOLY LIFE St Matthew was born on 1 March 1861, in the village Panefthymo of Crete. He was the tenth child of the family of the devout priest Charalambos and his wife, Kyriaki. In the Holy Baptism took the name George. At age 12 years, he enters in the holy Virgin Mary Monastery of Chrysopigi in Chania, Crete, where he was a reader. Four years later, he was departing from the Monastery, at the behest of the Elder and he went to Alexandria, to complete his gymnasium s studies, which closed in the year 1880. After he was completing the program of study, he moved to Jerusalem where he met Patriarch Ierotheos who saw the godly character of saint so he introduced him in the Faculty of Theology of the Holy Cross. There were the later leaders of the subsequent of calendar s schism, Meletios Metaxakis and Chrysostomos Papadopoulos. He graduated in 1885 and he was ordinate deacon. As he was votary of ascetic life he wanted to leave and go to Mount Athos, although the Patriarch Nicodemus achieved him through the senior ranks of the clergy of the Patriarchate. In the Skete of Saint Anna he was subordinated to the too ascetic and tight Elder Nektarios, who ordained saint father as Great-Scheme Monk and he was named Matthew. After seven years of subjugation and obedience, Deacon Matthew was ordained priest. After his ordination as Hieromonk, he became one of the most eminent confessors of the Holy Mountain Athos. The monks of Athos called him as Great Cultural. At such point raised him the total self-denial and the passionate faith, to seek and ask God to help in his wish to take the martyr's death by love of Christ. He had close intellectual contact with St. Nektarius, who gave the Holy Father the officio of the spiritual father.

In 1924, it was made the illegal and ant-orthodox introduction of the new papal Calendar, Hieromonk Mathew was fighting first for the restoration of innovative Church the in pre-1924 situation. When, however, he saw how the papacy and hidden until then Ecumenism had been entered in innovative bishops of New Calendar, he has to preserve and to organize the noninnovative Church of G.O.C. (on the order of the Lady of the Assumption, who was presented to him in Mount Athos, in his ascetic cave). At the same time he ceased to write letters to his spiritual children of Athens and to inform believers on the New Calendar s innovation. Also, in Mount Athos, raises with other Fathers zealot monks of Athos, spiritual alarm, so he was hated by the leaders of the community of Mount Athos and they prohibited him even to leave his Cell. In October 1926, he went first of all Athos fathers to Athens and he started to organize the small flock of G.O.C. He was succeeded by fiery preaching and teaching of various letters and circulars, to increase the sulfur content of self-denial and zeal of the children and both they were advanced in virtue and life in Christ, so unconditionally we can say that the believers (G.O.C) of that age was comparable in merit, as the believers of first centuries Christian. It was also great his huge contribution to the flourishing of monasticism, by the establishment of two large and resplendent monasteries of the Virgin Mary (1927) and the Transfiguration of Christ (1934), which were the bulwarks of Orthodoxy on the land. In 1935, by common desire of clergy and people, he was concentrated as Bishop of Vresthenis, by then Archbishop ... (of Dimitrias German) and two other metropolitans (who returned to Orthodoxy from the New Calendarist schism).

After the fall of the Bishops of G.O.C. in schism (others went back to New Calendar and others followed the (former of Florina Chrysostomos) Kavouridis with his heretical belief that new calendar is Under Energy and not in act schism, for the doomed five times Frankish New Calendar! Saint Father tried to restore them to Orthodox way, but they were vain in their misbelief. On 1 September 1948, guided by the Holy Spirit, he made the first consecration, as was the only Orthodox Bishop to land, and after that he ordained three others Bishops. Thus he continued the transmission of the Apostolic Succession. On 1 September 1949, he was despite by the five bishops who declared the Holy Synod, as Archbishop of Athens and All Greece of Genuine Orthodox Christians. After total 15 years as Hierarch, he reposed on 14 May 1950. Many miracles and surgeries were done and performed by the Holy Father Matthaios. It was great as the Saints that appropriate to call him, and Prophet we could name him and that name by the works acquired since its future as he predicted and the great World War and the civil grief and many other events, he exactly predicted. From all the Hierarchs of the world, he kept truly Genuine Orthodoxy and led the Church s vessel in port safe and healthy. It is the common calamity, evil world, global poverty, but let bless God of our Fathers because his holy soul is set on heaven and the holy body spout myrrh perpetually, to comfort us and to worship. Both during on the funeral, and during the deposition of the deceased in the venerable Church of Saint Marina and then despite the grave, ran plenty essence of the venerable closely, that surprised all people, who received this miracle as a blessing. The aroma was unsaid as the wishful clergy and lay are assuring. Not only during the time of the funeral and in the kissing of his holy body, it was spurting the es-

sence, but rather at the time of burial and then the next day, as even until today it is scent. His name honors not only the throne of the Archdiocese of Greek Orthodox Church and the clergy of Eastern Church of Christ, as this truth the near and far people admit. He was zealot as Prophet Elias, he loved God as John the Theologian, and he loved the other peoples as his soul and he has always trying for the rescue of our souls. One of the last orders was: P HIGH ORTHODOXY, SACRIFICE FOR HER . In today's difficult times and pre- antichristian age, we must imbibe by the holy water of Saint Tradition and to be linked with the Holy Fathers, by our great faith and to have before our eyes the Holy Hierarch Matthew, the New Myrrh- steamer who two things guarded and become GREAT in our time: THE APOSTOLIC FAITH UNDISTORTED AND THE APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION!

CONFESS OF FAITH

If someone does not accept any ecclesiastical tradition that is written on or not, Anathema, Anathema, Anathema. We keep the dogmas and the traditions of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and those innovators who innovate the faith and every heresy we anathematize

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL!

METROPOLITAN OF KOZANE TITOS (+2002)

METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS THEODOSIOS (+2002)

FR EUVGENIOS TOMPROS, ARCHSECRETARYCHANCELLOR OF THE HOLY SYNOD (+1982)

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January 2012
31 Days. Day 10 hours, night 14 hours. +THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST, BASIL THEGREAT + SUNDAY BEFORE EPIPHANY Sylvester; Pope Prophet Malachi, Gordius Martyr Synaxis of the 70 Apostles, Theoctistos Righteous Righteous Synkletike, (Before Epiphany- FAST) THE HOLY EPIPHANY OF CHRIST + The Synaxis of the Honorable Forerunner Righteous DomnikE, George the Chozebite + SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Righteous Eustratios Gregory of Nyssa, Righteous Dometianus + RIGHTEOUS THEODOSIOS THE CENOBITE Martyr Tatiana, Martyrs Mertius & Peter Martyrs Hermylos and Stratonikos, Right. Maximus Righteous-Martyrs of Sinai and Raitho Righteous John the Hut-Dweller, Paul of Thebes +ZAKCHAIOS The Veneration of the Chains of Ap. Peter +Righteous Anthony the Great, New-Martyr George +Athanasios and Cyril; Patriarchs of Alexandria Righteous Makarios, Marc of Ephesus the Evgenikos +Righteous Euthymios the Great, Zacharias N/M Maximus the Confessor, Martyr Neophytos +Apostle Timothy, Martyr Anastasios the Persian +THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE. Clement Righteous Xeni and Philon, Martyr Vavilas +Gregory the Theologian; Patriarch of Constantinople Rihteous Xenophon, Martyr Ananias, Right. Ammon + The transfer of Relics of Saint John Crysostom Righteous Ephraim the Syrian, Isaac, Pelladios Transfer of the Relics of St. Ignatius the God- Bearer +THE PORDIGAL SON Three Hierarchs, Ippolytos Unmercenaries Cyrus and John

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February 2012
28 Days. Day 11 hours, night 13 hours. Martyr Tryphon (Pre-feast of the Presentation) + THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD Symeon the God-receiver, Anna the Prophetess Righteous Isidore the Pilousiotis, Nicholaos Confessor Martyr Agatha, Polyeuktos; Patriarch (Soul- Saturday) MEAT- FARE SUNDAY Boukolos, Photios, Patriarch C/P Parthenios of Lampsakos, Righteous Luke of Hellas Theodor the General, Prophet Zacharias Martyr Nickyphoros, Hieromartyr Marcellos +Hieromartyr Haralampos, Anastasios of Jerusalem + Hieromartyr Blasios, Theodora the Queen Meletios Archbishop of Antioch, (Soul- Saturday) CHEESE- FARE SUNDAY Apostles Aquila and Priscilla + CLEAN MONDAY Righteous Auxentios (Begg. of Fast) Apostle Onesimos, Righteous Efsevios Martyr Pamphylos, Phlavianos of Constantinople + Theodor the Tyro, Marcianos, Poulcheria The 1st Salutations, Leo; Pope, Agapitos the Confessor +The miracle of the kollyba of St. Theodore (Soul- Sat.) + SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY Leo of Catana, Agathon Righteous Timothy of Symvola Martyrs of Euhenious Bishop of Smyrna Polycarp, Righteous Polychronios 1st and 2nd findings of the head of St. John the Baptist The 2nd Salutations, Tarasios, patriarch of Const/ple Porphyrios of Gaza, Photeini the Samaritan woman 2nd OF FAST- GREGORY PALAMAS Righteous Procopios Confessor Basil Righteous Cassianos

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March 2012
31 Days. Day 12 hours, night 12 hours. Righteous Evdokia, Righteous Domnina Martyrs Hisychios and Euthalia, Theodotos The 3st Salutations, Martyrs Eutropios & Kleonikos Righteous Gerasimos of the Jordan, M. Juliani 3rd OF FAST- VENERATION OF HOLY CROSS, Eulampios 42 Martyrs of Amorio, Martyr Julio 7 Martyrs of Herson, Lavrentios of Megara Theofylaktos of Nicomedia, Apostle Hermes + The Forty Martyrs of Sebastia The 4th Salutations, Martyr Quadratus & those with him Sophronios of Jerusalem, Queen Theodora 4th OF FEAST JOHN OF THE LADDER Gregory the Dialogist Transfer of the holy relics of St Nickephorus Righteous Benedict , Martyr Alexander Agapios & the 7 Martyrs with him, Ap. Aristovoulos Martyr Sabinos the Egyptian, Righteous Christodoulos Akathist hymn, Alexios the man of God, Patrick, Bishop Cyril Archbishop of Jerusalem, Martyr Trophimos 5th OF FEAST- MARY OF EGYPT, Chrysanthos & Dareia Martyrs of St Sabba, Confessor Nikitas, Appolonias James the Confessor, Martyr Domninus, Patr. Thomas Hieromartyr Basil; Bishop of Ancyra, Martyr Calliniki Nicon Martyr & the 199 Martyrs, New- martyr Luce Artemon; Bishop of Seleukia, Parthenios (Before Ann.) + ANNUNCIATION OF THEOTOKOS, Resurrection of Lazar +PALM SUNDAY, + Synaxis of Archangel Michael GREAT MONDAY, Josef the all- comely, Matrona GREAT TUESDAY, The ten Virgins, Apostle Herodion GREAT WEDNESDAY, The woman who anointed the Lord GREAT THURSDAY, The Mystical Supper, Philumenos + GREAT FRIDAY, the Holy Passion of the Lord, Akakios

