St Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church
Belfast, United Kingdom
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is Risen! This is weekly newsletter #9 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: Christ is Risen, beloved brothers and sisters! Once again, congratulations on the Great Read More
Christ is Risen! On Bright Monday, 21st of April, with the blessing of our bishop, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, we celebrated the Paschal Vigil at our parish to mark the Feast of Feasts – the Resurrection of our Lord. It Read More
Christ is Risen!Beloved brothers and sisters, I wish you, your families, and your loved ones a very happy, peaceful, and blessed Pascha—the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ! Please find attached the Paschal Message of Read More
Blessed Holy Saturday, brothers and sisters! As we enter the final days of Holy Week, the sacred events intensify, and the border between them begins to blur. This is especially felt during the services of Holy Friday. We began the Read More
On this day, we commemorate several profound events in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ: His washing of the disciples’ feet; the institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, His agony in the Garden of Read More
On Tuesday evening, by anticipation, the Church celebrated the Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Wednesday. In the Gospel read during this service (John 12:17–50), we hear the Lord saying: “Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you Read More
On Monday evening, by anticipation, the Church celebrated the Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Tuesday. On this day, we remember the Gospel parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1–13): a story that gives its name and spiritual meaning to the services, Read More
Blessed Palm Sunday, brothers and sisters! This morning, we celebrated the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem. Yet already by evening, the joyful mood began to give way to a more solemn tone, as we look ahead to Christ’s Passion. Read More
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This is weekly newsletter #8 of the St Ignatius Parish in Belfast. Contents of this Newsletter: Message from Fr Dmitry: It was a blessing to spend the past weekend in Belfast and see so many of Read More
Dear brothers and sisters, Join us for the services in Church this Friday and over the weekend (4th to 6th April, 2025). We have an intensive schedule ahead. In addition to the Divine services, we will hold our Parish Annual Read More