In the Holy Temple of Agios Nikolaos Tripiti, in Milos, near the site of the sacred Catacombs, A Triune Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was performed this morning, of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Mani Mr.. Chrysostomou GD , of His Excellency Mr.. Dorotheos II and Theophilestatos Bishop of Keramon Mr.. Bartholomew.
The divine word was preached very didactically and with his known rhetoric eloquence by His Eminence the Metropolitan of Mani and. Chrysostom, referring to the establishment of the memory of All Saints immediately after Pentecost and the theological relationship that connects these two Sundays.
He spoke, also, for the presence of the Saints in the life of the Church and the faithful, I typically said that “the All Saints:
1. They trouble us with their lives
2. They control us for our sinfulness
3. They comfort us in the sufferings of life, and
4. They inspire us with the vision of holiness "
He added that "the Catacombs of Milos are strong evidence that the Aegean islands were, are and will be until the end of History Greek and Christian and will always transmit the value of Greek Christian Culture!»
Before the end of the Sequence, His Eminence Mr.. Dorotheos II after thanking those who participated in it, thanked and congratulated Archim. Nectarios Sorros for his care for the repair and beautification of the Temple as well as the Director of the Company "Imeris" and. Io. Sanoudo, the Company "Milos Oil", the President of the Progressive Brotherhood Tripiti, the residents of Tripiti and the expatriates in America and Canada Tripiti for their contribution completion of this project.
Thank you, as well, the Members of the Lyceum of Greek Women of Syros and the children of the adolescent group of the Association of Parents and Guardians of the Primary School, for their presence at yesterday's cultural event.
He announced that in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades and its Director Mr.. Δημ. Athanasouli the study for the Landscaping of the surrounding area of the Catacombs, prepared by the Company of Mr.. Μ. Silver, has already received pre-approval and will be submitted for approval to the KAS, so that the project can be auctioned in time by the Grand Steering Committee of the Catacombs, presided over by His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr.. Jerome II.
He expressed, in fact, his confidence in the support of the project by the Ministry of Culture and the Minister Ms. Lina Mendoni, which, as C.. Secretary of the Ministry made a decisive contribution to the promotion of issues and the treatment of problems of the Early Christian Monument of the Catacombs.
End, a commemorative plaque of the completion of the repair of the Temple was unveiled, by His Eminence the Metropolitan of Mani Mr.. Chrysostomos DG , Archim. Nectarios Sorros and the President of the Progressive Brotherhood Tripiti.
After the end of the Divine Liturgy, the High Priests descended to the sacred Catacombs, where the Most Theophile Bishop of Keramon Mr.. Bartholomew performed a memorial prayer, and then were guided by the Employees of the Ministry of Culture.