Metropolitan of Constantia-Famagusta: "Let us develop the national resistance that will ensure our survival in this place"

With a solemn Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, the great Despotic feast of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ and the holy memory of St. Basil, Archbishop of Caesarea the Great, was celebrated in the temporary seat of St. Constantine and Famagusta.

Prominent of the worship service, the agon and the namesakes of the local Metropolitan Mr. Vassilios, accompanied by all the Archim. Iakovos Khalil, Augustino Kkara, Anastasios Pogiatzis, the priesthood of the church and other clergy of the Holy Metropolis.

Among the congregation were the Mayor of Paralimni Mr. Theodoros Pyrillis, the former Minister Mr. Takis Pelekanos, the Famagusta Police Chief Senior Police Officer Mr. George Economou, on behalf of the VII M / K Saxtakis Papageorgiou and the former provincial inspector of Secondary Education theologian Mr. Michalis Loizidis.

After the end of the Divine Liturgy, the Doxology for the beginning of the new year was sung and the blessing of the established King Pie took place.

In his short speech, Panierotatos referred to the honored today one of the great hierarchs of the Church, the Great Kingdom, whose holy ascetic life, his theological works, as well as his struggle for the confrontation of divisions and sects continue to guide and to enlighten the Church of Christ.

Many times we bow before all the Fathers and Teachers, because we who have claimed the ministry, the priestly and the priestly grace feel "dwarf and insignificant before the stature of these graceful ones with the rich gifts of the Holy Spirit".

The beginning of the new year 2022, does not leave indifferent the heights of theology. For this reason, on the occasion of the alternation of time, the Church sings: your city, embassies of the Virgin, and save us ".

We live in this world, but many times we forget its Creator and our Creator. When God created the first man, Adam - which means man, but also Light - like Eve, he placed them in Paradise, "work for him and keep him" and we must not forget our command and duty for the environment in which we live, noted characteristics.

He made special mention of the fact of the celebrations in the past year 2021 of the completion of 200 years from the beginning of the Greek Revolution of 1821, but also of the sad event of our Nation starting from today and for the whole year 2022, the hundred years since its genocide Hellenism of Asia Minor. "It is one of the tragedies that deeply engraved the flesh of Hellenism, such as 50 years later the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. "And because Turkey's plans do not stop here, we are called to develop national resistance to ensure our survival in this place," he stressed.

He finally wished the new year to be liberating from our national tragedies, healing from the plague that plagued the world, pleading for all our brothers and sisters who suffer in one way or another, the bearer of all personal and family happiness for the whole world.

Interpreting the feelings of the holy clergy, the auspicious foundations and the Christian crew of the local Church, the first council of the Holy Metropolis, Archim. Augustinos Kkaras, wished to our celebrating pastor that, the Lord always keeps him in intangible health, to guide the trusted people of God, for a long time for many years, for the good of the Church and our homeland.

On behalf of the Municipality of Paralimni and the other authorities of the free and occupied province of Famagusta, the Mayor Theodoros Pyrillis, wished health, longevity, while expressing gratitude to all for the contribution of the Most Venerable and the Holy Metropolis to the development of the diaspora. within the local community.

At the exits of the church, a cherished and commemorative icon, a blessing, was distributed throughout the church.

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