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His Eminence Archbishop Mark Calls for Prayers for Stephanie Hojnicki - 04/15/26

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Bright Wednesday, His Eminence Archbishop Mark has called for prayers for Stephanie Hojnicki, the beloved grandmother of Archpriest Timothy Hojnicki.

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Archbishop Mark Travels Across the Diocese During Holy Week and the Feast of Great and Holy Pascha 2026 - 04/12/26

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - From April 3-12, 2026, Holy Week and the Radiant Feast of Feasts, Great and Holy Pascha, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania traveled throughout the Diocese, leading the faithful in prayerful celebration of these sacred days.

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Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Archbishop Mark 2026 - 04/05/26

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Sunday, April 12, 2026, the Feast of Feasts, Great and Holy Pascha, the Resurrection of our Lord, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania released an Archpastoral Message.

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Archbishop Mark Calls for Prayers for Maureen O’Leary - 03/31/26

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Mark has called for prayers for Maureen, the mother of Reader Patrick O'Leary, Diocesan Teen Retreat Director.

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Archbishop Mark Celebrates Divine Liturgy at St. Mary's Church on the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt - 03/29/26

COALDALE, PA [DOEPA] - On Sunday, March 29, 2026, the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Mary’s Church in Coaldale, PA.

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Archbishop Mark’s Holy Week Schedule Released for 2026 - 03/25/26

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - The Diocesan Media Office has officially released the 2026 Holy Week schedule of His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania.

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Archbishop Mark Visits Holy Ascension Church in Frackville During Lenten Season - 03/22/26

FRACKVILLE, PA [DOEPA] - On Friday, March 20, and Sunday, March 22, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania visited Holy Ascension Church in Frackville, PA, where he presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and the Pan-Orthodox Lenten Coal Region Mission Vespers.

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Archbishop Mark Makes Archpastoral Visit to Holy Apostles Church on the Sunday of St. John Climacus of the Ladder - 03/22/26

MECHANICSBURG, PA [DOEPA] - From March 21-22, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Saint John Climacus of the Ladder, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania made an archpastoral visit to Holy Apostles Church in Mechanicsburg, PA.

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Archbishop Mark Makes Archpastoral Visit to St. Michael the Archangel Church on the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross - 03/15/26

WILMINGTON, DE [DOEPA] - From March 14-15, 2026, the Third Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania made an archpastoral visit to St. Michael the Archangel Church in Wilmington, DE.

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Archbishop Mark Makes Archpastoral Visit to St. Herman of Alaska Church on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas - 03/08/26

SHILLINGTON, PA [DOEPA] - From March 7-8, 2026, the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania made an archpastoral visit to St. Herman of Alaska Church in Shillington, PA.

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Archbishop Mark Makes Archpastoral Visit to Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church on the Sunday of Orthodoxy - 03/01/26

PHILADELPHIA, PA [DOEPA] - From February 28 through March 1, 2026, the First Sunday of Great Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania made an archpastoral visit to Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church in Philadelphia, PA.

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Archbishop Mark Presides Over Services at the Diocesan Cathedral on Forgiveness Sunday - 02/22/26

PHILADELPHIA, PA [DOEPA] - From February 20-22, 2026, Forgiveness Sunday, the Commemoration of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania presided over the divine services at the Diocesan Cathedral, St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA.

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Archpastoral Message from His Eminence Archbishop Mark on the Beginning of Great Lent 2026 - 02/22/26

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On the beginning of the Great Lent 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania has released an Archpastoral Message.

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Archpastoral Message from His Eminence Archbishop Mark on the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord - 12/18/25

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Thursday, December 25, 2025, the Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania has released an Archpastoral Message.

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Archbishop Mark Requests Prayers on the 45th Anniversary of Archbishop Kiprian's Repose - 12/11/25

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Sunday, December 14, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Mark has asked all parishes of the Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania to remember the 45th anniversary of Archbishop Kiprian’s repose during the Divine Liturgy.

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Archpastoral Message from His Eminence Archbishop Mark for Thanksgiving Day 2025 - 11/26/25

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania has released an Archpastoral Message.

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Archbishop Mark Issues Statement on the Former Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Wilkes-Barre, PA - 10/17/25

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On Friday, October 17, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania has issued a statement regarding the former Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Wilkes-Barre, PA.


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