More than 250 million Orthodox Christians worldwide will celebrate Pascha (Easter) Sunday, May 1, 2016. This year Orthodox Pascha is celebrated almost a month after the celebration of the Western Easter, while next year it will fall on the same day. The Orthodox date for Easter is based on a decree of the Council of [...]

'Philotimo' is a Greek word that is impossible to translate. It is a word without definition, yet impacts the world beyond imagination. It comes from the Greek root words “philos,” meaning friend, and “timi,” meaning honour. But the meaning of philotimo extends far beyond the words friend and honour. Philotimo is the feeling of not [...]

One day the moles told the other animals that the owl was the greatest and wisest of all the animals because he could see in the dark. “Can he see in the day time too?” asked a red fox. All the other animals laughed loudly at this silly question. Then they sent a messenger to [...]

By: Abbah Raphael (Pascha 2016) The custom of presenting each other with a red egg at Pascha reflects an interchange between Mary Magdalene and Tiberius Caesar. After Jesus' death and burial, Mary Magdalene was naturally among His kinswomen who came to the tomb early in the morning to complete the process of preparing His body [...]

Happy moments have been ushered in celebrating the consecration of the esteemed second Bishop in Kenya. The Orthodox Church of Kenya has always had one Bishop (at a time) since its inception back in the year 1946. But things have changed over the past few years and revolutionized the traditions of our church. Today, there [...]

I believe in оnе Gоd, the Father Аlmighty, Маkеr оf hеаvеn аnd еаrth, аnd оf аll things visiblе аnd invisiblе. Аnd in оnе Lоrd Jеsus Christ, thе Sоn оf Gоd, thе Оnly-bеgоttеn, bеgоttеn оf thе Fаthеr bеfоrе аll аgеs; Light оf Light: truе Gоd оf truе Gоd; bеgоttеn, nоt mаdе; оf оnе еssеncе with thе Fаthеr; by [...]

H.G Bishop Athanasius Akunda was born Amos Akunda in Kenya in 1971. He was the eldest of six children whose father is a theologian from St. Tikhons Theological Seminary. He became Orthodox at the age of 8 after his parents converted to Orthodoxy. He attended Makarios III Seminary in Kenya and graduated with a Diploma in Theology [...]

He came to Kenya in 1977. Having a Doctorate Degree, he started lecturing at the newly established Makarios III Seminary in Nairobi. This put him directly in charge of growth of the church via intellectual guidance and development of the clergy in the whole of Africa. And no other has served the church in Africa [...]

s the Great Fast begins and the Faithful begin their journeys to Pascha, the St. Barnabas Orthodox Mission offers the opportunity to establish the third leg of the Fast. There are three leg of any Holy and Honourable Fasting. Abstaining from rich and abundantly portioned foods such as meat, dairy and oil. It also includes restricting [...]

4 months ago • Kenya • Diocese of Nairobi For many years people had been waiting for Christ to come: the One who would bring love and peace, the real smile and justice, equality and serenity, things so precious to someone who wants to feel the true meaning of life. Since then two thousand years [...]