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April 2012
30 Days. Day 13 hours, night 11 hours. GREAT SATERDAY, The Descent into Hades, Mary of Egypt + HOLY PASCHA, THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD RENEWAL WEEK. Confessor Niketas, Joseph the hymn. Virgin Mary Portaitissa, Righteous Zosimas, Raphael Martyrs Claudius, Diodor, Nickephoros, George N/M Eftychios; Patriarch of Constantinople, 120 Martyrs + LIFE- GIVING FONT, Martyrs Calliopios & Accylina Herodion, Agavos, Rouphos & Asigritos of the 70 Apost. THE 2ND OF JOHN- APOSTLE THOMAS, Eupsicios M. Terentios Martyr, Hieromartyr Patriarch Gregory of C/P Hieromartyr Antipas; Bishop of Pergamos Basil the Confessor, Acacios Martin; Pope of Rome Apostles Aristarchos, Poudis, Trophimos Criscent Martyr, Leonid Bishop of Athens THE 3RD- MYRRH- BEARRING WOMEN, Agapi, Irene Hieromartyr Symeon, Macarios; Bishop of Corinth Righteous John & Athanasia of Aegina, Savvas Hieromartyr Paphnoutios, Agathangelos New R-Martyr Theodor the Trichina, Athanasios of Meteora Hieromartyr Januarios, Martyr Alexandra, Anastasios Righteous Theodor of Syceon, Apostle Nathanael THE 4TH- PARALYTIC, Great-Martyr George, N. George Righteous Elizabeth the Wonderworker, Nicholaos N/M + Evangelist Marc, Macedonios of Cosntantinople + Mid- Pentecost, Hieromartyr Basileus of Amasia, Symeon; Bishop of Constantinople, Confessor John The 9 Martyrs of Kyziko, Memnon the Wonderworker Apostles John & Sosipatros, John; Bishop of Thebes THE 5TH- SAMARITAN WOMAN, + Apostle James

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ORTHODOXY OR DEATH

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May 2012
31 Days. Day 14 hours, night 10 hours. Prophet Jeremiah, N/M Euthymios, Akakios & Ignatius The transfer of the relics of St Athanasios the Great Martyrs Timothy and Maura, Peter; Bishop of Argos Martyr Pelagia, Leontios M., Athanasios of Corinth Great-martyr Irene, Euthymios; Bishop of Madytos Job the much-suffering, Righteous Seraphim of Dompo THE 6TH- THE BLIND MAN, Appearance of Holy Cross +John the Theologian, Righteous Arsenios the Great Prophet Isaiah, Christopher M., Nicholaos of Vounena Simon the Zealot, Right. Laurence (Apodosis of Pascha) + THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, Cyril & Methodios Epiphanios of Cyprus, German of Constantinople Glykeria martyr, Righteous Eufthimios of Iviron THE 5TH- HOLY FATHERS (7th), Matthew of Athens Conf. Pachomios the Great, Achililos; Archbishop of Larissa Theodor; Abbot of , Nicholaos of Constantinople Ap. Andronikos & Junia, Athnasios of Christianopolis Peter, Dionysius, Christin, Martyr Andrew Hieromartyr Patrick of Prussa, Martyr Akakios, Martyr Thalellaios, Lydia of Phillipi (Soul- Saturday) + HOLY PENTECOST, Saint Kings Constantine & Helen + HOLY SPIRIT, Martyr Vasiliskos, Paul new Right/M Michael of Synnada, Myrrh- bearing Maria Righteous Symeon the Stylite & Wonderworker +The 3rd finding of the Venerable Head of Forerunner Carpos, Apostle Alphaios, New- Martyr Alexander Hieromartyr Elladious, Righteous John the Russian 1st of Matthew- + ALL SAINTS, Andrew for Christ fool Right/M Theodosia, Bishop Alexander (Beggin. of Fast) Righteous Isaakios of Dalmata, Emelia, Natalios M. Hermeios Martyr, Eusevios M., Efstathios of Const.

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June 2012
30 Days. Day 15 hours, night 9 hours. Justin Martin; the Philosopher, Hieromartyr Pyrros Nickephoros; Patriarch of Constantinople, Demetrius Martyr Lucillianos, Martyr Paula, Constantine N/M 2nd- ALL HOLY FATHERS OF MT ATHOS, Martha & Maria Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Marcus of Chios, Nicandros Hilarrion; abbot of Dalmata, Right. Attalos, Gelasios Hieromartyr Dorotheos of Ancyra, M Zinaes, Sevastiani Transfer of relics of St Theodore the General, Calliopi Cyril; Archbishop of Constantinople, Thekla, Ananias Alexander, Antonina M., Timotheos; Bishop 3rd- ALL THE STS NEW- MARTYRS, + It is Truly Meet Righteous Onuphrios of Egypt & Peter of Mt Athos Martyr Aquilina, Antipatros of Vostra Prophet Elisha, Methodios; Patriarch of Constantinople Prophet Amos, Righteous Augustine of Hippo Tychon; Bishop of Amathon, Hieromaryr Marcus Martyrs manuel, Sabel, Ismael & Isaurus + 4th OF MATTH. Martyrs Leontios, Hypatios, Aetherios Apostle Jude, Righteous Paisios the Great Hieromartyr Methodios of Patara, Nicholaos Kavasilas Martyr Julian, New- Martyrs Nicketas & Pachomios Eusebious of Samosata, Zinon & Zina Martyrs Martyr Agrippina, Righteous Nicetas of Thebes + The Nativity of the Honorable Forerunner + 5TH OF MATTH. Righteous- martyr Febronia Righteous David of Thessalonica, John; Bishop of Goths Right. Sampson the hospitable, Joanna Myrrh- bearing The transfer of relics of Unmercenarie Cyrus & John + Apostles Paul & Peter + The Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles

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KEEP THE TRADITIONS (Ap. Paul)

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July 2012
31 Days. Day 14 hours, night 10 hours. + Unmercenaries Cosmas & Damian of the Rome + 6TH OF MATH. Deposition of the Honorable Cincture Martyr Hyacinth, Anatolios; Patr. of Constantinople Andrew; Archbishop of Crete, Lucia Martyr, Michael Righteous Athanasios the Athonite, Right. Lampados Righteous Sisoes the Great, Archippos, Philimon Apost. Great- martyr Kyriake, Righteous Thomas of Maleo Great- martyr Prokopios, Myrrh- streamer Theophilos + 7TH OF MATTH. Hieromartyr Pangratios, Metrophanis 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis, Righteous Antonius the Russian + Great- Martyr Euphemia, Queen Olga; equal to Apost. Martyr Proklos & Hilarion, Veroniki; the bleeding Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Righteous Stephanos Apostle Aquila, Righteous Nicodemus the Athonite Martyrs Kerykos & Julita + SAINT FATHERS Hierom. Athenogenes & those with him + Great Martyr Marina, Bishop Euphrasios Martyr Aimilianos, Paul, Thei, Oualentini, R. Pamvos Righteous Makrina, Dius, Theodor the Savvaitis + Prophet Elias the Thesvitis Symeon, for Christ fool, Righteous John, Parthenios + Equal-to-the Apostles Maria Magdalene, Markella M. + 9TH OF MATTH. Prophet Ezekiel, Hieromartyr Phokas Great- martyr Christina, New- martyr Theophilos + Dormition of St Anna, Deaconess Olympias + Righteous Martyr Paraskevi, Hieromartyr Hermolaos +Great Martyr Panteleemon, Righteous Anthousa Conf. Prochoros, Nikanor, Righteous Irene Chrysovalantou, Martyrs Theodote & Kallinikos, King Theodosios ( 2nd) + 10TH OF MATTH. Silas, Silouanos , Crescentos Righteous Evdokimos the Just, Joseph of Arimathea

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August 2012
31 Days. Day 13 hours, night 11 hours. Procession of Holy Cross, Sts Maccabees (Begg. Of Fast) The Translation of the relics of Protomartyr Stephen Righteous Dalmatius, Faustus and Isaakios, Theoklitos The 7 children of Euphesus, Righteous- martyr Evdokia Martyr Eusignios, Righteous Nona (Before Transfigur.) + THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD & SAVIOR Hieromartyr Dometius, Righteous Theodosios the New Aimilianos of Cyzicus, Myron; Bishop of Crete Apostle Matthias, Joulianos ant those with him martyrs Archdiacone Laurence, Xistos; pope of Rome Deacon Euplos, Nephon of Constantinople Martyrs photios & Aniketos, Righteous Sergios + 12TH OF MATTH. Maximos the Confessor, (Apodosis)) Prophet Micah, N/M Symeon; (Prefeast of Dormition) + THE DORMITION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS The Holy Napkin, Martyr Diomedus, Right. Gerasimos Hieromartyr Myron, Paul & Juliani Martyrs Martyrs Flaurus & Laurus, Righteous Sophronios Great- martyr Andrew & those with him, 2593 martyrs + 13TH OF MATTH. Prophet Samuel, Martyr Loucios Apostle Thaddeous, martyr Vassa & her Children Panagia (Virgin Mary) of Proussa, Martyr Agathonikos Martyr Loupous, Ireneos (Apodosis of the Dormition) Hieormartyr Eutyches, Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia Apostles Bartholomew & Titus Martyrs Adrian and Natalie, Righteous Joasaph of India + 14TH OF MATTH. Righteous Poimen, Phanourios Righteous Moses the Ethiopian, Prophetess Anna +The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (fast) Alexander and John; Patriarchs of Constantinople + The deposition of the Holy Zone of the Theotokos

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30 Days. Day 12 hours, night 12 hours. 1Fri +BEGINNING OF THE INDICTION. Symeon the Stylite 2 Sat Martyr Mamas, John the Faster, Patriarch of Constant. 3 Sun + 15TH OF MATTH. Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia 4 Mon Hier. Babylas of Antioch, Prophet Moses the God-seer 5 Tue Prophet Zacharias father of the Forerunner 6 Wed +The miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae 7 Thu Martyr Sozon, Eupsychios, (Pre- feast of Theot. Nativ.) 8 Fri +THE NATIVITY OF MOST HOLY LADY, MOTHER OF GOD 9 Sat +The Synaxis of the Just Joachim and Anna 10 Sun + BEFORE OF EXELTATION, Martyrs Menodora 11 Mon Righteous Theodora of Alexandria, Martyr Evanthia 12 Tue Hieromartyr Autonomos (Apodosis of the Nativity) 13 Wed +The Dedication of the Resurrection s Church (Bef. Ex.) 14 Thu + EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS & LIFE-GIVING CROSS 15 Fri Great- Martyr Niketas, Vissarion; Bishop of Larissa 16 Sat Great- Martyr Euphemia, Martyr Melitina 17 Sun + AFTER THE EXELTATION, Martyrs Faith, Hope 18 Mon Righteous Eumenios; Bishop of Gortyna, M. Ariadni 19 Tue Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios and Dorymedon 20 Wed + Great- martyr Eustathios & those with him 21 Thu Quadratus the Apostle Apodosis of the Exaltation 22 Fri Hieromartyr Phokas, Cosmas & 26 R/M at Vekos time 23 Sat +The Conception of the Forerunner and Baptist, John 24 Sun + 1ST OF LUCE, Panagia Myrtdiotissa , Thekla 25 Mon Right. Euphrosyne, daughter of Paphnutios Egyptian 26 Tue +The Assumption of the Apostle John the Theologian 27 Wed Martyr Kallistratos & 46 Martyrs, Ap. Aristarchos 28 Thu Righteous Chariton the Confessor, Prophet Varouh 29 Fri Righteous Kyriakos the Athonite, M. Petronia 30 Sat Hieromartyr Gregory of Great Armenia, M. Ripsimia DO NOT BE AWARE OF THE SMALL FLOCK ( OUR LORD)

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October 2011
31 Days. Day 11 hours, night 13 hours. + 2ND OF LUCE + Holy Protection, The Quick- hearer, Hieromartyr Cyprian & Virgin-martyr Justina Dionysios the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens, Martyr Domnina Martyr Charitine, Martyr Eudokimos + Apostle Thomas, Erotees M., Righteous Kendeas Great-martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, 99 Fathers of Crete + 3RD OF LUCE Righteous Pelagia &Tasia, R/M Ignatius Apostle James Alpheus, Right. Andronikos & Athanasia Martyrs Eulampios and Eulampia Apostle Philip. Righteous Theophanes the Branded Righteous Symeon, the new Theologian, Provos M. Martyrs Carpus, Papylus and Agathodoros, N/M Chryse Martyrs Nazarios and Gerbasios, and Celsius, Cosmas + 4TH- Holy Fathers of 7th Ecumenical Synod, Loukianos Great-Martyr Longinus the Centurion, Martyr Leontios Prophet Hosea, Twenty Unmercenaries + Apostle and Evangelist Luke, Martyr Marinos Prophet Joel, Martyr Ouarus, Righteous Cleopatra Great- martyr Artemios, Gerasimos of Cephalonia Righteous Hilarion the Great, New- martyr John + 6ND OF LUCE Averky Bishop of Hierapolis, + Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord Great-Martyr Arethas, Martyr Sebastiane Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios, Tabitha the Merciful Great-Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer Martyr Nestor, Procla the wife of Pontius Pilate Terence and Eunice, Athanasios of Constantinople + 7TH OF LUCE Martyr Anastasia, R. Abramius & Maria Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia, Apostle Cleopas Apostles Stachys, Apellos, Amplia and Ourbanos.

