C H U R C HOF GENUINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS

IN THE HOLY MEMORY OF THE CONFESSOR LATE NUNS OF THE PEUFKOVOUGIATRISA’S

MONASTERY IN KERATEA & THEIR LATE MOTHER NECTARIA, FROM 1995 UNTILL NOW, AGAINST THE NEW- ICONCLASTIC

HERESY

CALENDAR 2012

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THE HOLY SYNOD OF HIERARCHΥOF 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 ARCH-SECRE- TARY

OF THE HOLY

SYNOD+ HIEROMONK AVGOUSTINOS VRAKATOS

+ HIS BEATITUDE

METROPOLITAN OF THEBES & LEVADIA

C H R Y S O S T O M O SPRESIDENT OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH

SAINT MATTHEW THE NEW CONFES-SOR, ΜYRRH- STREAMER AND WON-

DER-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 lead-ers 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 se-nior 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 sit-uation. When, however, he saw how the papacy and hidden un-til then Ecumenism had been entered in innovative “bishops” of New Calendar, he has to preserve and to organize the non-inno-vative Church of G.O.C. (on the order of the Lady of the As-sumption, who was presented to him in Mount Athos, in his as-cetic 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 pro-hibited 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 bul-warks 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 met-ropolitans (who returned to Orthodoxy from the New Calen-darist 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 Flo-rina 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 mis-belief. 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 contin-ued the transmission of the Apostolic Succession. On 1 Septem-ber 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 re-posed on 14 May 1950.

Many miracles and surgeries were done and performed by the Holy Father Matthaios. It was great as the Saints that appropri-ate 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 dur-ing 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 fu-neral and in the kissing of his holy body, it was spurting the

essence, 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: “ΚΕΕP HIGH ORTHODOXY, SACRIFICE FOR HER”. In today's diffi-cult times and pre- antichristian age, we must imbibe by the holy water of Saint Tradition and to be linked with the Holy Fa-thers, 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 tra-dition that is written on or not, Anathema, Anath-

ema, 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 MEM-ORY BE ETER-

NAL!

METROPOLITAN OF

KOZANE TITOS (+2002)

METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS THEODOSIOS

(+2002)

FR EUVGENIOS TOMPROS, ARCHSECRETARY- CHANCELLOR OF THE HOLY SYNOD (+1982)

Orth. Cal.

January 201231 Days. Day 10 hours, night 14 hours.

New Cal.

1 Sat +THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST, BASIL THEGREAT 142 Sun + SUNDAY BEFORE EPIPHANY Sylvester; Pope 153 Mon Prophet Malachi, Gordius Martyr 164 Tue Synaxis of the 70 Apostles, Theoctistos Righteous 175 Wed Righteous Synkletike, (Before Epiphany- FAST) 186 Thu THE HOLY EPIPHANY OF CHRIST 197 Fri + The Synaxis of the Honorable Forerunner 208 Sat Righteous DomnikE, George the Chozebite 219 Sun + SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY Righteous Eustratios 2210 Mo Gregory of Nyssa, Righteous Dometianus 2311 Tue + RIGHTEOUS THEODOSIOS THE CENOBITE 2412 Wed Martyr Tatiana, Martyrs Mertius & Peter 2513 Thu Martyrs Hermylos and Stratonikos, Right. Maximus 2614 Fri Righteous-Martyrs of Sinai and Raitho 2715 Sat Righteous John the Hut-Dweller, Paul of Thebes 2816 Sun +ZAKCHAIOS The Veneration of the Chains of Ap. Peter 2917 Mon +Righteous Anthony the Great, New-Martyr George 3018 Tue +Athanasios and Cyril; Patriarchs of Alexandria 3119 Wed Righteous Makarios, Marc of Ephesus the Evgenikos 120 Thu +Righteous Euthymios the Great, Zacharias N/M 221 Fri Maximus the Confessor, Martyr Neophytos 322 Sat +Apostle Timothy, Martyr Anastasios the Persian 423 Sun +THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE. Clement 524 Mon Righteous Xeni and Philon, Martyr Vavilas 625 Tue +Gregory the Theologian; Patriarch of Constantinople 7

26 Wed Rihteous Xenophon, Martyr Ananias, Right. Ammon 827 Thu + The transfer of Relics of Saint John Crysostom 928 Fri Righteous Ephraim the Syrian, Isaac, Pelladios 1029 Sat Transfer of the Relics of St. Ignatius the God- Bearer 1130 Sun +THE PORDIGAL SON Three Hierarchs, Ippolytos 1231 Mon Unmercenaries Cyrus and John 13

Orth. Cal.

February 201228 Days. Day 11 hours, night 13 hours.

New Cal.

1 Tue Martyr Tryphon (Pre-feast of the Presentation) 142 Wed + THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD 153 Thu Symeon the God-receiver, Anna the Prophetess 164 Fri Righteous Isidore the Pilousiotis, Nicholaos Confessor 175 Sat Martyr Agatha, Polyeuktos; Patriarch (Soul- Saturday) 186 Sun MEAT- FARE SUNDAY Boukolos, Photios, Patriarch C/P 197 Mon Parthenios of Lampsakos, Righteous Luke of Hellas 208 Tue Theodor the General, Prophet Zacharias 219 Wed Martyr Nickyphoros, Hieromartyr Marcellos 2210 Thu +Hieromartyr Haralampos, Anastasios of Jerusalem 2311 Fri + Hieromartyr Blasios, Theodora the Queen 2412 Sat Meletios Archbishop of Antioch, (Soul- Saturday) 2513 Sun CHEESE- FARE SUNDAY Apostles Aquila and Priscilla 2614 Mon + CLEAN MONDAY Righteous Auxentios (Begg. of Fast) 2715 Tue Apostle Onesimos, Righteous Efsevios 2816 Wed Martyr Pamphylos, Phlavianos of Constantinople 2917 Thu + Theodor the Tyro, Marcianos, Poulcheria 118 Fri The 1st Salutations, Leo; Pope, Agapitos the Confessor 219 Sat +The miracle of the kollyba of St. Theodore (Soul- Sat.) 320 Sun + SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY Leo of Catana, Agathon 421 Mon Righteous Timothy of Symvola 522 Tue Martyrs of Euhenious 623 Wed Bishop of Smyrna Polycarp, Righteous Polychronios 724 Thu 1st and 2nd findings of the head of St. John the Baptist 825 Fri The 2nd Salutations, Tarasios, patriarch of Const/ple 9

26 Sat Porphyrios of Gaza, Photeini the Samaritan woman 1027 Sun 2nd OF FAST- GREGORY PALAMAS Righteous Procopios 1128 Mon Confessor Basil 1229 Tue Righteous Cassianos 13

NOTE! WITH RED LETTERS MEANS FEAST (HOLIDAY)THE CROSS (+) MEANS IMPORTANT FEAST WITHOUT HOLIDAY

Orth. Cal.

