On Friday, October 26th / November 8th, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Myrotochivy.
On this feast the Church recalls with the certainty of faith that St. Demetrius was a native of Thessalonica and lived during the time of Emperor Diocletian. He was first a military man, and after his conversion to Christianity and baptism, he served as a catechist and teacher. In this capacity he blessed and inspired his student Nestorius to fight a gladiator of great strength and inhuman ferocity, Lysias. Thanks to the blessing of St. Demetrius, Nestor at the fight "subdued the pride of Lii" and killed him.
Upon learning of this, Maximian condemned St. Demetrius and St. Nestorius to death by spear and sword. Following their example, all Christian members of the Church throughout the centuries and up to this day have been strengthened in faith and life in Christ and glorify God, who is marvelous in His Saints.
In honor of St. Demetrios in his chapel, located in the Patriarchate, Vespers was celebrated the night before and the Divine Liturgy in the morning, led by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda. He was served by the Charterer of the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, Archimandrite Alexis, Archimandrite Macarius, Archimandrite Claudius, Fr. Nektarius and Fr. George Baramki, Hierodeacon Simeon and Hierodeacon Evlogii. The students of the Patriarchate sang Zion School under the leadership of Mr. Eustathios Tsoumanis, many believers from Jerusalem and others participated, representatives of the Consulate General of Greece in Jerusalem Ms. Constantina Giftou and Ms. Athanasia Maliou were present.
His Beatitude with the Holy Sepulchral Fathers visited the chapel for adoration during the Divine Liturgy.
After the Divine Liturgy, Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda blessed the faithful and wished them the intercession of St. Demetrios.
After the dismissal, His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchus of Constantine visited St. Demetrios Arabic-speaking school, which is located next to the chapel, and conveyed to its principal Mr. Argis and the teachers the blessing of His Beatitude for the success of their educational work and spiritual progress.
On this feast the Church recalls with the certainty of faith that St. Demetrius was a native of Thessalonica and lived during the time of Emperor Diocletian. He was first a military man, and after his conversion to Christianity and baptism, he served as a catechist and teacher. In this capacity he blessed and inspired his student Nestorius to fight a gladiator of great strength and inhuman ferocity, Lysias. Thanks to the blessing of St. Demetrius, Nestor at the fight "subdued the pride of Lii" and killed him.
Upon learning of this, Maximian condemned St. Demetrius and St. Nestorius to death by spear and sword. Following their example, all Christian members of the Church throughout the centuries and up to this day have been strengthened in faith and life in Christ and glorify God, who is marvelous in His Saints.
In honor of St. Demetrios in his chapel, located in the Patriarchate, Vespers was celebrated the night before and the Divine Liturgy in the morning, led by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda. He was served by the Charterer of the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, Archimandrite Alexis, Archimandrite Macarius, Archimandrite Claudius, Fr. Nektarius and Fr. George Baramki, Hierodeacon Simeon and Hierodeacon Evlogii. The students of the Patriarchate sang Zion School under the leadership of Mr. Eustathios Tsoumanis, many believers from Jerusalem and others participated, representatives of the Consulate General of Greece in Jerusalem Ms. Constantina Giftou and Ms. Athanasia Maliou were present.
His Beatitude with the Holy Sepulchral Fathers visited the chapel for adoration during the Divine Liturgy.
After the Divine Liturgy, Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda blessed the faithful and wished them the intercession of St. Demetrios.
After the dismissal, His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchus of Constantine visited St. Demetrios Arabic-speaking school, which is located next to the chapel, and conveyed to its principal Mr. Argis and the teachers the blessing of His Beatitude for the success of their educational work and spiritual progress.
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