December 2025
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The Fables of Aesop as a Preparation for the Gospel
Read More: The Fables of Aesop as a Preparation for the GospelBy H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden From antiquity to the present day, humanity has sought ways to express truth, to teach virtue, and to demonstrate the consequences of human behavior. Two great pedagogical currents of history—seemingly different yet essentially convergent—are the fables of Aesop and the teaching of Christ, as interpreted and lived within the…
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What Begins in the Manger Is Fulfilled in the Tomb and Overturned in the Resurrection
Read More: What Begins in the Manger Is Fulfilled in the Tomb and Overturned in the ResurrectionBy His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Christ’s Nativity as a Prefiguration of His Burial and Resurrection in the Patristic and Liturgical Tradition The Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son and Word of God is not an isolated event within the history of the Divine Economia/Dispensation. The Nativity of Christ is inseparably linked with…
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Christmas Pastoral Encyclical 2025 To the Clergy and the Faithful of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All Scandinavia
Read More: Christmas Pastoral Encyclical 2025 To the Clergy and the Faithful of the Holy Metropolis of Sweden and All ScandinaviaDearly Beloved Brothers & Sisters in the Incarnate Lord, As we approach the radiant Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, the Church once again invites us to contemplate the great and ineffable mystery of the Incarnation. The eternal Word of God, through Whom all things were made, humbles Himself, assumes our human nature, and…
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Ι. Μυστήριο του Χρίσματος σε τρία μέλη οικογένειας του Καθεδρικού Ναού Στοκχόλμης
Read More: Ι. Μυστήριο του Χρίσματος σε τρία μέλη οικογένειας του Καθεδρικού Ναού ΣτοκχόλμηςΤρία μέλη οικογένειας του Καθεδρικού Ναού Στοκχόλμης έλαβαν το Ι. Μυστήριο του Χρίσματος, το Σάββατο, 20 Δεκεμβρίου 2025. Οι προσευχές μας θα τους συνοδεύουν στην ζωή τους.
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St. George Cathedral of Stockholm, Sunday, December 21, 2025
Read More: St. George Cathedral of Stockholm, Sunday, December 21, 2025Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Incarnate, At our gathering today, you will permit me to refer to two individuals, members of our local Church, who play a particularly important role in its life and activity, on the one hand because of their scientific and professional standing, and on the other because of…
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6th Meeting of Catechumens and Distribution of Catechetical Material in Stockholm
Read More: 6th Meeting of Catechumens and Distribution of Catechetical Material in StockholmOn the afternoon of Thursday, December 18th, 2025, the 6th consecutive meeting with the Catechumens and the newly illumined faithful took place at the premises of the Saint George Cathedral of Stockholm. It should be noted that this was preceded by a meeting between His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia and the…
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“Sleep, My Little Angel, Sweetly to My Song”
Read More: “Sleep, My Little Angel, Sweetly to My Song”By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden In the depths of the Greek soul there are certain sounds that seem to have been born together with the light of this land/Greece. Among them stands out the sound of the lullaby: a primordial human act, an act of love, reconciliation, peace, prayer, and promise. A promise…
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Christmas reception at the Apostolic Nunciature of Stockholm
Read More: Christmas reception at the Apostolic Nunciature of StockholmChristmas reception at the Apostolic Nunciature of Stockholm, hosted by His Eminence Archbishop Julio Murat of Orange, Apostolic Nuncio, on December 15, 2025. Thank you, Your Eminence, for your great hospitality!
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Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Attends Concert Marking First Anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s Election
STOCKHOLM — His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia attended a commemorative concert held at St. Erik’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Stockholm on Monday, June 8, 2026, marking the first anniversary of the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The Metropolitan participated in the event at the invitation of the Apostolic Nunciature…
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The Prophet Jeremiah and the Macedonian King Alexander the Great
By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden. The history of humanity remembers individuals who left an indelible mark on the course of nations. Some distinguished themselves as men of God, enlightened by the prophetic gift, while others emerged as great leaders who altered the course of world history. Among these remarkable figures stand the Prophet…
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His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sunday of All Saints
St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, June 7, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, on the blessed feast of the Sunday of All Saints, the Orthodox Church honors and celebrates all the saints of God—known and unknown, ancient and modern, men and women, martyrs, apostles, hierarchs, monastics, and every faithful servant who…
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