March 201231 Days. Day 12 hours, night 12 hours.

New Cal.

1 Wed Righteous Evdokia, Righteous Domnina 142 Thu Martyrs Hisychios and Euthalia, Theodotos 153 Fri The 3st Salutations, Martyrs Eutropios & Kleonikos 164 Sat Righteous Gerasimos of the Jordan, M. Juliani 175 Sun 3rd OF FAST- VENERATION OF HOLY CROSS, Eulampios 186 Mon 42 Martyrs of Amorio, Martyr Julio 197 Tue 7 Martyrs of Herson, Lavrentios of Megara 208 Wed Theofylaktos of Nicomedia, Apostle Hermes 219 Thu + The Forty Martyrs of Sebastia 2210 Fri The 4th Salutations, Martyr Quadratus & those with him 2311 Sat Sophronios of Jerusalem, Queen Theodora 2412 Sun 4th OF FEAST – JOHN OF THE LADDER Gregory the Dialogist 2513 Mon Transfer of the holy relics of St Nickephorus 2614 Tue Righteous Benedict , Martyr Alexander 2715 Wed Agapios & the 7 Martyrs with him, Ap. Aristovoulos 2816 Thu Martyr Sabinos the Egyptian, Righteous Christodoulos 2917 Fri Akathist hymn, Alexios the man of God, Patrick, Bishop 3018 Sat Cyril Archbishop of Jerusalem, Martyr Trophimos 3119 Sun 5th OF FEAST- MARY OF EGYPT, Chrysanthos & Dareia 120 Mon Martyrs of St Sabba, Confessor Nikitas, Appolonias 221 Tue James the Confessor, Martyr Domninus, Patr. Thomas 322 Wed Hieromartyr Basil; Bishop of Ancyra, Martyr Calliniki 423 Thu Nicon Martyr & the 199 Martyrs, New- martyr Luce 524 Fri Artemon; Bishop of Seleukia, Parthenios (Before Ann.) 625 Sat + ANNUNCIATION OF THEOTOKOS, Resurrection of Lazar 7

26 Sun +PALM SUNDAY, + Synaxis of Archangel Michael 827 Mon GREAT MONDAY, Josef the all- comely, Matrona 928 Tue GREAT TUESDAY, The ten Virgins, Apostle Herodion 1029 Wed GREAT WEDNESDAY, The woman who anointed the Lord 1130 Thu GREAT THURSDAY, The Mystical Supper, Philumenos 1231 Fri + GREAT FRIDAY, the Holy Passion of the Lord, Akakios 13

Orth. Cal.

April 201230 Days. Day 13 hours, night 11 hours.

New Cal.

1 Sat GREAT SATERDAY, The Descent into Hades, Mary of Egypt 142 Sun + HOLY PASCHA, THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD 153 Mon RENEWAL WEEK. Confessor Niketas, Joseph the hymn. 164 Tue Virgin Mary Portaitissa, Righteous Zosimas, Raphael 175 Wed Martyrs Claudius, Diodor, Nickephoros, George N/M 186 Thu Eftychios; Patriarch of Constantinople, 120 Martyrs 197 Fri + LIFE- GIVING FONT, Martyrs Calliopios & Accylina 208 Sat Herodion, Agavos, Rouphos & Asigritos of the 70 Apost. 219 Sun THE 2ND OF JOHN- APOSTLE THOMAS, Eupsicios M. 2210 Mon Terentios Martyr, Hieromartyr Patriarch Gregory of C/P 2311 Tue Hieromartyr Antipas; Bishop of Pergamos 2412 Wed Basil the Confessor, Acacios 2513 Thu Martin; Pope of Rome 2614 Fri Apostles Aristarchos, Poudis, Trophimos 2715 Sat Criscent Martyr, Leonid Bishop of Athens 2816 Sun THE 3RD- MYRRH- BEARRING WOMEN, Agapi, Irene 2917 Mon Hieromartyr Symeon, Macarios; Bishop of Corinth 3018 Tue Righteous John & Athanasia of Aegina, Savvas 119 Wed Hieromartyr Paphnoutios, Agathangelos New R-Martyr 220 Thu Theodor the Trichina, Athanasios of Meteora 321 Fri Hieromartyr Januarios, Martyr Alexandra, Anastasios 422 Sat Righteous Theodor of Syceon, Apostle Nathanael 523 Sun THE 4TH- PARALYTIC, Great-Martyr George, N. George 624 Mon Righteous Elizabeth the Wonderworker, Nicholaos N/M 725 Tue + Evangelist Marc, Macedonios of Cosntantinople 8

26 Wed + Mid- Pentecost, Hieromartyr Basileus of Amasia, 927 Thu Symeon; Bishop of Constantinople, Confessor John 1028 Fri The 9 Martyrs of Kyziko, Memnon the Wonderworker 1129 Sat Apostles John & Sosipatros, John; Bishop of Thebes 1230 Sun THE 5TH- SAMARITAN WOMAN, + Apostle James 13

+ ORTHODOXY OR DEATH +Orth. Cal.

May 201231 Days. Day 14 hours, night 10 hours.

New Cal.

1 Mon Prophet Jeremiah, N/M Euthymios, Akakios & Ignatius 142 Tue The transfer of the relics of St Athanasios the Great 153 Wed Martyrs Timothy and Maura, Peter; Bishop of Argos 164 Thu Martyr Pelagia, Leontios M., Athanasios of Corinth 175 Fri Great-martyr Irene, Euthymios; Bishop of Madytos 186 Sat Job the much-suffering, Righteous Seraphim of Dompo 197 Sun THE 6TH- THE BLIND MAN, Appearance of Holy Cross 208 Mon +John the Theologian, Righteous Arsenios the Great 219 Tue Prophet Isaiah, Christopher M., Nicholaos of Vounena 2210Wed Simon the Zealot, Right. Laurence (Apodosis of Pascha) 2311Thu + THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, Cyril & Methodios 2412 Fri Epiphanios of Cyprus, German of Constantinople 2513 Sat Glykeria martyr, Righteous Eufthimios of Iviron 2614 Sun THE 5TH- HOLY FATHERS (7th), Matthew of Athens Conf. 2715 Mon Pachomios the Great, Achililos; Archbishop of Larissa 2816 Tue Theodor; Abbot of , Nicholaos of Constantinople 2917 Wed Ap. Andronikos & Junia, Athnasios of Christianopolis 3018 Thu Peter, Dionysius, Christin, Martyr Andrew 3119 Fri Hieromartyr Patrick of Prussa, Martyr Akakios, 120 Sat Martyr Thalellaios, Lydia of Phillipi (Soul- Saturday) 221 Sun + HOLY PENTECOST, Saint Kings Constantine & Helen 322 Mon + HOLY SPIRIT, Martyr Vasiliskos, Paul new Right/M 423 Tue Michael of Synnada, Myrrh- bearing Maria 524 Wed Righteous Symeon the Stylite & Wonderworker 625 Thu +The 3rd finding of the Venerable Head of Forerunner 7

26 Fri Carpos, Apostle Alphaios, New- Martyr Alexander 827 Sat Hieromartyr Elladious, Righteous John the Russian 928 Sun 1st of Matthew- + ALL SAINTS, Andrew for Christ fool 1029 Mon Right/M Theodosia, Bishop Alexander (Beggin. of Fast) 1130 Tue Righteous Isaakios of Dalmata, Emelia, Natalios M. 1231 Wed

Orth. Cal.