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November 2012
30 Days. Day 10 hours, night 14 hours. +Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Akindynos, Pegasios and Elpidophoros Translation of the relics of St George the Trophy-bearer Righteous Ioannikios, Hieromartyr Nicandros + 5TH OF LUCE Martyrs Galaktion and Episteme Paul; Archbishop of Constantinople Thirty-three Martyrs of Melitine + Holy Archngels Michael and Gabriel & all Angels St. Nectarios of Pentapolis Apostles Olympas and Sosipater, Martyr Orestos Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent + 8TH OF LUCE +John the merciful, Patr. of Alexandria +John Chrysostom +Apostle Philip M. Gourias, Samonas & Abibos ( Beginning of the Fast) + Apostle and Evangelist Matthew Gregory the Wonderworker Martyrs Plato, Romanos and Zacchaeus + 9TH OF LUCE Prophet Obadiah, Martyr Barlaam Gregory the Decapolite, (Pre-feast of the Entry) +THE ENTRY OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS MARIA Apostles Philemon, Onesimos Bishops Gregory and Amphilochios Hieromartyrs Clement of Rome and Peter of Alexandria Great-Martyr Catherine (Apodosis of Entry) + 2ND OF LUCE, R. Alypy, Stylianos, Nikon Repent ye Great-Martyr James the Persian Stephen the Confessor, Martyr Eir narchos Martyrs Paramonos and Philoumenos Andrew the First-Called Apostle

New Cal. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

FAITH, HOPE, LOVE! GREATEST OF ALL; LOVE (+AP. PAUL)

Orth. Cal. 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun

December 2012
31 Days. Day 9 hours, night 15 hours. Prophet Naoum, Righteous Philaret the Merciful Prophet Habakkuk, Martyr Myrope + 14TH OF LUCE Prophet Zephaniah +Great-Martyr Barbara, Righteous John of Damascus + Righteous Sabbas the Sanctified + Nicholas of Myra Ambrose of Milan Righteous Patapios, Parthenios of Chios + The Conception of St Anna + 10TH OF LUCE Martyrs Menas & Hermogenes Righteous Daniel and Luke the Stylites + Spyridon of Trimythous Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentios, Eugene, Mardarios Martyrs Thyrsos and Leukios Hieromartyr Eleutherios, Martyr Anthia Prophet Haggai, Modestus of Jerusalem + 11th OF LUCE Three Holy Children, Prophet Daniel Martyr Sebastian and those with him Martyr Boniface and Aglas + Ignatius the God-Bearer, Pre-feast of the Nativity Martyr Juliana Martyr Anastasia the deliverer from poisons Ten Martyrs of Crete, Righteous Naoum + BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Righteous-Martyr Eugenia + THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD & GOD JESUS CHRIST +The Synaxis of Most Holy Mother of God Maria +Stephen the First-martyr and Archdeacon The Holy 20,000 Martyrs in Nicomedia The 14,000 infants slain by Herod Righteous-Martyr Anysia + Bef. Epiphany Right. Melanie (Apodosis of Nativity)

New Cal. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND FEASTS

DATE 1 JAN 2 6 7 9 16 17 18 20 23 25 27 30 2 FEB 6 10 13 20 27 5 MAR 9 12 19 25 26 2 APRIL 7 9 16 23 26 30 7 MAY 8 SUNDAYS- FEASTS Circum. Of Christ Bef. Epiphany Epiphany Forerunner After Epiphany Zakchaios St Antonius Great Athanasios Great Euthymios The Pub. & Phar. St Gregory John Chrysostom Three Hierachs Presant. of Lord Meat- Fare Sun. St Charalambos Cheese- Fare Sun. Sun. of Orthod. 2nd of Fast (Pal.) Ven. Of Cross 40 Martyrs 4th of Fast (John) 5th of Fast (Mar.) Ann. Of Theotok. Palm Sunday HOLY PASCHA Life- giving Font Thomas Sunday Myrrh- Be. Wom. Paral.- St George Med-Pentecost Samaritan Wom. Blind Man John Theologian APOSTLE Colas. 2 (chapt.), 8-12 2 Tim. 4 5-8 Titus B 11-14, 3 4-7 Acts 19 , 1-8 Ephes. 4 7-13 A Tim. 4 , 9-15 Hebr. 13 , 17-21 Hebr. 13 , 7-16 B Corinth. 4 6-15 B Tim. 3 10-15 Hebr. 7 , 26- 8 2 Hebr. 7 , 26- 8 2 B Tim. 3 10-15 Hebr. 7 7-17, A Corin. 8 8- 9 2 B Tim. 2 1-10 Rom. 13 11- 14 4 Hebr. 11 24-40 Hebr. 1 10- 2 3 Hebr. 4 14- 5 6 Hebr. 12 1-10 Hebr. 6 13-20 Hebr. 9 11-14 Hebr. 2 11-18 Philip. 4 4-9 Acts 1 1-8 Acts 3 1-8 Acts 5 12-20 Acts 6 1-7 Acts 12 1-11 (9 32-42) Acts 14 6-18 Acts 11 19-30 Acts 16 16-34 A John 1 1-7 GOSPEL Luce 2 20-21, 40-52 Marc. 1 1-8 Math. 3 , 13-17 John 1 29-34 Math. 4 12-17 Luce 19 1-10 Luce 6 , 17-23 Math. 5 14-19 Luce 6 17-23 Luce 18 , 10-14 John 10 9-16 John 10 9-16 Luce 18 10-14 Luce 2 22-40 Math. 25 31- 46 John 15 17- 16 2 Matth. 6 14-21 John 1 44-52 Marc. 2 1-12 Marc. 8 34- 9 1 Math. 20 1-16 Marc. 9 17-31 Marc. 10 32-45 Luce 1 24-38 John 12 1-18 John 1 1-17 John 2 12-22 John 20 19-31 Marc 15 43- 16 8 John 15 17- 16 8 (5 1-15) John 7 14-30 John 4 5-42 John 9 1-38 John 19 25-27 ,21 24-25

DATE 11 14 21 22 28 4 JUNE 11 18 24 25 29 30 2 JULY 9 16 20 23 25 27 30 6 AUG 13 15 20 27 29 1 SEPT 3 8 10 14 17 24 26

SUNDAYS- FEASTS Ascens. Pf Lord 5th- Holy Fathers Pentecost Holy Spirit All Saints Fathers of Athos New- Martyrs 4th of Matthew Nat. of Forerrun. 5th of Matthew Ap. Peter & Paul Holy Apostles 6th of Matthew 7th of Matthew + Saint Fathers Prophet Elias 9th of Matthew St Anna St Panteleemon 10th of Matthew Tranfigur. of Lord 12th of Matthew Dormition of Th. 13th of Matthew 14th of Matthew Behead. of John Beg. of Indiction 15th of Matthew Nativity of Theot. Bef. Exaltation Exaltation of Cross After Exaltation 1st of Luce St John Theolog.

APOSTLE Acts 1 1-12 Acts 20 16-18, 28-36 Acts 2 1-11 Ephes. 5 8-19 Hebr. 11 33- 12 2 Rom. 2 10-16 Rom. 5 1-10 Rom. 6 18-23 Rom. 13 11- 14 4 Rom. 10 1-10 B Cor. 11 21- 12 9 A Cor. 4 9-16 Romans 12 6-14 Gal. 4 22-27 Titus 3 8-15 Jacob 5 10-20 A Cor. 3 9-17 Gal. 4 22-27 B Tim. 2 1-10 A Cor. 4 9-16 B Peter 1 10-19 A Cor. 15 1-11 Philip. 2 5-11 A Cor. 16 13-24 B Cor. 1 21- 2 4 Acts 13 25-32 A Timothy 2 1-7 B Cor. 4 6-15 B Phil. 5-11 Gal. 6 11-18 A Cor. 1 18-24 A Cor. 1 18-24 B Cor. 6 1-10 A John 4 12-19

GOSPEL Luce 24 36-53 John 7 37-52, 8 12 John 7 37-52, 8 12 Math. 18 10-20 Math. 10 32-33, 37-38, 19 27-30 Matth. 18-23 Matth. 6 22-33 Matth. 8 5-13 Luce 1 1-25, 57- 68, 76-80 Math. 8 28- 9 1 Matth. 9 36- 10 8 Matth. 9 36- 10 8 Matthew 9 1-8 Matthew 9 27-35 Mathew 5 14-19 Luce 4 22-30 Matthew 14 22-34 Luce 8 16-21 Luce 21 12-19 Matthew 14 14-23 Matthew 17 1-9 Matthew 19 16-26 Luce 10 38-42, 11 27-28 Matth. 21 33-42 Matth. 22 1-14 Marc. 6 14-30 Luce 4 16-22 Matth. 22 35-46 Luce 10 38-42, 11 27-28 John 3 13-17 John 19 6-11, 13-20, 2528, 30-35 Marcus 8 34- 9 1 Luce 5 1-11 John 19 25-27, 21 24-25

DATE 1 OCT 8 15 22 26 29 5 NOV 8 12 13 14 19 21 25 26 30 3 DEC 5 6 9 10 12 17 24 25 26 27 31

SUNDAYS- FEASTS 2ND of Luce 3rd of Luce 4th (Holy Fathers) 6th of Luce St Demetrius 7th of Luce 5th of Luce Holy Archangels 8th of Luce St John Chrysost. Ap. Phillip 9th of Luce Entrance of Theot. St Catherine 13th of Luce Ap. Andrew 14th of Luce Right. Sabbas St Nicholaos Conc. of St. Anna 10th of Luce St Spyridon 11th of Luce Bef. Christmas Nativity of Christ Synaxis of Theot. St Stephen Bef. Epiphany

APOSTLE B Cor. 6 16- 7 1 Gal. 2 16-20 Titus 3 8-15 B Tim. 2 1-10 B Tim. 2 1-10 Gal. 2 16-20 Gal. 6 11-18 Hebr. 2 2-10 Ephes. 2 4-10 Hebr. 7 26, 8 2 A Cor. 4 9-16 Ephes. 2 14-22 Hebr. 9 1-7 Gal. 3 23, 4 5 Ephes. 4 9-17 A Cor. 4 9-16 Ephes. 5 8-19 Gal. 5 22- 6 2 Hebr. 13 17-21 Gal. 4 22-27 Ephes. 10-17 Ephes. 5 8-19 B Tim. 1 8-18 Hebr. 11 9-10, 32-40 Gal. 4 4-7 Hebr. 2 11-18 Acts 6 8- 7 60 B Tim. 13 7-16

GOSPEL Luce 6 31-36 Luce 7 11-16 Luce 8 5-15 Luce 8 27-39 John 15 12, 16 2 Luce 8 41-56 Luce 16 19-31 Luce 10 16-21 Luce 10 25-37 John 10 9-16 John 1 44-52 Luce 12 16-21 Luce 10 38-42, 11 27-28 Marc. 5 24-34 Luce 18 18-27 John 1 35-52 Luce 18 35-43 Matth. 11 27-30 Luce 16 17-23 Luce 8 16-21 Luce 13 10-17 John 10 9-16 Luce 14 16-24 Matth. 1 1-25 Matth. 2 1-12 Matth. 2 13-23 Matth. 21 33-42 Matth. 5 14-19

