Ecumenical Patriarch: The Virgin Mary best understands a mother's sorrow | Orthodox Times (en)

Ecumenical Patriarch: The Virgin Mary best understands a mother's sorrow | Orthodox Times (en)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Great Vespers on the eve of the Annunciation at the celebrating Church of Panagia Evangelistria in the Tataoula District of Constantinople. The Divine Word was preached by Hieromonk Ieronymos Sotirelis. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the Patriarch performed a Trisagion service for the repose of the souls of the late teachers and graduates of the historic Urban School of Galata. In his …