Hermeios Martyr, Eusevios M., Efstathios of Const.

June 201230 Days. Day 15 hours, night 9 hours.

13New Cal.

1 Thu Justin Martin; the Philosopher, Hieromartyr Pyrros 142 Fri Nickephoros; Patriarch of Constantinople, Demetrius 153 Sat Martyr Lucillianos, Martyr Paula, Constantine N/M 164 Sun 2nd- ALL HOLY FATHERS OF MT ATHOS, Martha & Maria 175 Mon Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Marcus of Chios, Nicandros 186 Tue Hilarrion; abbot of Dalmata, Right. Attalos, Gelasios 197 Wed Hieromartyr Dorotheos of Ancyra, M Zinaes, Sevastiani 208 Thu Transfer of relics of St Theodore the General, Calliopi 219 Fri Cyril; Archbishop of Constantinople, Thekla, Ananias 2210 Sat Alexander, Antonina M., Timotheos; Bishop 2311 Sun 3rd- ALL THE STS NEW- MARTYRS, + “It is Truly Meet” 2412 Mon Righteous Onuphrios of Egypt & Peter of Mt Athos 2513 Tue Martyr Aquilina, Antipatros of Vostra 2614 Wed Prophet Elisha, Methodios; Patriarch of Constantinople 2715 Thu Prophet Amos, Righteous Augustine of Hippo 2816 Fri Tychon; Bishop of Amathon, Hieromaryr Marcus 2917 Sat Martyrs manuel, Sabel, Ismael & Isaurus 3018 Sun + 4th OF MATTH. Martyrs Leontios, Hypatios, Aetherios 119 Mon Apostle Jude, Righteous Paisios the Great 220 Tue Hieromartyr Methodios of Patara, Nicholaos Kavasilas 321 Wed Martyr Julian, New- Martyrs Nicketas & Pachomios 422 Thu Eusebious of Samosata, Zinon & Zina Martyrs 523 Fri Martyr Agrippina, Righteous Nicetas of Thebes 624 Sat + The Nativity of the Honorable Forerunner 725 Sun + 5TH OF MATTH. Righteous- martyr Febronia 8

26 Mon Righteous David of Thessalonica, John; Bishop of Goths 927 Tue Right. Sampson the hospitable, Joanna Myrrh- bearing 1028 Wed The transfer of relics of Unmercenarie Cyrus & John 1129 Thu + Apostles Paul & Peter 1230 Fri + The Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles 13

+ “KEEP THE TRADITIONS” (Ap. Paul) +Orth. Cal.

July 201231 Days. Day 14 hours, night 10 hours.

New Cal.

1 Sat + Unmercenaries Cosmas & Damian of the Rome 142 Sun + 6TH OF MATH. Deposition of the Honorable Cincture 153 Mon Martyr Hyacinth, Anatolios; Patr. of Constantinople 164 Tue Andrew; Archbishop of Crete, Lucia Martyr, Michael 175 Wed Righteous Athanasios the Athonite, Right. Lampados 186 Thu Righteous Sisoes the Great, Archippos, Philimon Apost. 197 Fri Great- martyr Kyriake, Righteous Thomas of Maleo 208 Sat Great- martyr Prokopios, Myrrh- streamer Theophilos 219 Sun + 7TH OF MATTH. Hieromartyr Pangratios, Metrophanis 2210 Mon 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis, Righteous Antonius the Russian 2311 Tue + Great- Martyr Euphemia, Queen Olga; equal to Apost. 2412 Wed Martyr Proklos & Hilarion, Veroniki; the bleeding 2513 Thu Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Righteous Stephanos 2614 Fri Apostle Aquila, Righteous Nicodemus the Athonite 2715 Sat Martyrs Kerykos & Julita 2816 Sun + SAINT FATHERS Hierom. Athenogenes & those with him 2917 Mon + Great Martyr Marina, Bishop Euphrasios 3018 Tue Martyr Aimilianos, Paul, Thei, Oualentini, R. Pamvos 3119 Wed Righteous Makrina, Dius, Theodor the Savvaitis 120 Thu + Prophet Elias the Thesvitis 221 Fri Symeon, for Christ fool, Righteous John, Parthenios 322 Sat + Equal-to-the Apostles Maria Magdalene, Markella M. 423 Sun + 9TH OF MATTH. Prophet Ezekiel, Hieromartyr Phokas 524 Mon Great- martyr Christina, New- martyr Theophilos 625 Tue + Dormition of St Anna, Deaconess Olympias 7

26 Wed + Righteous Martyr Paraskevi, Hieromartyr Hermolaos 827 Thu +Great Martyr Panteleemon, Righteous Anthousa Conf. 928 Fri Prochoros, Nikanor, Righteous Irene Chrysovalantou, 1029 Sat Martyrs Theodote & Kallinikos, King Theodosios ( 2nd) 1130 Sun + 10TH OF MATTH. Silas, Silouanos , Crescentos 1231 Mo Righteous Evdokimos the Just, Joseph of Arimathea 13

Orth. Cal.

August 201231 Days. Day 13 hours, night 11 hours.

New Cal.

