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A Song by ABBA, Dedicated to the Ecumenical Patriarch
Read More: A Song by ABBA, Dedicated to the Ecumenical PatriarchH.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily,welcoming His All-Holiness Bartholomew,Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch,at the Thyranoixia Service of the St. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, August 24, 2025 Your All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch,Your Eminences,Rev. Members of the Clergy,Your Excellencies,Archons and Distinguished Guests from the United States of…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 12th Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 12th Sunday of MatthewSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, August 31, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers & Sisters in Christ, In today’s Gospel reading, we learn about a young man seeking eternal life, out of earnest desire. Christ first gently guides him toward the commandments; what the Mosaic Law demands. St. John Chrysostom sees in this exchange no pretense.…
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H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 9th Sunday of Matthew
Read More: H. E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 9th Sunday of MatthewSt. George Cathedral of Stockholm Sunday, August 10, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, the Holy Gospel presents us with a powerful, symbolic event: our Lord walking on the sea, and His saving of the Apostle Peter who, though bold in faith at first, began to sink in doubt. We begin with…
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H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 8th Sunday of Matthew (The Miracle of the Five Loaves)
Read More: H.E. Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden’s Homily on the 8th Sunday of Matthew (The Miracle of the Five Loaves)Sunday, August 3, 2025 Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, the Holy Gospel presents us with one of the most beloved miracles of our Lord; the feeding of the five thousand (Matthew 14:14–22). This is a story of physical nourishment, and divine revelation of God’s love and providence. As St. John Chrysostom notes,…
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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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