RIGHTEOUS ABBESSES OF THE MOTHER OF GOD PEUFKOVOUNOGIATRISSAS MONASTERY IN KERATEA ABBESS MARIAM (+1963)

ABBESS NECTARIA (+2004)

THE CANONICAL, LEGAL AND ORTHODOX ABBESS OF THE HOLY MONASTERY; MOTHER VENERIA

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR IS A VERY SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT ISSUE
The New Calendar encounters:
1) The callings of Divine Paul for keeping accurate the holy traditions. 2) The 7th, 1st, and 55th Apostolic Canons. 3) In the 6th and 7th Rules of the First Ecumenical Synod 4) On the 8th of the Third Ecumenical in ratifying the 35th mission, 6th and 7th of the First Ecumenical and the 3rd of Antioch. 5) In the 1st and 28on the First Ecumenical Council. 6) In 56th of the 5th Ecumenical on the fasting simultaneously discharge under all Orthodox". 7) On the 1st of Quinisext. 8) The 1st and 7th of the Seventh Ecumenical. 9) The general practice of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, where relatively Tarasios is speaking. 10) In the fourth act of the 7th Ecumenical Council, where relatively he is speaking too. 11) On all the "Ekvoiseis" of the Seventh Ecumenical. 12) The minutes of the Seventh Ecumenical on the pseudo-synod of Kopronymos. 13) The term of the seventh Synod. 14) On the Seventh Ecumenical Synod references of Tarasios to the kings Constantine and Irene. 15) On at the Seventh Ecumenical Synod References of Tarasios to the Priests of the Great Church. 16) The First Rule of Antioch Local Synod. 17) In the 19th canon of Gangra local "non-fasting does" as far the New- calendarists removed fasting of the Holy Apostles. 18) On the 21st of this in Gangra Local. 19) The LZ 'Rule of Carthage Local, anathematized by the defaulting sacred traditions

20) The LZ 'Canon of Laodicea on the local for non feast after the heretics. 21) The NG-Canon on this local non praise with the heretics and schismatics. 22) The terms and provisions of the Great Fathers of the Church through the exact fulfillment of supplies, particularly of Great Basil, Great Athanasius, Chrysostom, Gregory of Nyssa, Epiphanius and John of Damascus. 23) In the Traditions offices and high lessons of Photios the Great, the information contained in this 263 letters and especially in 3th, on 4th, 6th of, 146 of Apostolic letters. 24) In 228th of Nomokanona. 25) Decisions of Elder Andronicus and Matthew Blastara (14th century). 26) In those Constantinople, in the year 1583, of Jeremiah the Second the Great, Pan-Orthodox Synod, where it was issued the famous Patriarchal Singilion about the New Franco-Gregorian calendar. 27) In those controls of the Patriarch Jeremiah II the Tranos (Great) on the innovations of the Western Church, in the year 1588. 28) The Canon of 8th in the year 1593, of the same Patriarch, of PanOrthodox Synod. 29) In the Encyclical in the year 1848 that was given to everywhere Orthodox by the Synod of Constantinople under Patriarch Anthimus. 30) The 5th condition of Constantinople in the year 1727 by the Synod of Patriarch Jeremiah the Third. 31) In the year 1827, in the denials of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Agathangelos to the change of the Calendar. 32) The prohibitions in the year 1895 of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Anthimos (7th) on talk about the calendar s change. 33) In the decisions of the special Commission in the year 1902 in Constantinople on the calendar s issue. 34) The apophatic (negative) responses on the calendar changes of all Orthodox Churches, to the question from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Joachim III in the year 1902.

Below we present the Circulars against the novelty of the Gregorian calendar in the years 1593, 1756, 1848.

CIRCULARS OF THE ONE HOLY CATHOLIC & APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST

CIRCULAR ISSUED IN 1593
Whoever does not follow the traditions of the Holy Orthodox Church as the seven Holy Ecumenical Synods has established and the Holy Easter and the Calendar of the months well legislate to follow, and they wants to follow the new- invited Paschalion and Menologion of the atheists astronomers of the Pope and they oppose on these and wants to upset and spoil the Paternal dogmas and traditions of the Holy Orthodox Church (then) he have ANATHEMA and to be out of the Lord Jesus Christ s Holy Church and the Faithful s community. + Jeremiah of Constantinople + Sophronius of Jerusalem + Silvestre of Alexandria And the other bishops of the Synod Presents. (Year; 1593)

CIRCULAR ISSUED IN 1756

"If someone evangelizes unto you, despite those that you received and despite those that we evangelized unto you, not even he is an angel from heaven, even those we, let be in anathema", and the Synodical canons which they say whoever wanted add or remove a single iota, even unto him seven Anathemas. And so acting on our Clergy and Christian Crew: We anathematize trillion even the Sacred Directory or the laymen, to be away (in schism) by the Lord God, Almighty, accursed and unforgivable after death unsolved. Century oak and iron are going to solve but they do not in any way. They will take the leprosy of Gehazi and the gallows Judas. Close to be and tremble on

earth as Cain, God's wrath on their heads of these and their part after Judas and the God- enemies Jews.The land to fight them, as Dathan and Abiram ever. Angel of the Lord to take after them with knife all the days of their life and all the Patriarchal and Synodical dilutes, responsible and in eternal Anathema, indictees and guilty on fire of Gehenna. Amen.

CIRCULAR ISSUED

1848

To the Orthodox everywhere; We keep the confession that we received honest from such men who did not accept every novelty, as it was dictated by devil. The accepting of modernity accuses as deficient the Orthodox Faith. Although, it already fully sealed, not open neither nor increase reduction, neither alteration, which, however, and anyone who dares to do so or to advise or to imagine it already, he has already denied the faith of Christ, already he voluntarily submitted to the eternal curse because he blasphemed the Holy Spirit, as allegedly not well spoken in the Scriptures and in Ecumenical Synods. All who innovate with heresy or schism, voluntarily wore the curse as a garment, even popes and patriarchs, and even laymen and even clergy, even an angel from heaven. + ANTHIMOS, by mercy of God, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch + IEROTHEOS, by mercy of God, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Egypt land + METHODIOS, by mercy of God, Patriarch of Antioch + KYRILLOS, by mercy of God, Patriarch of Jerusalem And their Holy Synods

THE PASTORAL ENCYCLICAL (1935) OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE

Unjustly condemned by the schismatic synod to deposition and a fiveyear imprisonment in monasteries, and seized by force by the government (which has become the executory arm of the [New Calendar] Archdiocese, which by a mere word has placed itself above the divine canons, the [Church s] Charter, and the Constitution of Greece) because we had the courage and the spiritual strength to raise the glorious and venerable banner of Orthodoxy, we consider it our pastoral duty before we depart [for prison] to direct the following admonitions to you that adhere to the Orthodox fastal calendar of our fathers: While faithfully following the Apostle s admonition, Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or by our letter, do not cease from struggling by every lawful and Christian means for the strengthening and triumph of our sacred struggle, which looks to the restoration of the patristic and Orthodox fastal calendar within the Church; only this can re-establish the diminished Orthodox authority of the Greek Church and bring back the peace and unity of the Orthodox Greek people. By the judgments which the Lord knows, the majority of the hierarchy of the Greek Church, under the influence and initiative of its president, has placed the blot of schism upon what up until now had been its pure and truly Orthodox countenance, when it rejected the Orthodox fastal calendar which has been consecrated by the Seven Ecumenical Councils and ratified by the age-long practice of the Orthodox Eastern Church and replaced it with the Papal Calendar. Of course, this schism of the Orthodox Greek people was created by the majority of the hierarchy, which forgot its sacred and national mission and the old Greek [revolutionary] slogan: Fight for Orthodoxy and for Greek liberty, and which, without the agreement of all the Orthodox Churches, introduced the Papal fastal calendar into our divine worship, thereby dividing not only the Orthodox Churches, but also the Or-

thodox Christians into two opposing camps. In assuming the pastorship of the Orthodox Greek populace that follows the Orthodox fastal calendar of our fathers, and being conscious of the oath of faith that we took that we would keep all that we have received from the Seven Ecumenical Councils, we abjure every innovation and cannot but proclaim as schismatic the State Church, which has accepted the Papal fastal calendar which has been described by PanOrthodox Councils as an innovation of the heretics, as a global scandal and as an arbitrary trampling underfoot of the Divine and Sacred Canons of the ecclesiastical traditions. On account of this, we counsel all who follow the Orthodox fastal calendar to have no spiritual communion with the Schismatic Church and its schismatic ministers, from whom the Grace of the All-holy Spirit has departed, since they have set at nought the resolutions of the Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils and all the Pan-Orthodox Councils that condemned the Gregorian fastal calendar. The fact that the Schismatic Church does not have grace and the Holy Spirit is confirmed by Saint Basil the Great, who says: Even though the schismatics have not erred in doctrines, yet because Christ is the Head of the Body of the Church according to the divine Apostle, and from Him are all the members quickened and receive spiritual increase, the [schismatics] have been torn from the consonance of the members of the Body and no longer have the grace of the Holy Spirit abiding with them. And how, indeed, can they impart to others that which they have not? While the Schismatic Church imposes oppressive and intolerable measures in order to violate our Orthodox conscience, we exhort you to endure all things and to preserve the Orthodox heritage intact and unstained, even as we received it from our pious Fathers, having us as luminous and fortifying examples, seeing we were not afraid even in the waning years of our lives to withstand with boldness and dignity the bigoted and medieval measures of our exile and imprisonment in monasteries, as it were in prisons. Esteeming this as honor and glory and joy, according to the Apostle, who enjoins us to rejoice and boast in our sufferings in behalf of Christ, we counsel you also to have endurance and persistence in these grief's,

and afflictions, and evils, and outrages to which you will be subjected by a Church that is Schismatic; and ever hope in God, Who will not permit that you be tried above what you are able to endure, and Who, in His infinite and unfathomable long-suffering, will be well-pleased to enlighten those who, out of innocence, have been led astray and follow the Papal fastal calendar; and in the end may He grant you the triumph of Orthodoxy and the unity of those who bear the name of Christ, the Orthodox Greek people, for whom we struggle to the glory of Christ, Whose grace and infinite mercy be with you all. June 21, 1935 +Germanos of Demetrias, +Chrysostom , formerly of Florina, +Chrysostom of Zakinthos

THE VOICE OF TRUE ORTHODOX CHURCH AGAINST THE ECUMECISM

Against the New Calendarists-Ecumenists
The official state schismatic [church] by its transgressions and apostasies, remaining in schism, is becoming heretical. In the commentary of the First Canon of St. Basil the Great (footnote 1) is declared: A schism persisting wrongly becomes a schismato-heresy, and a schismatoheresy becomes a complete heresy (Divine Chrysostom).We confess with all the strength of our hearts and with a tyrannical trumpet we declare our Faith and confession as follows: We remain firmly unshaken in the Faith of our Fathers, in the injunctions of the New Testament, the Symbol of the Faith, the sacred Canons decreed by the holy seven Ecumenical and Local Councils, in the Teachings of the God-bearing Fathers, in the Decisions of the PanOrthodox Councils and Patriarchs, and in the Sacred Traditions. We exclude and reject every deviation, every addition or subtraction of even one iota. We are obedient only to decisions of Orthodox Councils. We denounce the official [church] as innovationist, as schismatic, as cacodox, paving directly towards heresy.

We have no communion with the cacodox official [church], not recognizing the validity of its mysteries, not considering its acts and condemnations against us to have any authority. We are indifferent to, and by no means fall by, the persecutions, the placing of the spears, the imprisonments, the defrockments, the slanders and insults, the banishments, with which the official [church] unmercifully treats us, thereby becoming God-fighting according to St. Athanasius the Great; [the official church] bears not a single power, nor has the capability to shake our faith and confession in regards to the Patristic [traditions] and separate us from the Holy Church, the Bride of Christ + Metropolitan Demetrius of Thessalonica (President of the Holy Synod) + Metropolitan Spyridon of Trimythus +Metropolitan Andrew of Patra +Metropolitan Callistus of Corinth +Metropolitan Bessarion of Tricca and Stagae +Metropolitan John of Thebes and Lebadia +Metropolitan Meletius of Attica and Megaris +Metropolitan Matthew II of Bresthena +Metropolitan Epiphanius of Citium +Metropolitan Anthimus of Piraeus +Metropolitan Theocletus of Salamis +Metropolitan Agathangelus of Tinos +Archpriest Eugene Tombros (Secretary of the Holy Synod)

The Declaration Against Ecumenism

Synod of the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece - 1985 To the heretical ecumenistic encyclical of 1920, this statutory charter of the schismato-heresy of new calendarism and ecumenism, together with those who wrote it, and those who accept it, and those who proceed according to its commands: Anathema!To the Masonic and ecumenistic Congress of Constantinople of 1923, whereby the introduction of the accursed innovation of the new Papal Calendar into Orthodoxy was decided for the common concelebration of the feasts with the heretics, marking her commencement in the heresy of ecumenism or the so-called Pan-Christian unity: Anathema!To the resolution of the fifth hierarchy, whereby Chrysostom Papadopoulos decided upon the introduction of new calendarism, as the first step of enforcing the obscure

schemes of Freemasonry and ecumenism: Anathema!To the resolution in March of 1924, of the outrageous fighter against Orthodoxy, Chrysostom Papadopoulos, whereby he forcefully imposed the innovation and schismato-heresy of new calendarism and ecumenism: Anathema!To those who outrageously fought against Orthodoxy: Meletius Metaxakis, Chrysostom Papadopoulos, Basil II, Athenagoras, and all who are of like mind as them, who likewise intentionally served, and continue to serve, the God-hated work of ecumenism until this very day: Anathema! + Archbishop Andreas of Athens and all Greece (President) +Metropolitan Epiphanios of Kitiou and all Cyprus +Metropolitan Evmenios of Heraklion and all Crete +Metropolitan Gregorios of Messenia +Metropolitan Matthew of Attica and Megara +Metropolitan Nicholas of Piraeus and Islands +Bishop Lazaros of Bresthena +Bishop Theodosios of Phthiotidos +Bishop Pachomios of Argolis +Bishop Titos of Servia and Kozani, Archimandrite Chrysostom (Metropoulos) (Head Secretary), Hieromonk Kyrikos (Kontogiannis) (on behalf of the priests),Monk Theodulus (Demetropoulos) (on behalf of the monks)

ACT OF THE HOLY AND SACRED SYNOD OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE
Protocol Number: 6/13-7-1983 Theme: Condemnation of the so-called "Old Calendarist Ecumenism." The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece in its session of July 13, 1983, addressed the theme of the so-called "Old Calendarist Ecumenism", and took into account: a) That the so-called "Old Calendarist Ecumenism" teaches an entirely heretical teaching, to wit, that all the groups and factions that follow the old calendar together consist and belong to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ, and it proposes a union of these [fac-

tions] according to an ecumenistic perception and not according to the Orthodox Confession and Ecclesiology. b) That "Old Calendarist Ecumenism" is a fruit and product of antichristian Ecumenism, the pan-heresy of our age, which seeks, through the fractions and divisions and the ecclesiological confusion, to distort the Orthodox Confession Ecclesiology and to introduce this heretical teaching into the Uninnovated Church, in order to thereby suffocate it. c) That the age, in which we are going through, is an age of general apostasy and ecclesiological confusion, which was caused by antichristian Ecumenism. Thus, the criticality of these times requires [from us] especially, a continuous way of life in the pure Confession of the Orthodox Faith and in the teachings of the Church of Christ. d) That "the chosen vessel," the divine Apostle Paul, commands us all: "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood," and continues: "grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." (Acts 20:28-30) e) That many have arisen, speaking perversely, for the purpose of setting aside the Confession and Ecclesiology of the Holy Church of Christ, and turn against the divine and Sacred Canons and generally against the Holy and Sacred Tradition, by preaching "Old Calendarist Ecumenism" with bared head, and disturbing the assembly of the faithful. Since "Old Calendarist Ecumenism" is condemned by the consensus of the divine and Sacred Canons and is something foreign and polemical against the Orthodox Confession and Ecclesiology of the Church of Christ, for this reason, together with our Holy and God-bearing Fathers, holding the divine and Sacred Canons in embrace, in the Holy Spirit we decide:

1. We judge and condemn the so-called Old Calendarist Ecumenism, as something foreign to, and incompatible with, the Orthodox Confession and Ecclesiology of the Holy Church of Christ. 2. With one mouth and one heart we confess and preach that the Genuine Orthodox Church, which for reasons of discernment is called "uninnovated" or "Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians," is the continuation of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ, from which [the following] were torn off: firstly, the innovated new calendarist church, through the introduction of the condemned papist innovation [of the calendar], by which Ecumenism entered in 1924; and secondly, the various old calendarist schisms, which were created by their distortion of the Confession Ecclesiology of the uninnovated Holy Church of Christ. 3. This Orthodox Confession Ecclesiology was printed and preached since 1924, and was Synodically preached in the historic year of 1935. We also keep it, preach it and confess it. 4. With one voice we disapprove and remove any expressions or publications which, regardless of what context or by whom they were written, are unacceptable from an Orthodox perspective and are foreign to the Orthodox Confession and Ecclesiology, and we order that from now on, anything contradictory, whether it be due to carelessness or through human weakness, we regard it as having not been written. In the year of salvation 1983, on July the 13th (old calendar). The President: + ANDREW of Athens and all Greece The Members: + GREGORY of Messenia, + MATTHEW of Attica & Megaris, + LAZARUS of Bresthenis, + PACHOMIUS of Argolis, + THEODOSIUS of Phthiotis, + TITUS of Servia & Kozane The Chief Secretary: + Hieromonk Kirykos (Kontogiannis)

Act of the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece in 1957

1) We remain firmly unshaken in the Faith of our Fathers, in the injunctions of the New Testament, the Symbol of the Faith, the sacred Canons decreed by the holy seven Ecumenical and Local Councils, in the Teachings of the God-bearing Fathers, in the Decisions of the PanOrthodox Councils and Patriarchs, and in the Sacred Traditions. 2) We exclude and reject every deviation, every addition or subtraction of even one iota. 3) We are obedient only to decisions of Orthodox Councils. 4) We denounce the official [church] as innovationist, as schismatic, as cacodox, paving directly towards heresy. 5) We have no communion with the cacodox official [church], not recognizing the validity of its mysteries, not considering its acts and condemnations against us to have any authority. 6) We are indifferent to, and by no means fall by, the persecutions, the placing of the spears, the imprisonments, the defrockments, the slanders and insults, the banishments, with which the official [church] unmercifully treats us, thereby becoming God-fighting according to St. Athanasius the Great; [the official church] bears not a single power, nor has the capability to shake our faith and confession in regards to the Patristic [traditions] and separate us from the Holy Church, the Bride of Christ. + Metropolitan Demetrius of Thessalonica (President of the Holy Synod) + Metropolitan Spyridon of Trimythus + Metropolitan Andrew of Patra + Metropolitan Callistus of Corinth + Metropolitan Bessarion of Trikki and Staga + Metropolitan John of Thebes and Levadia + Metropolitan Meletius of Attica and Megaris + Metropolitan Matthew II of Bresthena + Metropolitan Epiphanius of Citium + Metropolitan Anthimus of Piraeus + Metropolitan Theocletus of Salamis + Metropolitan Agathangelus of Tinos + Archpriest Eugene Tombros (Secretary of the Holy Synod)

THE CHURCH OF THE CHRIST & THE SCHISMS

The unity and the concord of the believers, as said Saint John Chrysostom in a word, attract more in the belief of God our brothers than the miracles! The Apostle Paul calls us for unity: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (Epistle to Corinthians 1st, verse 10). Unfortunately, today the picture is tragic! The faithful are divided and do not constitute an unified body of the Holy Church under the Canonical Holy Synod of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece, whose president happens today His Eminence Metropolitan of Thebes Crysostomos and the Church of Christ is facing divides (see notes) along with the schism of New Calendar and the Heresies of Ecumenism. Bishop of Thebes and Levadia Avramios (+2005) wrote about the schisms and the strong need to resolve them: The Orthodox Church asked to provide a response to the concerns and controversies, not evasions, not ground, but stability and purity, with real sincerity and genuine love and pain for the present and future. Because of the paramount task is to remain faithful to Christ and into this institutionalized. Desirable and all our task is to preserve this resource, to remain faithful in per dogmas, stable, sound and firm on the faith, ready to declare love our fellow man each well. Love, of course, we understood that it is not meant as the Ecumenist-way, unexamined acceptance, brotherhood and union after all unabashed schematics or elected or, finally, after all, situated outside the Orthodox Church (clergy and lay, the lower and upper). No that is, by association or a simple handshake burning the files, but by union and love in truth, cultivated by the Orthodox way, based in the Belief of Saint Fathers, building in the Church s spirit, determining by the Holy Synod. The union must be the result of a genuine, healthy and fair settlement of existing differences between us. (Metropolitan s fastal message on the Surface of

the Lord s Divine . Thebaic Voice No. 8 2005) The Holy Church of Christ provides the in LOVE and TRUTH dialogue on the union in Christ: ... peaceful Consider what separates us so concerned with the peaceful end to the error, with the help of God having disclosed the truth . But if you do not, it disclosed in all that you are unfaithful people. (Act V of the Cartagena s Holy Synod. See Note 2 to the helm 99on rule of Cartagena Synod). Follow-up the Church has shown its faith in this dialogue by holding dialogues with the various separatist factions of Florinates (Akakians better) but even in the past not hesitated to call in dialogue the New Calendarist Church of Greece. Let wish all believers, to use the words of our Lord Jesus Christ by His prayer in the garden of Gethsemane just before His Holy Passion: That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. !!! (John. Q '21). NOTES ABOUT THE SCHISMS Two major schisms harassed the Church of Christ 1] In 1937 became the first major and tragic schism of former Metropolitans Chrysostomos of Florina and German of Dimitriados, who distorted the Orthodox Admission, which declared in 1935 on their return to Genuine Orthodox Church of Christ from the Schism of new calendar. The Metropolitans initially declared to G.O.C. the followers of the new calendar SCHISMATICS and the Church of G.O.C. as Canonical and True Church of Christ in Greece. Later then, in their public sermons, promotes the illusion that the followers of the new papal calendar is schism in active , as defined by the sacred rules for those who breach the sacred tradition, but potential (!) and that the issue of the New Calendar will be judged by future Pan-orthodox Synod, which will be done by themselves schismatic bishops and those in communion with them! After desperate efforts of St. Matthew the Confessor (then bishop of Vresthenis, then together with the bishop of Cyclades German (eventually, he joined later in the schism of the former of Florina, where he died) to return the two bishops in genuine orthodox belief and avoid creating divide, eventually the former Bishop of Florina and

