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Αφιέρωμα στα 180 έτη από την γέννηση του Αγίου Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως
Read More: Αφιέρωμα στα 180 έτη από την γέννηση του Αγίου Νεκταρίου ΠενταπόλεωςΤου Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας Κλεόπα Με αφορμή την σημερινή 180ή επέτειο από την γέννηση του αγίου Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως, την 1η Οκτωβρίου 1846, στην Σηλυβρία της Ανατολικής Θράκης, συνέταξα και δημοσιεύω το παρόν άρθρο, το οποίο είναι αφιερωμένο στην σχέση του αγίου με την ιδιαίτερη πατρίδα του. Η Σηλυβρία της Ανατολικής Θράκης υπήρξε η γενέτειρα του αγίου…
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Από το “Δοξαστικόν” του Ελύτη στη δόξα της Θεοτόκου
Read More: Από το “Δοξαστικόν” του Ελύτη στη δόξα της ΘεοτόκουΤου Μητροπολίτη Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα Το Δεκαπενταύγουστο, η Εκκλησία δεν επιχειρεί απλώς να μας εξηγήσει το μυστήριο της Κοιμήσεως της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου. Κυρίως το ψάλλει. Το περιβάλλει με ποίηση, με εικόνες, με ήχους, με φως και με αναστάσιμη προσδοκία. Η θεολογία γίνεται ύμνος, η διδασκαλία γίνεται δοξολογία και το δόγμα ενδύεται την ομορφιά της ποίησης.…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 11th Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 11th Sunday of MatthewSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm August 16, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In today’s Gospel reading, our Lord presents the parable of the unforgiving servant. A king wished to settle accounts with his servants, and one of them was brought before him owing the immense sum of ten thousand talents—a debt that…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Lord’s Holy Transfiguration
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Lord’s Holy TransfigurationSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm August 6, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On the holy feast of the Transfiguration, the Church invites us to ascend spiritually with Peter, James, and John to Mount Tabor. There, before the eyes of His disciples, Christ “was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun,…
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H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Eighth Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Eighth Sunday of MatthewSt. George of Ioannina Church of Roskilde, Denmark Sunday, August 2, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s Gospel presents the disciples crossing the Sea of Galilee while their boat is being battered by the waves and the wind is against them. Christ has remained behind in prayer, and during the darkest hours…
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H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Eighth Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Eighth Sunday of MatthewSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, July 26, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s Gospel places before us the miracle of the multiplication of the five loaves and the two fish. A great multitude has followed Christ into a deserted place. The people are tired and hungry, and evening is approaching. The…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical CouncilSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, July 19, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today the Orthodox Church honors the 630 God-bearing Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, which met at Chalcedon in the year 451. These Fathers gathered not to create a new faith, but to preserve the truth revealed by Christ,…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sixth Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sixth Sunday of MatthewSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, July 12, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In today’s Gospel, several people bring a paralytic to the Lord. They place before Christ a man who cannot walk, expecting the healing of his body. Yet the Lord first says to him: “Take heart, my son; your sins…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Fifth Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Fifth Sunday of MatthewSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, July 5, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s Gospel brings us to the country of the Gergesenes, where our Lord Jesus Christ encounters two men living among the tombs. They are isolated, tormented, violent, and cut off from ordinary human communion. No one can pass by…
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Χαιρετισμός Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στο Βήμα του Αποστόλου Παύλου στην Βέροια «Παύλεια» 2026
Read More: Χαιρετισμός Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στο Βήμα του Αποστόλου Παύλου στην Βέροια «Παύλεια» 2026Σεβασμιώτατε Μητροπολίτα Βεροίας, Ναούσης και Καμπανίας κ.κ. Παντελεήμων,Σεβασμιώτατοι και Θεοφιλέστατοι Άγιοι Αρχιερείς,Σεβαστοί Πατέρες,Εξοχώτατοι και Εντιμότατοι Άρχοντες,Ελλογιμώτατοι Καθηγητές,Αγαπητοί εν Χριστώ Αδελφοί, Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά και συγκίνηση, βρισκόμαστε σήμερα στο ιστορικό Βήμα του Αποστόλου Παύλου, στην Βέροια, εκεί όπου ο Απόστολος των Εθνών στάθηκε, πριν από σχεδόν δύο χιλιετίες, και κήρυξε το Ευαγγέλιο στους ευγενείς Βεροιείς. Οι…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 6th Sunday of Luke
Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s Gospel presents the healing of the demon-possessed man in the country of the Gadarenes. He lived naked, isolated from society, and among the tombs—a vivid image of how evil destroys communion, and leads toward spiritual death. Yet Christ crossed the lake to seek this suffering man personally.…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily for the Feast of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer
Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Saint Demetrios is honored not only as the protector of Thessaloniki, but also as a protector, guide, and inspiring example for young people. He was himself young, yet his youth was filled with dedication, spiritual strength, vision, and unwavering faith in Christ. He did not use his position…
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Visit of the New Ambassador of Greece to the Metropolitan of Sweden
The formal courtesy visit of the new Ambassador of Greece to Sweden, His Excellency Mr. Nikolaos Sapountzis, to His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia took place in a particularly warm and cordial atmosphere on Monday, October 19, 2026, at the Ηeadquarters of the Holy Metropolis in Stockholm. His Eminence warmly welcomed the…
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