Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Washington DC

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We welcome you to Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Washington, DC. Since 1904, Saint Sophia Cathedral has served the Orthodox faithful in our nation’s capital. The Clergy, Parish Council and Staff are very pleased to welcome you into our spiritual community.

HISTORY

Worship Schedule

SUNDAY SUMMER HOURS: Orthros: 8:00 AM ; Divine Liturgy: 9:30AM; ***** The normal start times of 8:30 AM for Sunday Orthros (Matins) and 10:00 AM for Divine Liturgy will resume on the Sunday before the Holy Cross, September 12th.

2021 Worship Schedule

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Apostolic Visit of His All-Holiness Bartholomew Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome And Ecumenical Patriarch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Apostolic Visit of His All-Holiness Bartholomew Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome And Ecumenical Patriarch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Liturgical Calendar

1AugSUNDAY 6TH OF MATTHEW. Mode pl. 1st, Orthros Gospel: 6th. »Sunday, August 1 at 8:00am 2AugThe Small Paraklesis »Monday, August 2 at 6:00pm 3AugThe Great Paraklesis »Tuesday, August 3 at 6:00pm

Daily Meditations

The Mystery of Death

07/29/2021

The Mystery of Death Death can be a mystery precisely because the triumph over death is not a mystery By Abbot Tryphon, December 16, 2019 As a priest and monk of the Russian Orthodox Church, I am comfortable with the mystery of death, as all Christians should be. Death can be a mystery precisely because the triumph over death is not a mystery. As the Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann wrote,