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His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos presided over the Great Vespers service at Saints Constantine and Helen at Newtown NSW 20.05.2018
Την Κυριακή 20 Μαΐου 2018, ο Σεβασμιώτατος Αρχιεπίσκοπος Αυστραλίας κ.κ. Στυλιανός χοροστάτησε και κήρυξε εις τον Πανηγυρικό Εσπερινό των Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης στο Newtown NSW. On Sunday 20th of May 7:00 pm, His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia presided over the Great Vespers service of Saints Constantine and […]
His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos welcomed the representatives of the Greek Armed Forces Lieutenant General Nikolaos Christopoulos, Chief of Staff of the Hellenic National Defence Force General Staff, who was accompanied by his wife Marina, and aide Major Nikolaos Gogousis. 21.05.2018
Ὁ Σεβασμιώτατος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Αὐστραλίας κ.κ. Στυλιανός ὑπεδέχθη, τὴν 21ην Μαΐου 2018 εἰς τὰ ἐν Σύδνεϋ Κεντρικὰ Γραφεῖα τῆς Ἱερᾶς Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς, τοὺς ἐκπροσώπους τῶν Ἔνοπλων Δυνάμεων τῆς Ἑλλάδας, τὸν Ἀντιπτέραρχο κ.Νικόλαο-Δημήτριο Χριστόπουλο Ἐπιτελάρχη ΓΕΕΘΑ μετὰ τῆς συζύγου του Μαρίνας, συνοδευόμενοι ἐκ τοῦ Ὑπασπιστοῦ Ταγματάρχου κ. Νικολάου Γκογκούση, οἱ ὁποῖοι ἐπισκέπτονται τὴν Αὐστραλία διὰ νὰ παραστοῦν εἰς […]
His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos presided over the Great Vespers at St. Therapon, Thornleigh NSW 13.05.2018
Την Κυριακή 13 Μαΐου 2018, ο Σεβασμιώτατος Αρχιεπίσκοπος Αυστραλίας κ.κ. Στυλιανός χοροστάτησε και κήρυξε εις τον Πανηγυρικό Εσπερινό του Αγ. Θεράποντος στο Thornleigh NSW. Κατά την διάρκεια του Εσπερινού ο Σεβασμιώτατος απένειμε στον προϊστάμενο του Ι. Ναού, π. Σταύρο Καρβελά, το οφφίκιο του Οικονόμου. On Sunday 13th of May, His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, Primate of […]
His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias, presided at the Divine Liturgy, at St. George Church, Rose Bay NSW 29.04.2018
Την Κυριακή 29 Απριλίου, o Θεοφιλέστατος Επίσκοπος Απολλωνιάδος κ. Σεραφείμ, ιερούργησε εις τον Ιερόν Ναόν Αγ. Γεωργίου, Rose Bay NSW. On Sunday 29 April, His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonias, presided at the Divine Liturgy, at St. George Church, Rose Bay NSW. Photos courtesy of PM Graphic Design
The Hellenic Presidential Guard visited the central offices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia 26.04.2018
Ἀπὸ τὴν ἐπίσκεψιν τῶν Εὐζώνων τῆς Προεδρικῆς Φρουρᾶς τῆς Ἑλλάδος τὴν Πέμπτην 26ην Ἀπριλίου 2018, ὑπὸ τὴν Ἀρχηγίαν τῶν Ἀξιωματικῶν, Λοχαγοῦ κ. Βαβλέκη Νικολάου καὶ Σημαιοφόρου τοῦ Ναυτικοῦ κ. Ἀθανασόπουλου Κωνσταντίνου, εἰς τὰ ἐν Σύδνεϋ Κεντρικὰ Γραφεῖα τῆς Ἱερᾶς Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς Αὐστραλίας, οἱ ὁποῖοι ἔλαβαν τὴν εὐλογίαν τοῦ Σεβασμιωτάτου Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν κ.κ. Στυλιανοῦ καὶ εἶχαν τὴν […]

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Martyr Julian of Tarsus
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21-06-2018-18-06-2019
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The Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus
The Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus was born in the Asia Minor province of Cilicia. He was the son of a pagan senator, but his mother was a Christian. After the death of her husband, the mother of St. Julian moved to Tarsus, where her son was baptized and raised in Christian piety. When Julian reached age 18, a persecution against Christians began under the emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD).
Among those arrested was St Julian. They brought him before the governor Marcian for trial, and for a long time they urged him to renounce Christ. Neither tortures nor threats, nor promises of gifts and honours could convince the pious youth to offer pagan sacrifice and deny Christ. The holy confessor remained steadfast in his firm faith.
For a whole year they led the martyr through the cities of Cilicia, everywhere subjecting him to interrogation and tortures, after which they threw him in prison. St Julian’s mother followed after her son and prayed that the Lord would strengthen him. In the city of Aegea, she besought the governor to permit her to visit the prison, ostensibly to persuade her son to offer sacrifice to idols. She spent three days in prison with St Julian, exhorting him to be strong until the end. St Julian was again brought to stand before the governor.
Thinking that the mother had persuaded her son to submit to the imperial decree, the governor began to praise her prudence. However, suddenly she boldly confessed Jesus Christ, and even more fearlessly and boldly denounced polytheism. The governor then gave orders to cut off her feet, since she had accompanied her son from Tarsus. They tied the Martyr Julian into a sack, filled with sand and poisonous snakes, and threw it into the sea. The body of the sufferer was carried by the waves to the shores of Alexandria, and with reverence was buried by a certain pious Christian. The martyr’s death happened in about the year 305 AD. Afterwards his relics were transferred to Antioch. St John Chrysostom honoured the holy Martyr Julian with an encomium.
Dismissal Hymn (Fourth Tone)
Your Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous contest for You received the prize of the crowns of incorruption and life from You, our immortal God. For since he possessed Your strength, he cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons’ powerless presumption. O Christ God, by his prayers, save our souls, since You are merciful.
Kontakion (Second Tone)
Today we praise Julian, the unconquerable holy warrior, the champion and vessel of truth to whom we cry, Intercede with Christ our God for us

Terentios, Bishop of Iconium
Apolytikion of Hieromartyr Terentios of Iconius in the Fourth Tone
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Terentios . Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

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