A message to the faithful will be addressed by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens on television.
His message will be broadcast by Public Television (ERT) before the service of the Salutations to the Theotokos begins.
It is worth noting that yesterday the Archbishop of Athens asked the government to consider allowing all churches in Greece to continue to hold their services properly behind closed doors.
“This will greatly facilitate the sacred mission of the Church, which has the obligation to ask and pray for the health of that prudent flock, and will also play a decisive role in keeping the laity calm,” Archbishop Ieronymos wrote in his letter. Moreover, the Archbishop made special mention of the temples located in the country’s hospitals that also remain “silent”.
In the letter, the Church of Greece, through the Archbishop, requests authorization to perform the Divine Liturgy at the monasteries where people live anyway in a communal way.
He also highlighted that the funerals must be allowed to be held in temples outside cemeteries as in many parts of the country cemeteries do not have temples.
