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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia’s Homily on the Fourth Stanza of the Akathist to the Theotokos Annunciation Metropolitan Church of Oslo
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia’s Homily on the Fourth Stanza of the Akathist to the Theotokos Annunciation Metropolitan Church of OsloFriday, March 20th, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the fourth stanza of the Akathist Hymn we hear the words describing Joseph, troubled in mind when he saw the Virgin with child. He knew her purity, yet he struggled to comprehend the mystery unfolding before him. The hymn places us within that…
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Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στην Κυριακή Γ΄ Νηστειών
Read More: Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στην Κυριακή Γ΄ ΝηστειώνDearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, on the Third Sunday of Great Lent, the Orthodox Church places before us the precious and life-giving Cross of our Lord as a source of strength, encouragement, and spiritual refreshment for all who are striving in prayer, fasting, and repentance. The Cross is not merely a instrument…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily at the 10th Catechumens’ Seminar
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily at the 10th Catechumens’ SeminarSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Thursday, March 12, 2026 Topic: The Jesus Prayer It is a great blessing and joy to speak with you today, especially as catechumens and newly illumined Christians—those who are approaching, or have recently entered, the fullness of the Orthodox faith. You are not simply learning about Orthodoxy. You are entering…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Sermon on the Second Sunday of Great Lent
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Sermon on the Second Sunday of Great LentSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, March 8, 2026 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, on the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Greece. The Church places his memory during the sacred period of Great Lent to remind us of the true purpose of…
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Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στην Κυριακή των Απόκρεω
Read More: Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στην Κυριακή των ΑπόκρεωΚαθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου Στοκχόλμης Κυριακή, 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2026 Θεοφιλέστατε,Αιδεσιμολογιώτατε π. Γεώργιε,Μουσικολογιώτατοι,Αγαπητοί εν Χριστώ Αδελφοί,Αγαπημένα μας παιδιά, Η σημερινή Κυριακή των Απόκρεω μάς εισάγει στην πνευματική πορεία προς την Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή. Η Εκκλησία προβάλλει ενώπιόν μας την παραβολή της Τελικής Κρίσεως (Ματθ. 25, 31-46), για να μάς αφυπνίσει και να μάς οδηγήσει στην μετάνοια. Ο…
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“The bread is on the table … Give Christ something to drink”
Read More: “The bread is on the table … Give Christ something to drink”By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden The parable of the Final Judgment, as it is handed down in the Gospel according to Matthew (25:31–46), constitutes a supreme eschatological text of the New Testament, in which the criterion of salvation and condemnation is clearly defined. Christ is presented as the Son of Man, who will…
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Η Παραβολή του Ασώτου ως θεολογία της επιστροφής και πολιτισμικό αρχέτυπο
Read More: Η Παραβολή του Ασώτου ως θεολογία της επιστροφής και πολιτισμικό αρχέτυποΤου Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα Η Παραβολή του Ασώτου (Λουκά 15:11–32) λειτουργεί στην Ορθόδοξη Παράδοση ως σύνοψη του Ευαγγελίου. Η πτώση δεν είναι απλώς ηθική αστοχία, αλλά ρήξη σχέσης, και η μετάνοια δεν είναι αυτοβελτίωση αλλά επιστροφή στην πατρική κοινωνία/επικοινωνία. Η Πατερική ανάγνωση της παραβολής συναντά τη νεοελληνική ποιητική και μουσική ευαισθησία, όπου το…
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The First Ordination to the Episcopacy at the Stockholm Cathedral
Read More: The First Ordination to the Episcopacy at the Stockholm CathedralAt the beginning of the Triodion season, on Sunday, February 1st, 2026, with the permission and encouragement of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the ordination to the episcopacy of the Most Reverend Bishop-elect Bartholomew of Elaia was celebrated at the Saint George Cathedral of Stockholm. The service took place in an atmosphere of prayerful devotion,…
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“Erin Brockovich” and the “Green Patriarch”
Read More: “Erin Brockovich” and the “Green Patriarch”By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden I recently watched the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” starring Julia Roberts. This film is not merely a dramatic biographical narrative, a cinematic work of social sensitivity, but a powerful denunciation of the injustice generated by environmental destruction and, at the same time, a hymn to the human capacity…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sunday of Zacchaeus
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Sunday of ZacchaeusSunday, January 25, 2026 Your Grace, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today the Church places before us the luminous figure of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Though short in stature, Zacchaeus stands tall in the spiritual vision of the Church, for his encounter with Christ reveals…
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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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