1 Tue Procession of Holy Cross, Sts Maccabees (Begg. Of Fast) 142 Wed The Translation of the relics of Protomartyr Stephen 153 Thu Righteous Dalmatius, Faustus and Isaakios, Theoklitos 164 Fri The 7 children of Euphesus, Righteous- martyr Evdokia 175 Sat Martyr Eusignios, Righteous Nona (Before Transfigur.) 186 Sun + THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD & SAVIOR 197 Mon Hieromartyr Dometius, Righteous Theodosios the New 208 Tue Aimilianos of Cyzicus, Myron; Bishop of Crete 219 Wed Apostle Matthias, Joulianos ant those with him martyrs 2210 Thu Archdiacone Laurence, Xistos; pope of Rome 2311 Fri Deacon Euplos, Nephon of Constantinople 2412 Sat Martyrs photios & Aniketos, Righteous Sergios 2513 Sun + 12TH OF MATTH. Maximos the Confessor, (Apodosis)) 2614 Mon Prophet Micah, N/M Symeon; (Prefeast of Dormition) 2715 Tue + THE DORMITION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS 2816 Wed The Holy Napkin, Martyr Diomedus, Right. Gerasimos 2917 Thu Hieromartyr Myron, Paul & Juliani Martyrs 3018 Fri Martyrs Flaurus & Laurus, Righteous Sophronios 3119 Sat Great- martyr Andrew & those with him, 2593 martyrs 120 Sun + 13TH OF MATTH. Prophet Samuel, Martyr Loucios 221 Mon Apostle Thaddeous, martyr Vassa & her Children 322 Tue Panagia (Virgin Mary) of Proussa, Martyr Agathonikos 423 Wed Martyr Loupous, Ireneos (Apodosis of the Dormition) 524 Thu Hieormartyr Eutyches, Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia 625 Fri Apostles Bartholomew & Titus 7

26 Sat Martyrs Adrian and Natalie, Righteous Joasaph of India 827 Sun + 14TH OF MATTH. Righteous Poimen, Phanourios 928 Mon Righteous Moses the Ethiopian, Prophetess Anna 1029 Tue +The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (fast) 1130 Wed Alexander and John; Patriarchs of Constantinople 1231 Thu + The deposition of the Holy Zone of the Theotokos 13

Orth. Cal.

September 201230 Days. Day 12 hours, night 12 hours.

New Cal.

1Fri +BEGINNING OF THE INDICTION. Symeon the Stylite 142 Sat Martyr Mamas, John the Faster, Patriarch of Constant. 153 Sun + 15TH OF MATTH. Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia 164 Mon Hier. Babylas of Antioch, Prophet Moses the God-seer 175 Tue Prophet Zacharias father of the Forerunner 186 Wed +The miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae 197 Thu Martyr Sozon, Eupsychios, (Pre- feast of Theot. Nativ.) 208 Fri +THE NATIVITY OF MOST HOLY LADY, MOTHER OF GOD 219 Sat +The Synaxis of the Just Joachim and Anna 2210 Sun + BEFORE OF EXELTATION, Martyrs Menodora 2311 Mon Righteous Theodora of Alexandria, Martyr Evanthia 2412 Tue Hieromartyr Autonomos (Apodosis of the Nativity) 2513 Wed +The Dedication of the Resurrection’s Church (Bef. Ex.) 2614 Thu + EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS & LIFE-GIVING CROSS 2715 Fri Great- Martyr Niketas, Vissarion; Bishop of Larissa 2816 Sat Great- Martyr Euphemia, Martyr Melitina 2917 Sun + AFTER THE EXELTATION, Martyrs Faith, Hope 3018 Mon Righteous Eumenios; Bishop of Gortyna, M. Ariadni 119 Tue Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios and Dorymedon 220 Wed + Great- martyr Eustathios & those with him 321 Thu Quadratus the Apostle Apodosis of the Exaltation 422 Fri Hieromartyr Phokas, Cosmas & 26 R/M at Vekos’ time 523 Sat +The Conception of the Forerunner and Baptist, John 624 Sun + 1ST OF LUCE, Panagia “Myrtdiotissa”, Thekla 725 Mon Right. Euphrosyne, daughter of Paphnutios Egyptian 8

26 Tue +The Assumption of the Apostle John the Theologian 927 Wed Martyr Kallistratos & 46 Martyrs, Ap. Aristarchos 1028 Thu Righteous Chariton the Confessor, Prophet Varouh 1129 Fri Righteous Kyriakos the Athonite, M. Petronia 1230 Sat Hieromartyr Gregory of Great Armenia, M. Ripsimia 13DO NOT BE AWARE OF THE SMALL FLOCK ( OUR

LORD)Orth. Cal.

October 201131 Days. Day 11 hours, night 13 hours.

New Cal.

1 Sun + 2ND OF LUCE + Holy Protection, The Quick- hearer, 142 Mon Hieromartyr Cyprian & Virgin-martyr Justina 153 Tue Dionysios the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens 164 Wed Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens, Martyr Domnina 175 Thu Martyr Charitine, Martyr Eudokimos 186 Fri + Apostle Thomas, Erotees M., Righteous Kendeas 197 Sat Great-martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, 99 Fathers of Crete 208 Sun + 3RD OF LUCE Righteous Pelagia &Taïsia, R/M Ignatius 219 Mon Apostle James Alpheus, Right. Andronikos & Athanasia 2210 Tue Martyrs Eulampios and Eulampia 2311 Wed Apostle Philip. Righteous Theophanes the Branded 2412 Thu Righteous Symeon, the new Theologian, Provos M. 2513 Fri Martyrs Carpus, Papylus and Agathodoros, N/M Chryse 2614 Sat Martyrs Nazarios and Gerbasios, and Celsius, Cosmas 2715 Sun + 4TH- Holy Fathers of 7th Ecumenical Synod, Loukianos 2816 Mon Great-Martyr Longinus the Centurion, Martyr Leontios 2917 Tue Prophet Hosea, Twenty Unmercenaries 3018 Wed + Apostle and Evangelist Luke, Martyr Marinos 3119 Thu Prophet Joel, Martyr Ouarus, Righteous Cleopatra 120 Fri Great- martyr Artemios, Gerasimos of Cephalonia 221 Sat Righteous Hilarion the Great, New- martyr John 322 Sun + 6ND OF LUCE Averky Bishop of Hierapolis, 423 Mon + Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord 524 Tue Great-Martyr Arethas, Martyr Sebastiane 6

25 Wed Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios, Tabitha the Merciful 726 Thu Great-Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer 827 Fri Martyr Nestor, Procla the wife of Pontius Pilate 928 Sat Terence and Eunice, Athanasios of Constantinople 1029 Sun + 7TH OF LUCE Martyr Anastasia, R. Abramius & Maria 1130 Mon Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia, Apostle Cleopas 1231 Tue Apostles Stachys, Apellos, Amplia and Ourbanos. 13

Orth. Cal.

November 201230 Days. Day 10 hours, night 14 hours.

New Cal.

