1.0Orthodox Archdiocese of Belgiumhttps://orthodoxia.be/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4rd1fZRfSZ"><a href="https://orthodoxia.be/en/2025/12/22/patriarchal-encyclical-for-christmas/">Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://orthodoxia.be/en/2025/12/22/patriarchal-encyclical-for-christmas/embed/#?secret=4rd1fZRfSZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas” — Orthodox Archdiocese of Belgium" data-secret="4rd1fZRfSZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://orthodoxia.be/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/unnamed-2-e1619608805570.png500686Prot. No. 977 Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of ConstantinopleNew Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to All the Plenitude of the ChurchGrace, Mercy and Peace from the Savior Christ Born in Bethlehem Most honorable Brother Hierarchs, Beloved children in the Lord, … Continued