This Tuesday, 11 June 2024, our Church honours the memory of the Holy Glorious Apostle Bartholomew, Patron Saint of the spiritual father of all the Orthodox, His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The name day feast of His All-Holiness constitutes an opportunity for a prayerful meeting of all His spiritual children, regardless of the distance that separates them from each other and from the venerable Centre of Orthodoxy, the Phanar.
On the fifth continent, the Patriarchal Name Day will be celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour in all churches and holy monasteries of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. The centre of the celebrations will be the celebrating Holy Monastery of Our Lady “Axion Esti”, in Northcote, Victoria, where the two-days of divine services will be presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
On the eve of the Feast Day, Monday 10 June, from 7:00pm the Great Hierarchical Vespers will take place, officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia.
On the main day of the Feast, Tuesday 11 June, from 7:30am, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia will officiate during the Matins and preside over the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.
The pious and Christ-loving people of Victoria are invited to participate in the holy Feast Day of the Holy Monastery of Our Lady “Axion Esti”, praying together with their Chief Shepherd, Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Bishops and the holy Clergy for the health and longevity of His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
