Feast of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Praiseworthy Chiefs of the Apostles, Peter and Paul
The Sacred Memory of the Glorious Saints, Glorious and foremost Apostles Peter and Paul, was celebrated by the Holy Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia, in Mykonos Town.
Peter was a preacher of Christ at the cross,
Tomi de Pavlon, cutting off the fallacy.
The ninth Stavron Petros ekad’ aor de ge Pavlos.
Eve, Wednesday 28 July 2023, solemn Vespers with Artoclasia was held with the liturgical prayer of Panosiol. Professor of the Holy Monastery of Tourliani, Archimandrite Alexios Papadopoulos, who proclaimed the Divine Word and prayed on behalf of the Reverend Ministers of the Country, Archpriest Vassiliou Tzannidakis, Emmanuel Galanakis and Georgiou Kousathanas, to the celebrant High Priest of the Temple and High Priestly Commissioner, Pi. Petro Marago, with reasons of brotherly love and respect for many years!
Day of the holiday in the morning, Thursday 29 July 2023, the Orthros was performed and the solemn Divine Liturgy of the Hierarchical Commissioner of Delos and Mykonos His Holiness p. Petrou Marangou, flanked by the archpriest Fr. Georgios Kousathanas with the prayerful presence of Pious Mykonians and vacationers
Ἀπολυτίκιον [ Δχος δ ’]
The first thrones of the Apostles, κιὶ της Οἰκουμένης διδάσκαλοι, of the Despot of all you have been ambassador, ειρήνην τη οἰκουμένῃ δωρήσασθαι, and to our souls the great mercy.
Saint Peter the Apostle came from Bethsaida in Galilee. He was the son of Jonah and the brother of St. Andrew the Apostle the First Called.. Petros and Andreas were fishermen on Lake Gennesaret.
Christ told His famous word to the Apostle Peter: «I do not say to you ὅτι σύ εἶ τρο Πέτρος, καί ἐπί ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοδομήσω μου τήν ἐκκλησίαν, καί πύλαι ἅδου οὐ κατισχύσουσιν αὐτῆς ».
After the Ascension of the Lord, Peter, taught the Gospel in Judea, in Antioch, in Pontus, in Galatia, in Cappadocia, in Asia and Bithynia. According to legend, reached as far as Rome, where on Nero (54-68A.D.) suffered a martyr's death, after he was crucified, upside down around the year 64 A.D.
The following are images from the Solemn Vespers and the Solemn Divine Liturgy:
1. Images from the Solemn Vespers:
2. Images from the Solemn Divine Liturgy:
