ARCHPASTORAL MESSAGE OF THE MOST REVEREND DANIEL Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest AT THE BEGINNING OF GREAT LENT 2024 Open to me the doors of repentance O Giver of Life; for my spirit rises early to pray towards Thy Holy Temple, bearing the temple of my body all defiled. But in Thy Compassion purify […]
SOFIA, BULGARIA [DOM] – His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria reposed in the Lord on March 13, at the age of 78. The primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church reposed due to multiple organ failure, according to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Memory Eternal!
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest, the Diocese of the Midwest is pleased to announce the commemorative celebration of the return of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God on June 25 and June 26. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the return
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] — Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest are invited to participate in pilgrimages to the Portugal and Spain this coming September. His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest will lead a pilgrimage to the Christian sites of Portugal and Spain from September 16 through September 28, 2024. Organized through
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – The Chicago Deanery of Diocese of the Midwest has released its 2024 schedule for Sunday Lenten Vesper services. Weekly homilies will be offered by deanery clergy focusing on a chapter from St. John Climacus’ “Ladder of the Divine Ascent.” All services begin at 6:00 p.m. and are followed by fellowship and
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – Meetings were held this weekend in preparation for the upcoming international youth event, Chicago 2024: An International Orthodox Youth Encounter. His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest met with Priest Kirill Zawatski, coordinator, and Priest Alexander Koranda, Cathedral Dean. This summer from June 21-28 nearly 100 young adults from
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – On Monday, March 4, the feast of the Right-believing Prince Daniel of Moscow was held at St. George Cathedral, Chicago, IL. The Right-believing prince is the heavenly patron of His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago adn the Midwest. Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the Archbishop and he was joined by Priest
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SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA] – What is it like to be a parish clergy wife in a country outside the US? How are things different from the way they are here, and what is much the same? On Saturday March 9 at 1:00 PM EST, the Clergy Wives Advisory Group (CWAG) will offer an online retreat
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WAYNE, WV [DOM] – With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest, and at the invitation of Archimandrite Seraphim (Voepel), the Abbot of Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Monastery, the Chicago-Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, of Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Diocese of the Midwest, made a visitation to
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN [DOM] – A choral workshop, sponsored by the St. Andrew of Crete Music Ministry of the Diocese of the Midwest, was held from February 23-24. The workshop was held at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Minneapolis, MN and run by Pan-Orthodox Choir Ministry of Minneapolis. Participants from all over the country gathered Friday evening
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