Homily

Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στην Κυριακή των Προπατόρων

December 15, 2025

Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου Στοκχόλμης Κυριακή, 14 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 Πανοσιολογιώτατε π. Βαρθολομαίε,Αιδεσιμολογιώτατε π. Γεώργιε,Μουσικολογιώτατοι,Αγαπητοί εν Χριστώ Αδελφοί,Αγαπημένα μας παιδιά, Σήμερα, η Εκκλησία μας τιμά όλους τους Προπάτορες, τους Πατριάρχες, τους Προφήτες και τους Δικαίους της Παλαιάς Διαθήκης, οι οποίοι προετοίμασαν τον δρόμο για την ενανθρώπηση του Υιού και Λόγου του Θεού. Είναι οι «προ Χριστού…
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The Feast of Saint Nicholas at the Finnish Parish of Stockholm

December 11, 2025

On the morning of Saturday, December 6, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia presided over the Divine Liturgy in Chorostasia at the festal Finnish Parish of Saint Nicholas in Stockholm. Concelebrating with him were the Very Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis, Parish Priest of Saint George Cathedral in Stockholm, and the visiting…
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Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden, What Makes a Space Holy

December 8, 2025

H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia’s Presentation on “What Makes a Space Holy,” within the framework of the Dialogue between the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Office of Inter-religious and Inter-cultural Affairs) and the International Jewish Committee for Inter-religious Consultations. Geneva, December 8, 2025 Your All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Distinguished Members of the International…
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Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα στην Κυριακή Ι΄ Λουκά

December 7, 2025

Ιερός Ναός Αποστόλου Παύλου, του εν Σαμπεζύ Γενεύης Ορθοδόξου Κέντρου του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου Κυριακή, 7 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 Σεβασμιώτατε Μητροπολίτα Ελβετίας κ. Μάξιμε, Θεοφιλέστατε Επίσκοπε Τυάνων κ. Φανούριε, Αγαπητοί Πατέρες, Μουσικολογιώτατοι, Αγαπητοί εν Χριστώ Αδελφοί, Αφού ευχαριστήσω τον Σεβ. Ποιμενάρχη σας κ. Μάξιμο, λίαν αγαπητό εν Χριστώ Αδελφό και φίλο από των νεανικών μας χρόνων στην…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas’ Homily on the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple and the Nativity of Chirst

November 23, 2025

St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, November 23, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Let us reflect upon two radiant feasts that illuminate the entire mystery of salvation, the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple and the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. At first glance, these feasts may appear…
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The Evangelist Matthew and American Cinema

November 16, 2025

By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Allow me to begin not from a Patristic text, but from a world we often consider distant from the Church: the world of cinema – the world of art, of images, of contemporary storytelling. The Church is not afraid of modern culture; whatever bears seeds of truth, she…
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Οι Αγγελικές Δυνάμεις κι ο άγγελος φωτός π. Ευσέβιος Βίττης

November 8, 2025

Ομιλία Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπαστην Σύναξη των Παμμεγίστων ΤαξιαρχώνΙερό Ησυχαστήριο Αγίου Νικολάου Ρέττβικ ΣουηδίαςΣάββατο, 8 Νοεμβρίου 2025 Αιδεσιμολογιώτατε π. Γεώργιε,Μουσικολογιώτατοι,Ευλαβείς προσκυνηταί και φιλέορτοι Χριστιανοί, Σήμερα, η Εκκλησία μας τιμά τους Αρχιστρατήγους Μιχαήλ και Γαβριήλ και όλες τις Αγγελικές Δυνάμεις. Είναι ημέρα φωτός και ουράνιας ευφροσύνης, ημέρα που ο ορατός και ο αόρατος κόσμος ενώνονται…
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Doxology Service for October 28th, 1940, National Celebration in Stockholm

October 26, 2025

On Sunday, October 26, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Saint George in Stockholm, assisted by the Cathedral’s Pastor, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis. Following the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, a Doxology (Thanksgiving) Service was held, attended by Her Excellency Mrs.…
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Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on St. Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer, Sts. Demetrios and Nestor Parish, Örebro

October 25, 2025

Örebro, Saturday, October 25, 2025 Very Reverend and Rev. Fathers, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, with reverence and great joy, we celebrate St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki, the glorious martyr and myrrh-streamer, whose steadfast faith continues to shine as a beacon of hope for the entire Church. St. Demetrios was still a young…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the Fourth Sunday of Luke

October 12, 2025

St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, October 12, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we hear one of the most beautiful and important parables that our Lord Jesus Christ ever spoke — the Parable of the Sower. Christ tells us about a man who went out to sow his seed. Some of…
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