Bishop of Dimitrias (who eventually returned to schismatic New Calendarist church ) were cut off from the church as misbelief and they expelled from the body of the Holy Church of Christ. In 1955 the former of Florina Chrysostomos died, and their supports had brought secretly into irregular bishops (new calendarist and old calendarist) in order to obtain bishops instead of come back to the Canonical Holy Synod of G.O.C. (which was created by the ordination of the blessed St. Matthew, Archbishop of Athens Confessor) under the late Bishop Demetrios of Thessalonica (+1977). Later they split into several groups and sessions ie sectary conventicle as far, Kallinikos Sarantopoulos, Cyprianos Koutsoumpas, Makarios Kavvakidis, Auxentians (as Aufxentios Marinis. Michael of America, HOCNA etc), and others exploiters of wishful believers! 2] In 1995 became the second major schism of people supporting various heretical errors for the holy icons, especially the Holy Trinity (Synthrono) and the Resurrection of Christ from the tomb and generally the non-Byzantine icons (Russian-Classical) style, and which they regarded as heretical! These people, unfortunately, supported by the then Archbishop Andreas of Athens (1995 / died in 2005) and two other bishops (1995) in contrast to the majority of bishops of the Holy Synod; Metropolitans of Messinia Gregory (+ 2009), Matthew of Attica and Megaris (+2001), Theodossios of Fthiotis (+ 2002), Titus of Kozani (+2002) and Chrysostomos of Thessaloniki (2002), who remained faithful to the holy traditions of Orthodoxy and wishful respect of all holy icons, according to the Sanctuary Rudder. The Church of G.O.C. of Greece under Archbishop of Andreas, the Holy Synod issued two Pastorals Circulars (1991 and 1993) which overthrew the heretical doctrines and appointed honorary respect to all the holy icons. Unfortunately, the tumult in the body of the Church continued, and they continued to support the heretical theories about holy icons from the same heretical lower clergy and laymen. The situation deteriorated when Archbishop, under pressure from the misbelief environment hamper the convergence of the Holy Synod, fearing the condemnation of New- iconoclasts (so they were marked because of the non-acceptance of the Holy Icons), many of whom belonged to the environment, by the majority of

the Holy Synod. In May 1995 the Archbishop Andreas came from the majority of the Metropolitans of the Holy Synod of the Helladic Genuine Orthodox Church in temporary holiday so that, after a long time of accommodation, to work smoothly again the Synodical institution. But then the Archbishop who was in discipline, made -in a coup wayno canonical ordinations of false bishops , because, according to the Holy Canons, it is required the blessing of the local Bishop for the Ordination of new Bishop in the area of his jurisdiction but apparently the election of new Hierarch demand the participation of all bishops of the Holy Synod. The transaction, which was designed to obtain the majority against the orthodox Metropolitans, tragically deepened the gap and led to the separation of Genuine Orthodox Christians, with tragic consequences today for Genuine Orthodox Church of Christ! Finally in 1997, by the Third Circular, the heretical position concerning the Holy Icons were anathematized Synodically as the heretics bishops and Glergy of former archbishop. In 2005 the non- canonical Metropolitan of Mesoghaia Kyrikos (former clergyman of the Church of G. O. C. of Greece) seceded from the separatist faction, in reaction to the resignation of former Archbishop Andreas of the Assembly conventicler and the enhancement of the former Metropolitan of Piraeus as false Archbishop in 2003. In the environment of Kyrikos are the most fanatical new-iconoclasts. In 2008he joined two of unknown origin, old calendarist Romanian "bishops" (?). They created a new sectarian and anti-conventicle session, however it should be noted that the behavior of Romanian is particularly objectionable as they come to give substance to schism-heretical groups and failed to inform the general objective for the Church to inform what actually the Genuine Orthodox Church is. Also, on December 2002 with Archieratical Letter from the president of the Holy Synod, late Metropolitan of Messenia Gregory was interrupted the communion with the metropolitan of Thessalonica Chrysostomos, because of the declaration of heretical theories that: 1) The Church is without beginning like Christ but this is not documented anywhere by saint fathers, 2) Christ (as person with the theologian mean)

is without beginning, not only as God- Logos but also as man while Jesus Christ clearly has a beginning as man in time, His birth 3) that the head of the Church is the Holy Trinity while the Bible clearly preaches in the letters of Apostle Paul that only Christ, as God-human is the head of the Church! Last, on September 2011, Bishop Kosmas Skretas of Trikki was deposed for moral reasons by the Holy Synod of Genuine Orthodox Church.

THE FLORINITE SCHISM

1924: Schism of new calendar. Ecumenism is introduced by the NewCalendarism. G.O.C. condemn the schism- heresy of New- Calendarism and remain rigid in the Church. 1925: For the first time shows the error of "virtue and a not active" schism by the Athonite Athanasios Daniilidis, by the suggestion of Chrysostomos Papadopoulos (the rapporteur of the innovation "Archbishop ). 1931: Unsuccessful attempt to join the G.O.C. under the schismaticheretic Archbishop Chrysostomos Papadopoulos. 1925: Publication of many apologetic books, demonstrating the error of the doctrine of "under active and a not" schism of the New- Calendarism and enshrined the Belief-Ecclesiology, that G.O.C. are the Genuine Orthodox Church, and the Innovative excised from it, the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ, becoming Schismatic- heretics. 1935: Three New- Calendarist Metropolitans (they were consecrated before the Schism) Metropolitan of Dimitrias German, the Bishop former of Florina Chrysostomos and Metropolitan of Zakynthos Chrysostomos repent and return to the Church renouncing the schism of NewCalendarism. 1937: Former of Florina Chrysostomos, maintains the illusion of the under active and not in" schism and create schism in the body of the Church of G.O.C. 1943: Bishop of Dimitrias dies and buried by New- Calendarists as New- Calendarist Bishop.

1945: The bishops Christopher Hatzis and Polycarp come from the New- Calendarism in the schism of former Florina, after having resided for a decade in New- Calendarism prelacy and denied their Prelacy. 1949: The Bishop of Cyclades German seizes the schism of former Florina. 1950: Acting Confession of former Bishop of Florina Chrysostomos, which supposedly returns in the Confession of 1935 and disclaims on the "potential and a not active" schism cacodox theory. These were never implemented by the former of Florina and his followers, but his appeal in December 1950, when it formally declared that "someone had to pretend the old- calendarist Metropolitan" and "defender, he published it", which he repeated in 1953. 1951: Former of Florina Chrysostom makes the proposed inclusion, suggesting that the old calendar priests could mention the name of former of Florina, as Exarch of Old- Calendarists and he to mention the Synod of New- Calendarists so not to be understood by the old- calendarists and to react again. The proposals of former of Florina were unsuccessful, as the New- Calendarist Archbishop Spyridon Vlahos put condition to indicate directly in his province. 1951: Former of Florina Chrysostomos is in negotiations with the New- Calendarist "Archbishop" Spyridon Vlachos for making the OldCalendarists under the New- Calendarist church with the mention of the priests of Old- Calendarists under the New- Calendarist Archbishop and the local New- Calendarists bishops, but the negotiations failed and former Florina is driven for a while in exile. 1951: German of Cyclades dies. 1951: Former of Florina on the end of his exile by letter requested an apology from the New- Calendarist Church, which was given and stopped his exoria. 1952: Former of Florina with its own "bishops" waive the pastorate duties. The text of the resignation is entirely denied the Confession ecclesiology of the Church of G.O.C. 1952: Hatzis melt and leave the Florinite Schism and brought back to the New- Calendarism.

1954: Former of Florina is referring again to the pseudo-confession of 1950 says that he "defender" adopted it, and therefore it lacks significance. 1955: Former of Florina Chrysostomos dies without heirs Bishops, and refer the matter to the death of the subject of New- Calendaris in future be held by the Synod of Ecumenists. Their followers formed a Presbyterian conventicle. 1955 - 1960: The followers of former of Florina seek ways to benefit their affiliation in New- Calendarism or a old Patriarchate (indirect affiliation). 1960: Followers of former of Florina ask one of Archimandrites to become a bishop . They addressed in 1956 with letters to Souris (a ... false New- Calendarist Bishop ), who denied their ordination, and Nicholas Katsounaki (New- Calendarists), who refuse. 1960: Followers of former of Florina, send Akakios to the Synod of the Russian Diaspora of the then First- Hierarch Anastasy to become bishop . The Russian Synod refused Synodically and they banned the ordination of Akakios. Akakios nevertheless managed to convince the "Chicago" Seraphim to the "ordained" and offering him money. In this consecration by declaration of Seraphim took part and Theophilus Ionescu, a New- Calendarist bishop . Although Theophilus expressly denies that he took part in the consecration. Features he declares: "I blame that I participated ... this is one thing I do not know this man It is a big lie..." For the consecration was made and capable of pennies and given tremendous vows at the Holy Gospel. Note that the Simony is the worst heresy. 1961: Ordinations of new "bishops" by Akaki and Latin- Friend Bishop of Chile Leontius , acting in illegal meetings. "Ordained" Auxentios (former cleric of the Church of G.O.C.) and Gerontios (ditto), etc. 1969: The New Metropolitan of Russian Diaspora Filaretos and his Synod in order to meet the illegal "consecration", made a so-called recognition without revealing who were they who consecrated the Florinites. 1977: Cut off by the Church and appealed to the Schism of former of Florina former Bishop Kallistos of Corinth.

1979: The "Bishop" Anthony of Conventicle of Afxentios and the former Bishop Kallistos driven maniacs for Episcopacy "Archmandrites and invoking immorality, made in February 1979 in a coup and consecrate the Cyprianos of Filli, Kalinikos of Achaia Kalliopios of Pentapolis and others 1983: Break away the group of the coup by Callistus. He was expelled from the Monastery of Angels in Athikia. He remains independent and isolated in monastery of St. Marina in Sofiko where he died in 1986. 1984: Cyprian of Filli disagrees with the coup and created his own independent "synod" in Resistance.

PASTORAL ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE HIERARCHY OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE TO: 2566/January 23, 1992
Her entire Christ-named body: Clergy, Monastics, and Laymen Beloved Children in the Lord: Grace be unto you, and may peace and mercy from God our Father and the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, the Holy and Consubstantial and Life-Creating and Undivided Trinity, the Unique and Singular Divinity, be with you all. Amen. In these end times, the devil seeks in every way possible to sow tares in the flock of Christ in order to scandalize souls and to sever them from the path of Truth and Salvation. Hence, some years ago, there first appeared from outside the body of the Genuine Orthodox Church certain arguments and even anti-orthodox ways of thinking regarding the representation of the Holy Trinity, the Resurrection of the Lord, the Descent into Hades, the Hospitality of Abraham, the Nativity of the Lord, Pentecost; to wit, through the ages, the Church tolerated deceptions and errors, and specifically that the representation of the Beginningless Father as the Ancient of days leads to idolatry. Indeed, some express themselves with contempt for the depiction of the Holy Spirit in the appearance of a dove, describing it as "the bird." These ways of thinking were adopted

by certain clergy and laymen of our Orthodox Church who had been influenced by alien ecclesiastical jurisdictions; and they transmitted them, causing the scandalization of the faithful. Therefore, our Holy Synod of the Genuine Orthodox Church, clearly seeing the danger to souls from such doubts and consequent disputations over the Holy Icons, and wishing to preserve the peace and love and unity of its flock, at its last regular meeting on the 19th of September of this past year, 1991, diligently, and in the light of the tradition of the Orthodox Church, studied this matter, and decided to inform all of you pious Orthodox Christians, Clergy and Laymen, through a pastoral encyclical relative to the matter. Beloved Children in the Lord: Because we are mortal men and finite and incapable of truly understanding divine and spiritual things, in His extreme condescension and love, the All-Good God has permitted us to understand about invisible things through visible elements and thus to be led spiritually to the adoring worship of our Triune God "in spirit and in Truth." "Not wishing us to be totally ignorant regarding the bodiless creatures," St. John of Damascus writes, "God has clothed them with forms and shapes, and used images comprehensible to our nature, bodily forms which could be seen by the spiritual vision of the mind; and these we make into shapes and images But the Scripture also has forms and images of God." (On the Divine Images, Apology III, 25) And thus the Holy 7th Ecumenical Council decreed, "We define with all certitude and accuracy.. that the venerable and holy icons be set forth those who behold them are lifted up to the memory of their prototypes and to a longing after them For the honor which is paid to the icon passes on to the prototype, and he-who reveres [the icon] reveres in it the hypostasis [person] of him who is represented " (Sacred Rudder, p.316) However, the same Holy 7th Ecumenical Council likewise declares categorically, " we make icons which we do not make into gods. We understand them as icons and as nothing else since they have only the name of the prototype but not the essence." (Session 7, Mansi XIII, 188B) [incorrect Session No. given in the encyclical. [Should be No. 5. See Translator's notes:] On the other hand, again, the same Holy 7th Ecumenical Council defines, "The making of icons is not the invention of painters, but is an approved in-

