The Orthodox Archbishopric of Good Hope was established by Patriarchal and Synodal decree in 1968. The Archdiocese of Good Hope includes areas of the Republic of South Africa south of the Vaal River – extending to the regions of the Western and Eastern Cape, Orange Free State, Kwazulu-Natal and the independent countries of Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho.
We are pleased to be hosting a lecture by Professor Renos Papadopoulos, director of the Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees at the University of Essex and Honorary Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, London. As consultant to the United Nations and other organisations, he has been working with refugees and survivors [...]
The name day of our Archbishop, Saint Sergios’ day, was celebrated at the Metropolitan Church of Saints Raphael, Nikolaos and Irene. On Thursday evening, 6 October, we celebrated Vespers and on Friday evening, 7 October, the Divine Liturgy for the Saint was celebrated. —– Saint Sergios The holy Martyrs Saint Sergios and Saint Baccus [...]
Petros Khaya from the Eastern Cape has arrived in Alexandria to attend theological school. Seen here with His Beautitude the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa THEODORUS II.
Petros has been attending Greek and catechism classes with Emmanuel Nicolaos under the guidance of His Eminence Archbishop Sergios, and was baptised at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saints Raphael. Read the rest of this entry…
A sermon preached by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh on Sunday, 25th September 1988: In his Epistle to the Galatians (VI:14) Saint Paul says that by the Cross of Christ the world is crucified unto him, and he is crucified unto the world. What does this mean? He was not physically crucified, neither was the [...]
Kids adore their pets and showed them off in a very special way at our third annual Pets Day Blessing celebrating Saint Mammas, the patron saint of animals, which was held on Sunday 4 September 2011 at the holy metropolis Of Good Hope in Rondebosch.
From a sermon preached on today’s Gospel (Matthew 19:16-26) by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh on Sunday, 18th August 1991: In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. The Lord warns us today of how difficult it is for a man who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God. Does [...]
‘. . . Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.’ This petition from the Lord’s Prayer is illustrated by the parable from the gospel for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Matt. 18. 23-35). A king calls his servants to account: one of the servants owes him ten thousand talents and, [...]
God the Holy Trinity: ‘The Lover of Mankind’
September 16, 2011 in Orthodox Christianity, Scriptural & liturgical commentary | No comments
The second session of The Way that was held on 2 September focused on God the Holy Trinity as the ‘Lover of Mankind’. The talk was given by Father Demetrios Bathrellos who began by noting that the doctrine of the Trinity is often seen as confusing and difficult. Yet, the question of God is the [...]