1 Wed +Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, 142 Thu Martyrs Akindynos, Pegasios and Elpidophoros 153 Fri Translation of the relics of St George the Trophy-bearer 164 Sat Righteous Ioannikios, Hieromartyr Nicandros 175 Sun + 5TH OF LUCE Martyrs Galaktion and Episteme 186 Mon Paul; Archbishop of Constantinople 197 Tue Thirty-three Martyrs of Melitine 208 Wed + Holy Archngels Michael and Gabriel & all Angels 219 Thu St. Nectarios of Pentapolis 2210 Fri Apostles Olympas and Sosipater, Martyr Orestos 2311 Sat Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent 2412 Sun + 8TH OF LUCE +John the merciful, Patr. of Alexandria 2513 Mon +John Chrysostom 2614 Tue +Apostle Philip 2715 Wed M. Gourias, Samonas & Abibos ( Beginning of the Fast) 2816 Thu + Apostle and Evangelist Matthew 2917 Fri Gregory the Wonderworker 3018 Sat Martyrs Plato, Romanos and Zacchaeus 119 Sun + 9TH OF LUCE Prophet Obadiah, Martyr Barlaam 220 Mon Gregory the Decapolite, (Pre-feast of the Entry) 321 Tue +THE ENTRY OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS MARIA 422 Wed Apostles Philemon, Onesimos 523 Thu Bishops Gregory and Amphilochios 624 Fri Hieromartyrs Clement of Rome and Peter of Alexandria 7

25 Sat Great-Martyr Catherine (Apodosis of Entry) 826 Sun + 2ND OF LUCE, R. Alypy, Stylianos, Nikon “Repent ye” 927 Mon Great-Martyr James the Persian 1028 Tue Stephen the Confessor, Martyr Eirēnarchos 1129 Wed Martyrs Paramonos and Philoumenos 1230 Thu Andrew the First-Called Apostle 13FAITH, HOPE, LOVE! GREATEST OF ALL; LOVE

(+AP. PAUL)Orth. Cal.

December 201231 Days. Day 9 hours, night 15 hours.

New Cal.

1 Fri Prophet Naoum, Righteous Philaret the Merciful 142 Sat Prophet Habakkuk, Martyr Myrope 153 Sun + 14TH OF LUCE Prophet Zephaniah 164 Mon +Great-Martyr Barbara, Righteous John of Damascus 175 Tue + Righteous Sabbas the Sanctified 186 Wed + Nicholas of Myra 197 Thu Ambrose of Milan 208 Fri Righteous Patapios, Parthenios of Chios 219 Sat + The Conception of St Anna 2210 Sun + 10TH OF LUCE Martyrs Menas & Hermogenes 2311 Mon Righteous Daniel and Luke the Stylites 2412 Tue + Spyridon of Trimythous 2513 Wed Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentios, Eugene, Mardarios 2614 Thu Martyrs Thyrsos and Leukios 2715 Fri Hieromartyr Eleutherios, Martyr Anthia 2816 Sat Prophet Haggai, Modestus of Jerusalem 2917 Sun + 11th OF LUCE Three Holy Children, Prophet Daniel 3018 Mon Martyr Sebastian and those with him 3119 Tue Martyr Boniface and Aglaïs 120 Wed + Ignatius the God-Bearer, Pre-feast of the Nativity 221 Thu Martyr Juliana 322 Fri Martyr Anastasia the deliverer from poisons 423 Sat Ten Martyrs of Crete, Righteous Naoum 5

24 Sun + BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Righteous-Martyr Eugenia 625 Mon + THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD & GOD JESUS CHRIST 726 Tue +The Synaxis of Most Holy Mother of God Maria 827 Wed +Stephen the First-martyr and Archdeacon 928 Thu The Holy 20,000 Martyrs in Nicomedia 1029 Fri The 14,000 infants slain by Herod 1130 Sat Righteous-Martyr Anysia 1231 Sun + Bef. Epiphany Right. Melanie (Apodosis of Nativity) 13

READINGS OF SUNDAYS AND FEASTS

DATE SUNDAYS- FEASTS APOSTLE GOSPEL1 JAN Circum. Of Christ Colas. 2’ (chapt.), 8-12 Luce 2’ 20-21, 40-522 Bef. Epiphany 2’ Tim. 4’ 5-8 Marc. 1’ 1-86 Epiphany Titus B’ 11-14, 3’ 4-7 Math. 3’, 13-177 Forerunner Acts 19’, 1-8 John 1’ 29-349 After Epiphany Ephes. 4’ 7-13 Math. 4’ 12-1716 Zakchaios A’ Tim. 4’, 9-15 Luce 19’ 1-10 17 St Antonius Hebr. 13’, 17-21 Luce 6’, 17-2318 Great Athanasios Hebr. 13’, 7-16 Math. 5’ 14-1920 Great Euthymios B’ Corinth. 4’ 6-15 Luce 6’ 17-2323 The Pub. & Phar. B’ Tim. 3’ 10-15 Luce 18’, 10-1425 St Gregory Hebr. 7’, 26- 8’ 2 John 10’ 9-1627 John Chrysostom Hebr. 7’, 26- 8’ 2 John 10’ 9-1630 Three Hierachs B’ Tim. 3’ 10-15 Luce 18’ 10-142 FEB Presant. of Lord Hebr. 7’ 7-17, Luce 2’ 22-406 Meat- Fare Sun. A’ Corin. 8’ 8- 9’ 2 Math. 25’ 31- 4610 St Charalambos B’ Tim. 2’ 1-10 John 15’ 17- 16’ 213 Cheese- Fare Sun. Rom. 13’ 11- 14’ 4 Matth. 6’ 14-2120 Sun. of Orthod. Hebr. 11’ 24-40 John 1’ 44-5227 2nd of Fast (Pal.) Hebr. 1’ 10- 2’ 3 Marc. 2’ 1-125 MAR Ven. Of Cross Hebr. 4’ 14- 5’ 6 Marc. 8’ 34- 9’ 19 40 Martyrs Hebr. 12’ 1-10 Math. 20’ 1-1612 4th of Fast (John) Hebr. 6’ 13-20 Marc. 9’ 17-3119 5th of Fast (Mar.) Hebr. 9’ 11-14 Marc. 10’ 32-4525 Ann. Of Theotok. Hebr. 2’ 11-18 Luce 1’ 24-3826 Palm Sunday Philip. 4’ 4-9 John 12’ 1-18

2 APRIL HOLY PASCHA Acts 1’ 1-8 John 1’ 1-177 Life- giving Font Acts 3’ 1-8 John 2’ 12-229 Thomas’ Sunday Acts 5’ 12-20 John 20’ 19-3116 Myrrh- Be. Wom. Acts 6’ 1-7 Marc 15’ 43- 16’ 823 Paral.- St George Acts 12’ 1-11 (9’ 32-42) John 15’ 17- 16’ 8 (5’ 1-15)26 Med-Pentecost Acts 14 6-18 John 7’ 14-3030 Samaritan Wom. Acts 11’ 19-30 John 4’ 5-427 MAY Blind Man Acts 16’ 16-34 John 9’ 1-388 John Theologian A’ John 1’ 1-7 John 19’ 25-27 ,21’ 24-25

DATE SUNDAYS- FEASTS APOSTLE GOSPEL11 Ascens. Pf Lord Acts 1’ 1-12 Luce 24’ 36-5314 5th- Holy Fathers Acts 20’ 16-18, 28-36 John 7’ 37-52, 8’ 1221 Pentecost Acts 2’ 1-11 John 7’ 37-52, 8’ 1222 Holy Spirit Ephes. 5’ 8-19 Math. 18’ 10-2028 All Saints Hebr. 11’ 33- 12’ 2 Math. 10 32-33, 37-38,

19’ 27-304 JUNE Fathers of Athos Rom. 2’ 10-16 Matth. 18-2311 New- Martyrs Rom. 5’ 1-10 Matth. 6’ 22-3318 4th of Matthew Rom. 6’ 18-23 Matth. 8’ 5-1324 Nat. of Forerrun. Rom. 13’ 11- 14’ 4 Luce 1’ 1-25, 57- 68, 76-8025 5th of Matthew Rom. 10’ 1-10 Math. 8’ 28- 9’ 129 Ap. Peter & Paul B’ Cor. 11’ 21- 12’ 9 Matth. 9’ 36- 10’ 830 Holy Apostles A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16 Matth. 9’ 36- 10’ 82 JULY 6th of Matthew Romans 12’ 6-14 Matthew 9’ 1-89 7th of Matthew Gal. 4’ 22-27 Matthew 9’ 27-3516 + Saint Fathers Titus 3’ 8-15 Mathew 5’ 14-1920 Prophet Elias Jacob 5’ 10-20 Luce 4’ 22-3023 9th of Matthew A’ Cor. 3’ 9-17 Matthew 14’ 22-3425 St Anna Gal. 4’ 22-27 Luce 8’ 16-2127 St Panteleemon B’ Tim. 2’ 1-10 Luce 21’ 12-1930 10th of Matthew A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16 Matthew 14’ 14-236 AUG Tranfigur. of Lord B’ Peter 1’ 10-19 Matthew 17’ 1-913 12th of Matthew A’ Cor. 15’ 1-11 Matthew 19’ 16-2615 Dormition of Th. Philip. 2’ 5-11 Luce 10’ 38-42, 11’ 27-2820 13th of Matthew A’ Cor. 16’ 13-24 Matth. 21’ 33-4227 14th of Matthew B’ Cor. 1’ 21- 2’ 4 Matth. 22’ 1-14

29 Behead. of John Acts 13’ 25-32 Marc. 6’ 14-301 SEPT Beg. of Indiction A’ Timothy 2’ 1-7 Luce 4’ 16-223 15th of Matthew B’ Cor. 4’ 6-15 Matth. 22’ 35-468 Nativity of Theot. B’ Phil. 5-11 Luce 10’ 38-42, 11’ 27-2810 Bef. Exaltation Gal. 6’ 11-18 John 3’ 13-1714 Exaltation of Cross A’ Cor. 1’ 18-24 John 19’ 6-11, 13-20, 25-

28, 30-3517 After Exaltation A’ Cor. 1’ 18-24 Marcus 8’ 34- 9’ 124 1st of Luce B’ Cor. 6’ 1-10 Luce 5’ 1-1126 St John Theolog. A’ John 4’ 12-19 John 19’ 25-27, 21’ 24-25

DATE SUNDAYS- FEASTS APOSTLE GOSPEL1 OCT 2ND of Luce B’ Cor. 6’ 16- 7’ 1 Luce 6’ 31-368 3rd of Luce Gal. 2’ 16-20 Luce 7’ 11-1615 4th (Holy Fathers) Titus 3’ 8-15 Luce 8’ 5-1522 6th of Luce B’ Tim. 2’ 1-10 Luce 8’ 27-3926 St Demetrius B’ Tim. 2’ 1-10 John 15’ 12, 16’ 229 7th of Luce Gal. 2’ 16-20 Luce 8’ 41-565 NOV 5th of Luce Gal. 6’ 11-18 Luce 16’ 19-318 Holy Archangels Hebr. 2’ 2-10 Luce 10’ 16-2112 8th of Luce Ephes. 2’ 4-10 Luce 10’ 25-3713 St John Chrysost. Hebr. 7’ 26, 8’ 2 John 10’ 9-1614 Ap. Phillip A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16 John 1’ 44-5219 9th of Luce Ephes. 2’ 14-22 Luce 12’ 16-2121 Entrance of Theot. Hebr. 9’ 1-7 Luce 10’ 38-42, 11’ 27-2825 St Catherine Gal. 3’ 23, 4’ 5 Marc. 5’ 24-3426 13th of Luce Ephes. 4’ 9-17 Luce 18’ 18-2730 Ap. Andrew A’ Cor. 4’ 9-16 John 1’ 35-523 DEC 14th of Luce Ephes. 5’ 8-19 Luce 18’ 35-435 Right. Sabbas Gal. 5’ 22- 6’ 2 Matth. 11’ 27-306 St Nicholaos Hebr. 13’ 17-21 Luce 16’ 17-239 Conc. of St. Anna Gal. 4’ 22-27 Luce 8’ 16-2110 10th of Luce Ephes. 10-17 Luce 13’ 10-1712 St Spyridon Ephes. 5’ 8-19 John 10’ 9-1617 11th of Luce B’ Tim. 1’ 8-18 Luce 14’ 16-2424 Bef. Christmas Hebr. 11’ 9-10, 32-40 Matth. 1’ 1-2525 Nativity of Christ Gal. 4’ 4-7 Matth. 2’ 1-1226 Synaxis of Theot. Hebr. 2’ 11-18 Matth. 2’ 13-23

27 St Stephen Acts 6’ 8- 7’ 60 Matth. 21’ 33-4231 Bef. Epiphany B’ Tim. 13’ 7-16 Matth. 5’ 14-19

RIGHTEOUS ABBESSES OF THE MOTHER OF GODPEUFKOVOUNOGIATRISSAS’ MONASTERY IN KER-

ATEA

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 Synod4) 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 rela-tively 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 Ko-pronymos.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 sa-cred 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 schis-matics.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 Patri-archal 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 Pan-Orthodox Synod.29) In the Encyclical in the year 1848 that was given to everywhere Or-thodox 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 Con-stantinople 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 AlexandriaAnd 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 an-gel from heaven, even those we, let be in anathema", and the Synodi-cal 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 Direc-tory 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 lep-rosy 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, re-sponsible and in eternal Anathema, indictees and guilty on fire of Gehenna. Amen.