stitution and tradition" (Session 7, Mansi XIII, 252). And the Orthodox Church continues and preserves this institution and tradition. [Incorrect Session No. given in the encyclical. Should be 6. ] Therefore, we too as Genuine successors to the Holy Fathers who preceded us, and as continuers and keepers of their faith, wishing to preserve the tradition of the Church regarding the Sacred Icons unto "benefit and beneficence and salvation" for the faithful, declare to all faithful Orthodox Christians that every Sacred Icon passed down to us, regardless of technique or style, newer or older, Byzantine or "classical," is venerable and serves the purpose for which the Church consecrated the veneration of the Sacred Icons. Thus, in a fatherly manner, we urge and exhort the pious Iconographers to paint, and the devout faithful to respect, honor, venerate, and kiss, all Sacred icons that the tradition of the Church has shown and consecrated. And in particular, for pastoral reasons, we reply synodically concerning those Sacred Icons about which doubts have been raised and opposing viewpoints have been set forth: 1. The icon of the Holy Trinity of "the three persons", that is, of the Beginningless Father, as the "Ancient of days," the Son as "He appeared in the flesh," and the Holy Spirit in the appearance of a dove, we venerate and honor. Of course, it is not as a circumscription of the uncircumscribable divinity that we depict Him, in as much as "it is impossible to depict and paint the nature of God" (Gregory III, Pope of Rome, Epistle to Leo III, In Session 7 of the 7th Ecum. Council, Mansi 963D) but as the Beginningless Father, as He was revealed in a vision to the prophet Daniel (Dan.7:13) and to the Protomartyr Stephen (Acts 7:55), and the Holy Spirit as He was revealed to John the Forerunner at the Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan and as He is depicted in the icon of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. It is appropriate to remind ourselves that the Holy 7th Ecumenical Council, in the 5th Session, decreed that the visions of the prophets are to be painted. And, finally, it must be noted that this representation of the Holy Trinity does not constitute a violation of the relative prohibition by God (Ex. 20:4), as some contend, nor an exception to it, but an accurate consequence of the Orthodox Christian teaching regarding the mystery of the divine economy and extreme condescension of the love of God, as St. Diony-

sios the Areopagite says: "The forms of the formless and the figures of the figureless have been set forth [before us] since our condition is unable to rise directly to the contemplation of intelligible things and is in need of aids corresponding to our nature so as to guide [us] upward." (Dionysios the Areopagite, On the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, PG3, 441D) [incorrect column No. given in the original encyclical. Should be 373.] In order to prevent conflicting opinions and divisions, we decree that the icon of the Holy Trinity of "the three persons," that is, of the Beginningless Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be placed upon stands for veneration in the Sacred Temples on Monday of the Holy Spirit. This icon of the Holy Trinity must also be imprinted upon the Sacred Antiminsia. 2. The icon of "The Hospitality of Abraham", which represents an actual historic event in the Old Testament, we accept and venerate because it depicts the dispensational and symbolic appearance of the Trihypostatic God to the patriarch Abraham (St. John of Damascus, On the Divine Images, Apology III). This icon must no longer bear the title "The Holy Trinity" but simply the title "The Hospitality of Abraham." 3. The icon of the Resurrection of Christ, that is, the Arising of the Lord from the Grave, we venerate as depicting the Lifebearing Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ through which the defeat of death and Hades was confirmed, as the hymnodist chants, "Like a comely bridegroom Thou came forth from the grave as if from a bridal chamber, having destroyed the tyranny of death, O Christ " (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, 9th Ode, No.2) This is because, according to St. John of Damascus, "The Lord's Resurrection was the union of the uncorrupted body and soul, for He said, 'Destroy this temple and in three days I shall raise it up. " (Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, Bk.4, Ch.27) It must be emphasized that the Resurrection of the Lord constitutes the cornerstone of our faith and the completion of our salvation, in that, "If Christ be not risen, our faith is in vain" (1 Cor.15:17), and, "while the tomb was yet sealed, Life dawned from the grave." In order for the iconographic depiction of the Resurrection of the Lord to be in agreement with the narrative of the Sacred Gospels, the grave must be sealed. To prevent and avoid dissensions and disagreements, we decree that, on the one hand, this icon of the Resurrection of the Lord be

placed in the series of the twelve feasts on the iconostases, and, on the other hand, on Sundays and other Resurrectional days and the namesake feast of the light-bearing Resurrection, the day of Pascha, on stands in the Sacred Temples for veneration, and that it be imprinted on the Sacred Antiminsia. 4. The icon of the Lord's Descent into Hades we paint and venerate, which the Orthodox tradition of the Catholic Church of Christ accepted from the beginning, as the confirmation of the death of the Lord (as perfect man) and the existence in Him of a human soul, and as the authentic portrayal of the Lord's triumphant entry into Hades when He dissolved the power of death, despoiled Hades and freed the souls of the Just imprisoned from the ages, and granted incorruptibility and life to our race. This icon, in its totality, bears witness to the Glory of the Lord as the conqueror of death, as the Sacred hymnodist also confines, "My God Jesus has shone forth the light of the resurrection to those who dwelled in the shadow and darkness of death, and by His divinity has bound the mighty one and plundered his implements" (3rd Ode, Sunday of the 8th Tone). Therefore, we decree that this icon be placed on stands for veneration in the Holy Temples on the day of Great Saturday only and on no other days. We must also make it clear that because of the disagreements that have come about on this matter, henceforth the title "The Resurrection" is not to be placed on this icon but only the title "The Descent into Hades". 5. The icon of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ we urge pious iconographers henceforth to paint without the depiction of the bath and midwives so as to give no cause for doubt regarding the painless childbearing by the Theotokos, as in the analogous circumstance, the fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council decreed, "Confessing the divine childbirth to have resulted from the Virgin without its being induced by seed; and preaching to all the flock, we require those who have done anything that was improper to submit to correction." (79th Canon, Sacred Rudder, p.289) [Orig. encyclical. incorrectly ascribes this canon to the 7th E. C. and not the 6th E. C.] 6. The icon of Pentecost we accept and venerate under both representations which the tradition of the Church has preserved, i. e. with the Most Holy Theotokos seated in the midst of the Apostles as "Mt. Zion," which is concluded from the

narrative in the Acts of the Apostles, "These all with one mind along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus " (Acts 1:14), according to the interpretation of Sacred Chrysostom, or without the representation of the Most Holy Theotokos. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul is not be depicted in the icon of Pentecost, at the bottom of which, the prophet Joel is to be shown in place of the world, according to the interpretation by St. Nicodemos. Furthermore, the Apostle Paul is not to be included in the icon of the Ascension. [See Translator's Notes:] Beloved Children in the Lord: In a fatherly manner we urge, and synodically we command that all of you faithful and genuine children of the church of Christ keep the traditions of the Fathers which we have received and Sacred icons of the Holy Trinity, the Hospitality of Abraham, the Nativity of Christ, the Resurrection of Christ, the Descent of the Lord into Hades, Pentecost, and all icons that bear the identifying characteristics of Orthodox Sacred Icons (according to the interpretation of St. Nicodemos in the Sacred Rudder), and those which the tradition of the Church, honoring and venerating them, has respected and preserved. Let us strive through faith and hope in God, through prayer and the work of philanthropy, through humility and obedience to the Church to cleanse our mind and heart and to be lifted up from earthly things to heavenly things, to the invisible and bodiless, from earthbound and daily affairs to the heavenly and spiritual. The Church of Christ has a wealth of men who were church theologians and extremely excellent in all learning, such as Symeon the New Theologian, Gregory Palamas, Mark the Noble, Symeon of Thessalonika, Dositheos of Jerusalem, Nicodemos of Athos, Joseph Bryennios, Niciphoros Theotokis, who never had doubts about any of the received icons. And we follow these men. Beloved Children in the Lord: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time Be of sober spirit. Be alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. But resist him firm in your faith." (1 Pet. 5:6) "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Therefore, be imitators of God,

as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma." (Eph.4:31-5:2) Make peace among yourselves and others. Let every dissension and strife be lifted from you; give no ground to the devil and his warfare and scandalization. As genuine Shepherds of the Church of Christ, watching over her vigilantly and attending to every scandal which springs up, plucking out every tare from the field of Orthodoxy, and, with the sword of the Holy Spirit, the utterance of God, purging everything that rises up against the Sacred Institutions of the Church, we are aligned with the Sacred Tradition of the Catholic Church of Christ and follow the teachings and formulations of our Godbearing Fathers; therefore, we stand firmly with fear of God, faith and love in keeping everything which has been given to us. Henceforth, every doubt and opposing view in the matter of the Sacred Icons must be referred through the presiding Ecclesiastical Head to the Church; and the Church, through the grace of God and the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit Which dwells in Her shall guide on the path of Truth unto the salvation of us all. With regard to all of these things, we add blessing upon all of you and pray that the Grace of our Triune God, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. Ardent suppliants before the Lord, The Holy Synod of the Hierarchy of the Genuine Orthodox Church. PRESIDENT: Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Andreas FOR THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CYPRUS: Metropolitan of Citium, Epiphanios THE MEMBERS: Gregory of Messinia, Matthew of Attica & Megaris, Nicholas of Peiraeus, Pachomios of Argolis, Theodosios of Phthiotis, Titos of Servia, Chrysostom of Thessalonika, Archsecretary of the Holy Synod: Archimandrite Kirykos (Kontoyiannis) Chancellor

DATE CONC. 1935 1948 1948 1951 1952 1952 1952 1952 1957 1958 1972 1972 1972 1972 1972 2002 2002 2003

CATALOGUE OF LATE HIERARCHES

MATTHEW (KARPATHAKIS) OF ATHENS (VRESTENIS) SPYRIDON (PASIOS) OF TRIMITHOUS (CYPRUS) DEMETRIOS (PSAROTHEODOROPOULOS) OF THESSALONICA CHRYSOSTOMOS (POULOUPATES) OF MESSENIA JOHN (BALTSAKES) OF THEBES & LEVADIA VISSARION (BALTSAKES) OF TRIKKI AND STAGA MELETIOS (KOTSAKOS) OF ATTIKA AND MEGARIS MATTHEW B' (LIGNOS) OF VRESTHENA AGATHANGELOS (ELEFTHERIOU) OF ATHENS (TENOS) GREGORIOS (ROUSSES) OF MESSENIA MATTHEOS (MACRES) OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS LAZAROS (ATHANASIOU) OF VRESTHENA THEODOSIOS (TSALAGAS) OF FTHIOTIS EVMENIOS (SEFAKIS) OF HERACLION AND ALL CRETE TITOS (VLACHOS) OF SERVIA AND KOZANE AVRAMIOS (BALTSAKES) OF THEBES AND LEVADIA PAUL (KARAGOUNES) OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS NECTARIOS (TSIKOURAS) OF LARISSA AND TYRNAVOS

DATE REP. 1950 1963 1976 1956 1964 1977 1966 1963 1968 2009 2001 1989 2002 1981 2002 2005 2005 2005

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL!

SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF HIERARCHES

OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE CHURCH OF GENUINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS OF GREECE
+ His Eminence, Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadia CHRYSOSTOMOS (name in world; Christos Tzanis) was born in 1941
in the village Ropoto in Trikala. From the early age of 18, he craved to live monastic life so he entered as a novice monk in masterful historical Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord in KerateaAttica and later as he craved the ascetic life, he went to Holy Mount Athos. He was ordained deacon and priest (Hieromonk) in 1970 by Metropolitan of Patra Andrew in the historic Monastery of Panagia Pefkovounogiatrissa in Keratea-Attica. In Holy Mount Athos he lived strange and ascetic next to the late Elder strict monk Clement of the Sacred Cell "The Nativity of Christ in Katounakia. In 1995, after the repose of Elder Clement, He was emerged Elder of the Brotherhood of the holy cell. Many times the Holy Synod elected him to the rank of bishop, but he was not accepting this beause of his great humality, until finally, after of big pressure from the Hierarches, he was ordained Bishop of Thebes and Levadia on February 24 in 2005 under the Late St. Metropolitan of Messinia Gregory and the other Bishops of the Holy Synod. After the repose of St. First- Hierarch Gregory, His eminence Metopolitan Chrysostom is Locum tenens of Holy Archdiocese of Athens and all Hellas and President of the Holy Synod of the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece. Holy Nameday: November 14, St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Konstantinople.

