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On January 1, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the first Divine Liturgy of the year at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan, New York.
“In this New Year of 2026, we are encountering times and seasons of remarkable growth for our Church and for our personal lives and families. We pray that our efforts will be fruitful, and that they will bear many different kinds of harvests in our lives, both spiritual and material.
The technological advances accelerating throughout our culture present many challenges, but also many opportunities. Now, more than ever, we need the wisdom of our Orthodox faith to guide our decisions for our families and for our Church, as to how to employ these advances for the good of our souls and for the good of the world.”
Read the full encyclical here.
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