CIRCULAR ISSUED ΙΝ 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 reduc-tion, 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 Ec-umenical 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 JerusalemAnd their Holy Synods

THE PASTORAL ENCYCLICAL (1935)

OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE

Unjustly condemned by the schismatic synod to deposition and a five-year imprisonment in monasteries, and seized by force by the govern-ment (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) be-cause we had the courage and the spiritual strength to raise the glori-ous 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 mis-sion and the old Greek [revolutionary] slogan: “Fight for Orthodoxy and for Greek liberty,” and which, without the agreement of all the Ortho-dox Churches, introduced the Papal fastal calendar into our divine wor-ship, 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 fol-lows 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 innova-tion and cannot but proclaim as schismatic the State Church, which has accepted the Papal fastal calendar which has been described by Pan-Orthodox 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 cal-endar 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 Schis-matic 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 mem-bers 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 mea-sures in order to violate our Orthodox conscience, we exhort you to en-dure all things and to preserve the Orthodox heritage intact and un-stained, even as we received it from our pious Fathers, having us as lu-minous 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 per-mit 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 en-lighten 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 ECUMECISMAgainst the New Calendarists-Ecumenists

The official state schismatic [church] by its transgressions and apos-tasies, 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 schis-mato-heresy becomes a complete heresy” (Divine Chrysostom).We confess with all the strength of our hearts and with a tyrannical trum-pet we declare our Faith and confession as follows:We remain firmly unshaken in the Faith of our Fathers, in the injunc-tions 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 Pan-Orthodox 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 rec-ognizing the validity of its mysteries, not considering its acts and con-demnations 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 slan-ders 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 re-gards 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 EcumenismSynod 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 pro-ceed according to its commands: Anathema!To the Masonic and ecu-

menistic 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 ob-scure schemes of Freemasonry and ecumenism: Anathema!To the res-olution in March of 1924, of the outrageous fighter against Orthodoxy, Chrysostom Papadopoulos, whereby he forcefully imposed the innova-tion and schismato-heresy of new calendarism and ecumenism: Anath-

ema!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) +Metro-politan 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 Theo-dosios 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 antichris-tian 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 antichris-tian Ecumenism. Thus, the criticality of these times requires [from us] especially, a continuous way of life in the pure Confession of the Ortho-dox 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 set-ting 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 Ecu-menism" 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 Confes-sion and Ecclesiology of the Holy Church of Christ.

2. With one mouth and one heart we confess and preach that the Gen-uine 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 cal-endarist church, through the introduction of the condemned papist in-novation [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 publi-cations which, regardless of what context or by whom they were writ-ten, 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, + THEO-

DOSIUS of Phthiotis, + TITUS of Servia & Kozane

The Chief Secretary: + Hieromonk Kirykos (Kontogiannis)

Act of the Genuine Orthodox Churchof Greece in 1957

1) We remain firmly unshaken in the Faith of our Fathers, in the in-junctions 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 Pan-Orthodox Councils and Patriarchs, and in the Sacred Traditions.2) We exclude and reject every deviation, every addition or subtrac-

tion 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” ac-cording 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 Pi-raeus + Metropolitan Theocletus of Salamis + Metropolitan Agath-

angelus 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 Chrysos-tom 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 institution-alized.Desirable and all our task is to preserve this resource, to remain faith-ful in per dogmas, stable, sound and firm on the faith, ready to de-clare 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 hand-shake 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 differ-ences 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 con-cerned 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 un-faithful 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 SCHISMSTwo major schisms harassed the Church of Christ

1] In 1937 became the first major and tragic schism of former Metro-politans Chrysostomos of Florina and German of Dimitriados, who dis-torted the Orthodox Admission, which declared in 1935 on their return to Genuine Orthodox Church of Christ from the Schism of new calen-dar. 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 Ger-man (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 Calen-darist “church”) were cut off from the church as misbelief and they ex-pelled 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 Aufxen-tios Marinis. Michael of “America, “HOCNA” etc), and others exploiters of wishful believers!2] In 1995 became the second major schism of people supporting vari-ous heretical errors for the holy icons, especially the Holy Trinity (Syn-throno) 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 Arch-bishop Andreas of Athens (1995 / died in 2005) and two other bishops (1995) in contrast to the majority of bishops of the Holy Synod; Metro-politans 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, ac-cording 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 ap-pointed honorary respect to all the holy icons. Unfortunately, the tu-mult in the body of the Church continued, and they continued to sup-

port 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 conver-gence 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 Gen-uine 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 way- no 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 con-sequences 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 (for-mer 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 "bish-ops" (?). They created a new sectarian and anti-conventicle session, however it should be noted that the behavior of Romanian is particu-larly objectionable as they come to give substance to schism-heretical groups and failed to inform the general objective for the Church to in-form 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 inter-rupted the communion with the metropolitan of Thessalonica Chrysos-tomos, because of the declaration of heretical theories that: 1) The Church is without beginning like Christ but this is not documented any-where by saint fathers, 2) Christ (as person with the theologian mean) is without beginning, not only as God- Logos but also as man while Je-sus 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 New- Calendarism. 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 "Arch-bishop”). 1931: Unsuccessful attempt to join the G.O.C. under the schismatic-

heretic 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- Calen-darism and enshrined the Belief-Ecclesiology, that G.O.C. are the Gen-uine 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 for-mer of Florina Chrysostomos and Metropolitan of Zakynthos Chrysos-

tomos repent and return to the Church renouncing the schism of New- Calendarism. 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 Flo-

rina. 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 for-mer of Florina, as Exarch of Old- Calendarists and he to mention the Synod of New- Calendarists so not to be understood by the old- calen-darists and to react again. The proposals of former of Florina were un-successful, 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 Old- Calendarists 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 -ec-clesiology 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 signifi-cance. 1955: Former of Florina Chrysostomos dies without heirs Bishops, and

refer the matter to the death of the subject of New- Calendaris in fu-ture 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 affil-iation). 1960: Followers of former of Florina ask one of Archimandrites to be-

come 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" Aux-entios (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 for-

mer Bishop Kallistos driven maniacs for “Episcopacy” "Archmandrites” and invoking immorality, made in February 1979 in a coup and conse-crate 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 in-

dependent "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 out-

side 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 transmit-ted 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 Or-thodox Christians, Clergy and Laymen, through a pastoral encyclical rel-ative to the matter. Beloved Children in the Lord: Because we are mor-tal men and finite and incapable of truly understanding divine and spir-itual 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 igno-rant regarding the bodiless creatures," St. John of Damascus writes, "God has clothed them with forms and shapes, and used images com-prehensible to our nature, bodily forms which could be seen by the spiritual vision of the mind; and these we make into shapes and im-ages… But the Scripture also has forms and images of God." (On the Di-vine Images, Apology III, 25) And thus the Holy 7th Ecumenical Council decreed, "We define with all certitude and accuracy.. that… the venera-ble 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. [Incor-rect 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 benefi-cence 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 venera-tion of the Sacred Icons. Thus, in a fatherly manner, we urge and ex-hort the pious Iconographers to paint, and the devout faithful to re-spect, 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 ap-peared 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 im-possible 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 our-selves that the Holy 7th Ecumenical Council, in the 5th Session, de-creed 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. Dionys-ios 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] up-ward." (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 Sa-cred 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 ap-pearance 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 Hospi-tality 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 Life-bearing 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 un-corrupted 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 consti-tutes 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 de-cree 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 name-sake 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 dark-ness of death, and by His divinity has bound the mighty one and plun-dered 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 pi-ous iconographers henceforth to paint without the depiction of the bath and midwives so as to give no cause for doubt regarding the pain-less childbearing by the Theotokos, as in the analogous circumstance, the fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council decreed, "Confessing the di-vine childbirth to have resulted from the Virgin… without its being in-duced 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), accord-ing to the interpretation of Sacred Chrysostom, or without the repre-sentation 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 in-terpretation 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 synodi-cally we command that all of you faithful and genuine children of the church of Christ keep the traditions of the Fathers which we have re-ceived 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 char-acteristics 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 pre-served. 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 earth-