+ His Eminence, Metropolitan of Fthiotis IGNATIOS

(name in world; Demetrios Liaskos) was born in 1969 in Melbourne in Australia. After his general studies, he attended the Hunting Dale Scholl and Collingwood College of Tafe, concerning electronic data and computer programming. In 1991 he returned to Greece and he followed the holy monastic life, having as Elder the blessed Metropolitan of Fthiotis Theodosios, by whom he was ordained as a deacon in

1994. As hieromonk,Father Ignatius served the late Metropolitan Theodosios with willingness untiil his holy repose in 2002. The same year he was ordained Hieromonk by the late Metropolitan of Servia and Kozani Titus (2002). In 2005 he was elected for the Holy Metropolis of Fthiotis and he was ordained in December of that year under the Late St. Metropolitan Gregory of Messinia and the Holy Synod, succeeding Elder Metropolitan Theodosius. Holy Nameday: December 20, St. Ignatius the Hieromartyr & GodBearer.

+ His Eminence, Metropolitan of Messenia IAKOVOS

(name in word John Kitsantas) was born in 1967, in Toronto, Canada and his origin is from Arta in Greece. When he was 11 years old with his family came in Genuine Orthodox Church of Christ. After his general studies, he studied in University of Toronto architect and he took his diploma. In 1992 he came in Grece and he followed monastic life in Holy Monastery of "The Annunciation of Theotokos" (Skete of Panagoulakis) in Kalamata of Peloponnese under the spiritual guidance of His Holiness, Late Metropolitan of Messenia by whom Father Jacob was concentrated as Hierodiacon and Hieromonk in 1993. He served the parishes and the monasteries of Holy Metropolis of Messenia (G.O.C.) and in other regions in Peloponnese, untill the Holy repose of Blessed Memory Metropolitan of Messenia and Locum Tenens of Holy Archdiocese of Athens Gregory in 2009. Later he was elected and concetranted Metropolitan of Messenia by His Eminence Metropolitan of Thebes & Locum Tenens of Holy Archdiocese of Athens Chrysostom and the Holy Synod of Genuine Orthodox Church of Christ. Holy Nameday: April 30, St. Apostle Jacob

ADRESSES- TELEPHONE NUMBERS

(International Telephone Code 011 30)

HOLY SYNOD- HIERARCHS

ADREESS OF THE HOLY SYNOD AND THE HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ATHENS; Konstantinoupoleos 22 Road, (Rouf) ATHENS. Tel. number: 210 34 51 692 + METROPOLITAN OF THEBES & LEVADIA CHRYSOSTOMOS LOCUM TEENENS OF HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF ATHENS * Holy Church of Saint Taxiarches, Kolonaki, 322 00 Thiva Greece. Telephone number; (011 30) 22620. 29. 283. * Holy Monastery of Saint Fathers of Mount Athos (Agioriton Pateron), Oinoi, 190 12, Villia. Attica. Telephone number; (011 30) 22630 51 602 * Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John Forerunner, Konstantinoupoleos 22 Road, Rouf Athens. + METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS IGNATIOS Holy Church of Saint John the Forreruner, Avlidos 3 Street, 351 00 Lamia Greece. Telephone number; 01130-22310-25388 & 01130-22310-81306 + METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA IAKOVOS Holy Monastery of "The Annunciation of Theotokos"(Skete Panagoulakis), P.C. 24 100 Kalamata Greece. Tel.: (011 30) 23 784 & (011 30) 93. 630

ARCHSECRETARY OF THE HOLY SYNOD + Hieromonk Avgoustinos Vrakatos, Holy Cathredal Church of Annunciation of Theotokos, koumoundourou 72 Road, Larissa. Tel. Number: 2410 535 770

HOLY CATHEDRAL CHURCHES

OF GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE
y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John Forerunner, Konstantinoupoleos 22 Road, Rouf Athens. PC 118 54 Tel. number: 210 34 52 144 (Holy Archdiocese of Athens) y Holy Cathedral Church of Evangelist Matthew (Holy Apostles), Aeschylus 19 Road, PC 196 00, Mandra, Attica. Tel. number: 210 55 53 154 (Holy Metropolis of Attica and Megaris) y Holy Church of Saint Nicholaos, Metochion of Holy Monastery of Theotokos, Kakia Thalassa, PC 190 01, Keratea, Attica. Tel. Number: 22990 29 300/ 28 251 y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Taxiarches, Kolonaki, 322 00 Thiva Greece. Telephone number; 22620 29 283 (Holy Metropolis of Thebes & Levadia) y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John the Forreruner, Avlidos 3 Street, 351 00 Lamia Greece. Telephone number; 0113022310-25388 & 01130-22310-81306

(Holy Metropolis of Fthiotis) y Holy Cathredal Church of Annunciation of Theotokos, (St Georgios) Koumoundourou 72 Road, Larissa. Tel. Number: 2410 535 770 (Holy Metropolis of Larissa & Tyrnavos) y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Sophia, Tertipi 48 Road, PC 421 00, Trikala. (Holy Metropolis of Trikki & Staga) y Holy Church of the Nativity of Christ, PC 590 31, Anchialos, Thessalonica, Tel. number: 2310 722 343. (Holy Metopolis of Thessalonica & Veroia) y Holy Church of St George, Agathia, PC 590 31, Imathia. Tel. number: 23310 99 638 y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Charalambos, G. Tiolis 42 Road, PC 501 00, Kozani. Tel. number: 24610 33 835 (Holy Metropolis of Servia & Kozani) y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Demetrius, Ovrya, Helias 81 Road, PC 265 00, Patra. Tel. number: 2610 52 35 67 (Holy Metropolis of Patra & West Greece) y Holy Church of Life- giving Font , (Skete of Panagoulakis), PC 241 00, Kalamata. Tel. number: 27210 23 784 (Holy Metropolis of Messenia)

y Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Trinity, Olaf Palme 120 Road, PC 714 00, Heraclion. Tel. number: 2810 234 835 (Holy Metropolis of Heraclion & all Crete)

CHURCH OF G.O.C. OF CYPRUS OF PATERNAL TRADITIONS

Holy Monastery of Virgin Mary Galaktotrofousa, PC 7646, Kakoratzia, Nicosia, Cyprus. Tel number; (00357) 2232 9054

HOLY MONASTERIES & HERMITAGES

y The Entrance of Theotokos (Pefkovounogiatrissa), 190 01, Keratea. y Saint Fathers of Mount Athos, Oinoi, 190 12, Villia, Attica. y Life Giving Font , Merini, 196 00, Mandra, Attica. y Saint Trinity, 190 01, Keratea. y Virgin Mary Myrtidiotissa, Kanaris 5 Road, 151 26, Marousi, Athens. y Saint Efstathios, Kryoneri, 145 00, Kiphisia- Attica. y Saint Nicholaos, 145 00, Kiphisia- Attica. y Virgin Mary Quick- hearer , 190 09 Rafina, Attica. y Virgin Mary Quick- hearer , Gorgopotamos 351 00, Lamia. y Saint paraskevi, 341 00, Mytica- Chalkida. y Saint George, PC 179, Melissochori, 322 00, Thiva y Virgin Mary Quick- hearer , 350 17, Ag. Georgios- Tymfristos, Fthiotis. y Annunciation of Theotokos, RS, 400 08, Rapsani- Larissa.

y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

Saint Georgios, Omolio, 400 07, Larissa. Virgin Mary Portaitissa, Messiani, 501 00 Kozani. Annunciation of Theotokos, Agios Spyridon, 601 00, Katerini. Annunciation of Theotokos, (Skete of Panagoulakis) 241 00, Kalamata. Birth of Virgin Mary, 241 00 Kalamata. Holy Cross, 241 00 Kalamata. Holy Forerunner, 240 00 Koroni, Messinia. Entrance of Theotokos, Gianitsanika, 241 00 Kalamata. Dormition of Theotokos- Saint Paraskevi, Asprochoma, 241 00 Kalamata. Saint Constantine, Kastania, 240 00 Koroni, Messenia. Axion Estin , Assini, 240 04, Korone Messenia. Saint Eufthimios, Fliathiakes, 700 12, Heraclion Crete. Holy Forerunner, Vathi, 852 00 Kalymnos. Saint Sophia, 852 00, Kalymnos.

GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ABROAD

HOLY METROPOLIS OF AMERICA & CANADA
EXARCHATE; +HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA IAKOVOS, Holy Monastery of "The Annunciation of Theotokos" (Skete Panagoulakis), P.C. 24 100 Kalamata Greece. Tel.: (011 30) 27210 23 784 & (011 30) 27210 93. 630

HOLY TEMPLES Saint Michael's Cathedral, 3300 N. Park PHILADELPHIA PA 19140-5219. U.S.A. Telephone number of Church; 001-215-223-9888. Telephone number of Church School; 001-215-225-8889 Telephone number of office; 001-215-223-7000 Holy women's Monastery of Saint Archangel Michael's, 3300 N. Park PHILADELPHIA PA 19140-5219. U.S.A. Telephone number of Holy Monastery; 001-215-223-7873 Saint Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 38-10 20th RD., ASTORIA, L.I.N.Y. 111 05 U.S.A. Telephone number; 001-718-726-4525 Saint Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church,8220 Outremont, MONTREAL Quebec H3N-2M4 ,CANADA. Telephone number; 001-514-272-8184

HOW WE FAST
1) Great Lent: We eat oil and wine (It is meant Shellfish too) only every Saturday and Sunday. On the Feast of the Annunciation of Theotokos, we eat fish. 2) Fast of Holy Apostles: We eat wine and oil at Tuesday and at Thursdays; on Saturday and on Sunday, we eat fish.

3) Fast of the Dormition of the Theotokos: We eat wine and oil only every Saturday and Sunday. On the feast of Transfiguration (6/8), we eat fish. 4) Fast of Christmas: We eat every Tuesday and Thursday wine and oil, on Saturday and on Sundays, we eat fish. According to the Tradition, on Christmas Fast we eat Fish for the Entrance of the Theotokos (21/11) till the feast of St Spyridon (12/12).

FAST

EVERYTHING

January 4, August 29, September 14 and December 24. Also we do not eat at fasts on the Clean Week or the Great one.

OIL AND WINE IS PERMITTED

January 11,16,17,18,20,22,25, 27, 30. February 8, 10, 11, 17, 24. March 9, 26. April 23, 25, 30. May 2, 8, 15, 21, 25. June 8, 11, 30. July 1, 2, 17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 31. August 31 September 1,6,9,13,20,23,26. October 6, 18, 18, 26. November 1,8,12,13,16,25,30. December 4,5,6,9,12,15,17,20.

FISH IS PERMITTED
January 7. February 2. March 25. June 24, 29. August 6, 15. September 8. November 14, 21. On the Wednesday of the Mid- Pentecoste. On the Wednesday of the Apodosis of the Pascha (Easter).

ALL FOODS ARE PERMITTED

From 25 December till 4 January. On 6 January. From the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee till the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. From the Monday after Meat- Fare Sunday to the Cheese- Fare Sunday, except from meat. On the Renewal Week the week after Pentecost (Holy Spirit s Monday) to the All Saints Sunday.

What do you want more?

I am garment, I am root, I am foundation, I will give you anything you want so that you would not need anybody. I will also work because I came to serve you, not to be served. I am friend, and limb and head, and brother and sister, and mother, everything me, only I ask you to be with me. I became poor for you, and bum for you, on the Cross for you, in the tomb for you, up on heaven with Father for you, down for you I became supplicant to Father. You are everything for me, and brother and coheir, and friend, and part of you. (Saint John Chrysostom)