🚨MONASTERY TRIP CHANGE OF DATE🚨
We will now be visiting St George Monastery in Yellow Rock on June 6th. All other details remain the same.
It is very important to still register using the form: /forms/d/1o-6xrGby1owRp21HWcj7ZSCRq1APmDGa1IdvCtAlLNk/edit (or link in bio)
No need to register again if you have already registered, *but if you can no longer attend please let us know* 🙏
The Holy Monastery is a Greek Orthodox Monastery situated about 1.5 hours away from the Sydney CBD in Yellow Rock 2777. We will be providing lifts to those who cannot make it there themselves, please see the form.
We hope to see you there! ☦️🙏
On April 23rd, @sofia_uts held their first annual forum; a staple event among orthodox societies. This forum centred around the timeless question of why God allows suffering.
Graphics by @nha4sho
‼️ Time change: 6:00pm
Talk this Thursday will be a continuation of Professor Gerangelos’ outstanding talk: Apology & Dissent. Excited to see you all there!!
More than 100 students attended SOFIA UTS’ inaugural Orthodox forum, exploring faith, suffering and spiritual life through panel discussion and community connection.
🔗Full story via the link in our bio.
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Any guesses to what we were talking about?
Thank you everyone for coming to our combined youth dinner last night! We had a great time, and enjoyed the conversation!
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A video compilation from Orthodox parishes across Sydney of Pascha 2026 🕯️
We hope you had a Blessed Pascha!
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A compilation of videos from Holy Week 2026 from Orthodox parishes across Sydney ☦️
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Today, on Bright Tuesday, we celebrate the Holy Neomartyrs Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesvos.
After the fall of Constantinople and surrounding areas in 1453, Archimandrite Raphael and Deacon Nicholas fled to the island of Lesvos. They settled in a Monastery built by a pious woman named Melpomeni in 1433, upon the ruins of a female Monastery that was destroyed in 1235 by Saracen pirates. This was on a hill near the town of Thermi, 14km from the island’s capital Mytilini. There was already one monk living there in solitude, and under Raphael, who became an abbot, a small brotherhood was formed.
In September 1462 Lesvos was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. The monastery was not disturbed by the Turks for about 6 months until Holy Week 1463. Fearful for their lives, people from the local towns sought refuge in the Monastery including the local Mayor and his family, and a teacher.
On Holy Friday, the Turks captured Abbot Raphael, Deacon Nicholas, the Mayor and his family, and a teacher. The other Christians managed to hide in the mountains. They began to torture them for information about those who hid. Irene, the mayor’s 12-year-old daughter, had her hand cut off, was put in an earthen pot and was burnt alive in front of her parents who were tied to a walnut tree and later killed.
Abbot Raphael was brutally beaten and repeatedly stabbed before being hung upside down from a walnut tree. His jaw was then sawed off. Deacon Nicholas was also stabbed and died due to heart failure. The Turks destroyed the Monastery and left. This occurred on Bright Tuesday, 9th of April 1463. The locals, including a priest and monk, secretly buried the Martyrs among the ruins.
As generations passed, memory of what had occurred faded and was eventually forgotten. In 1959, the saints began appearing to locals in dreams and miraculous visions, revealing their stories and the location of their Martyrdom. The site was excavated and the relics of the Martyrs were found exactly as described. Relics of thirty nuns and Igoumeni (Abbess) Olympia who were Martyred in 1235 were also found. The saints were canonised in 1970.
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Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη! Христос воскрес!Hristos a Înviat! Христос васкрсе!
We pray that this Pascha is full of the renewing joy of Christ’s Resurrection 🙏
