A call to all

The People most honoured για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ No people is as horoured like the Christian People. God came to us and became man and ever since He lives among us. Not only doe He live among us, but he also entrusts us, His People, with the continuation of His work, i.e. the spread of … More A call to all

Unfailing Presence

Who is coming? για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Last Sunday has probably passed unperceived, however it signals a new starting period for the Church called Advent. Among the Catholics in the Greek speaking world this period of time is named “the time of the Presence”. In the Eastern Church the new liturgical year commences on 1st … More Unfailing Presence

JOY, PEACE, GLORY

για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ INFORMATIVE BULLETIN OF THE PAPHOS LATIN PARISH DECEMBER 2018 Wonderful closeness Christ’s coming into the world marked the beginning of humankind’s sanctification and renewal. Christ willed to become man passing through all the stages of our human existence, namely starting in the Virgin’s womb, becoming a baby, an infant, a little … More JOY, PEACE, GLORY

Free to love

για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ The centre and the horizon of all Christmas is the feast which reminds us of the quiet and unobtrusive way God entered our world, freely willing to become one of us. The mystery of Incarnation cannot be ever explained, but through the unfathomed love of God who wishes from all eternity … More Free to love

Merry Christmas

  κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Insights into the Eastern Christian Iconography For the Eastern Church the icon is not a means to put the imagination into motion. The icon is not a picture; it is rather a vehicle of grace and life. It elevates and purifies the faithful by bringing him in the presence of the … More Merry Christmas

Before Christmas

  κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά In an atmosphere of prayer  Christmas is approaching and with it our many preparations for that great celebration intensify. All of us wish to be, this period, in our best form so as to spend beautiful warm days with those we love. It is generally accepted that in order to … More Before Christmas

Peace, joy, glory

κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The Christmas message Beyond the bright lights and the festive clatter of the commercial centres of our cities, the Christmas message is the dawn of a new world and the inversion of the human flat standards regarding life, both personal as well as social. God became man, not in order … More Peace, joy, glory

Sunday

κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά …and liturgy The first day of the week is called in Greek Kyriaké, i.e. “belonging to the Lord“, from the Greek words Kyrios =Lord. The word Kyrios for the Christian –who apply it to the person of Jesus, is equivalent to a confession and a statement of faith in His … More Sunday