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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on Holy Wednesday
St. George Cathedral of Stockholm April 8, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter more deeply into the solemn days of Holy Week, Holy Wednesday is a day that confronts us with two radically different responses to Christ: the silent, tearful repentance of the woman who anoints Him, and the calculated…
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New Carved Wooden Epitaphios Canopy at the Stockholm Cathedral
The Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia joyfully announces to the Christ-loving faithful of the Mother Church in Scandinavia that the new carved wooden canopy of the Epitaphios has recently been received. This work, of exceptional craftsmanship and high aesthetic quality, continues the series of carved wooden furnishings—including the iconostasis, the chanters stands, and…
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GOYS made prosforo
What a blessed and joyful day! The St. George Cathedral of Stockholm GOYS spent today learning how to make **prosforo**. We had so much fun together — mixing, kneading, stamping, and chatting and having fika while the prosfora were rising. In the end, we produced some really great-looking prosfora. The GOYS will finish baking them…
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Ο Ακάθιστος Ύμνος και τα Ομηρικά Έπη
Του Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα Ψάλλοντας τον Ακάθιστο Ύμνο, καλούμεθα, να κάνουμε ένα πνευματικό ταξίδι, που συνδέει την πίστη με την ποίηση, την θεία λατρεία με την αρχαία ελληνική κλασική παράδοση. Για να το επιτύχουμε αυτό, ας ρίξουμε μια ματιά σε δύο σημαντικά στοιχεία της πολιτιστικής μας κληρονομιάς: τους 24 οίκους του Ακαθίστου Ύμνου…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily at the 11th Catechumens’ Seminar
St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Thursday, March 26, 2026 Topic: The Orthodox Church Under Persecution;From the Apostolic Age to the Present Introduction Throughout its two thousand year history, the Orthodox Church has walked a path that is inseparable from sacrifice, suffering and witness. From the earliest days when the Apostles were imprisoned and beaten, through…
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My Homeland, Little Forgotten One!
By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Greece, within and beyond its borders, celebrates a unique double feast. March 25th, 1821, is both the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos and the anniversary of our National Rebirth. From early on, the conscience of the Nation united these two celebrations; the proclamation of…