bound and daily affairs to the heavenly and spiritual. The Church of Christ has a wealth of men who were church theologians and ex-tremely 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 your-selves, 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 fra-grant aroma." (Eph.4:31-5:2) Make peace among yourselves and oth-ers. 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 God-bearing Fathers; therefore, we stand firmly with fear of God, faith and love in keeping everything which has been given to us. Henceforth, ev-ery 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 bless-ing 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

DATECONC.

CATALOGUE OF LATE HIERARCHES DATEREP.

1935 MATTHEW (KARPATHAKIS) OF ATHENS (VRESTENIS) 19501948 SPYRIDON (PASIOS) OF TRIMITHOUS (CYPRUS) 19631948 DEMETRIOS (PSAROTHEODOROPOULOS) OF THESSALONICA 19761951 CHRYSOSTOMOS (POULOUPATES) OF MESSENIA 19561952 JOHN (BALTSAKES) OF THEBES & LEVADIA 19641952 VISSARION (BALTSAKES) OF TRIKKI AND STAGA 19771952 MELETIOS (KOTSAKOS) OF ATTIKA AND MEGARIS 19661952 MATTHEW B' (LIGNOS) OF VRESTHENA 19631957 AGATHANGELOS (ELEFTHERIOU) OF ATHENS (TENOS) 19681958 GREGORIOS (ROUSSES) OF MESSENIA 20091972 MATTHEOS (MACRES) OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS 20011972 LAZAROS (ATHANASIOU) OF VRESTHENA 19891972 THEODOSIOS (TSALAGAS) OF FTHIOTIS 20021972 EVMENIOS (SEFAKIS) OF HERACLION AND ALL CRETE 19811972 TITOS (VLACHOS) OF SERVIA AND KOZANE 20022002 AVRAMIOS (BALTSAKES) OF THEBES AND LEVADIA 20052002 PAUL (KARAGOUNES) OF ATTICA AND MEGARIS 20052003 NECTARIOS (TSIKOURAS) OF LARISSA AND TYRNAVOS 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 histori-cal Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Keratea-At-tica 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 or-

dained 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 Archdio-cese 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 Metropol-itan 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 Metropo-lis 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 & God- Bearer.

+ 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 gen-eral 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 guid-ance 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 CHRYSOSTOMOSLOCUM 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, Konstanti-noupoleos 22 Road, Rouf Athens.

+ METROPOLITAN OF FTHIOTIS IGNATIOSHoly Church of Saint John the Forreruner, Avlidos 3 Street, 351 00 Lamia Greece. Telephone number; 01130-22310-25388 & 01130-22310-81306

+ METROPOLITAN OF MESSENIA IAKOVOSHoly 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

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)

Holy Cathedral Church of Evangelist Matthew (Holy Apos-tles), Aeschylus 19 Road, PC 196 00, Mandra, Attica. Tel. num-ber: 210 55 53 154

(Holy Metropolis of Attica and Megaris)

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

Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Taxiarches, Kolonaki, 322 00 Thiva Greece. Telephone number; 22620 29 283

(Holy Metropolis of Thebes & Levadia)

Holy Cathedral Church of Saint John the Forreruner, Avlidos 3 Street, 351 00 Lamia Greece. Telephone number; 01130-22310-25388 & 01130-22310-81306

(Holy Metropolis of Fthiotis)

Holy Cathredal Church of Annunciation of Theotokos, (St Georgios) Koumoundourou 72 Road, Larissa. Tel. Number: 2410 535 770

(Holy Metropolis of Larissa & Tyrnavos)

Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Sophia, Tertipi 48 Road, PC 421 00, Trikala.

(Holy Metropolis of Trikki & Staga)

Holy Church of the Nativity of Christ, PC 590 31, Anchialos, Thessalonica, Tel. number: 2310 722 343.

(Holy Metopolis of Thessalonica & Veroia)

Holy Church of St George, Agathia, PC 590 31, Imathia.Tel. number: 23310 99 638

Holy Cathedral Church of Saint Charalambos, G. Tiolis 42 Road, PC 501 00, Kozani. Tel. number: 24610 33 835

(Holy Metropolis of Servia & Kozani)

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)

Holy Church of “Life- giving Font”, (Skete of Panagoulakis), PC 241 00, Kalamata. Tel. number: 27210 23 784

(Holy Metropolis of Messenia)

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 CYPRUSOF PATERNAL TRADITIONS

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

HOLY MONASTERIES & HERMITAGES

The Entrance of Theotokos (Pefkovounogiatrissa), 190 01, Keratea.

Saint Fathers of Mount Athos, Oinoi, 190 12, Villia, Attica. “Life – Giving Font”, Merini, 196 00, Mandra, Attica. Saint Trinity, 190 01, Keratea.

Virgin Mary Myrtidiotissa, Kanaris 5 Road, 151 26, Marousi, Athens.

Saint Efstathios, Kryoneri, 145 00, Kiphisia- Attica. Saint Nicholaos, 145 00, Kiphisia- Attica. Virgin Mary “Quick- hearer”, 190 09 Rafina, Attica. Virgin Mary “Quick- hearer”, Gorgopotamos 351 00, Lamia. Saint paraskevi, 341 00, Mytica- Chalkida. Saint George, PC 179, Melissochori, 322 00, Thiva Virgin Mary “Quick- hearer”, 350 17, Ag. Georgios- Tymfris-

tos, Fthiotis. Annunciation of Theotokos, RS, 400 08, Rapsani- Larissa. 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; 001-215-225-8889Telephone 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 Annunci-ation 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 Transfigura-tion (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 ΟΝ 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.

July 1, 2, 17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 31.

February 8, 10, 11, 17, 24. August 31March 9, 26. September 1,6,9,13,20,23,26.April 23, 25, 30. October 6, 18, 18, 26.

May 2, 8, 15, 21, 25. November 1,8,12,13,16,25,30.June 8, 11, 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. Sep-tember 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 Sun-day 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 be-cause 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 every-

thing for me, and brother and coheir, and friend, and part of you.

(Saint John Chrysostom)