On the eve of the holiday, Sunday 26 August 2021 The Great Festive Episcopal Vespers was celebrated after the Artoclass officiated by His Eminence the Metropolitan of Syros and Mykonos Mr. Dorotheos II, accompanied by the first elder Vassilios Tzanidakis , the Elder George Kousathanas, the Deacon George Staligeros and the presence of the Cyclades MP Mrs. Aikaterini Monogyou, of the Mayor of Mykonos Mr.. Konstantinos Koukas, and a multitude of Mykonians and wandering holidaymakers who came, observing the health protection measures and offering according to the custom pies to Agios Fanourios.
The hymns of the sequence were performed by a group of the choir "Antiphonic Member" under the chorus of the lead singer and. Georgiou Kamariari.
A moving moment when His Excellency Mr.. Dorotheos II, with the Most Reverend Fr.. Vassilios Tzanidakis, τον π. George Kousathanas, the Deacon George, the singer Antonis Xydakis and the choir ” antiphon Member” with the congregation they chanted the all-nighter
«Φως ιλαρὸν αγίας δόξης, immortal Father, of uranium, of a saint, blessed, Jesus Christ, ελθόντες επὶ την ηλίου δύσιν, seeing evening light, υμνοῦμεν ………… »
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"As a rising star, the Church of Christ, and you always complained, φανερωθεὶς θαυμαστώς, Φανουριε ένδοξε · όθεν τοις ευφημούσι, την σὴν άθλησιν Μάρτυς, names of your miracles, for the sake of salvation, πρεσβεύων τω Κυρίῳ, υπὲρ των ψυχων ημῶν ».
The reader and forerunner of the Temple Spyros Xydakis, reads the” Καταξίωσον, Sir, εν τη εσπέρα ταύτῃ, sinners be guarded against us. Ευλογητὸς εί, Sir, ο Θεὸς τῶν ……. Amen.”
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In the beloved entourage of the Artoclass, His Eminence with the Priests and the ” antiphon Member” they sing the wonderful, beloved and well-known hymn, the:
"The rich went bankrupt and starved, and those who seek the Lord, they do not diminish everything good "
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Then, blessed the pies of Agios Fanourios, which were skillfully made by pious Mykonos, saying features, that God does not need gifts, but their offer, in the form of vows, candle or “Fanouropittas” is a human need, and the blessed part of it offered by the Church “Fanouropittas” reminds us that our life is also sanctified, our thought and works.
In his speech, in the blessing of the "placentas", His Eminence Mr.. Dorotheos B’ stressed that Saint Fanourios offer to Christ, by his martyrdom,his body, while we today are called to offer to the Lord not our life and body, but a part of our heart, as a counterbalance to His presence in our lives, that will allow us to face the difficulties of life with courage and optimism, especially today.
Thank you, end, and congratulated the Prelate of the Chapel, Reader Mr.. Spyr. Xydaki, for his care for the three Chapels of the area and the prevention of the Feast, and wished everyone Agios Fanourios to support them with his prayers and to reveal the statists in their lives.
This morning, His Eminence Mr.. Dorotheos II will also officiate in the same Holy Temple.
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