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Ecumenical Patriarch: At the Phanar we guard the eternal candlelight, which our Fathers have guarded

Jan 07, 2020 | 11:58
in Ecumenical Patriarchate, FrontPage
Ecumenical Patriarch: At the Phanar we guard the eternal candlelight, which our Fathers have guarded

Photo credit: Nikos Magginas | Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Holy Epiphany was celebrated with greatness and splendor at the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Monday, January 6.

The Ecumenical Patriarch, after the Matins at which he officiated, celebrated the Great Blessing of the Waters, and then presided over the Divine Liturgy, concelebrated by the Metropolitans Meliton of Philadelphia, Chrysostomos of Myra, Makariy of Lviv, Theoliptos of Iconium, Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, Chrysostomos of Kyrenia, Athenagoras of Kydonia and Amphilochios of Adrianople.

Photo credit: Nikos Magginas | Ecumenical Patriarchate

During the Divine Liturgy he ordained Presbyter the deacon George Christodoulos, a clergyman of the Church of Cyprus and a teacher.

Prior to the ordination, the Ecumenical Patriarch addressed a paternal speech to f. George.

“It is a privilege for you to belong to the Church of Cyprus, which is distinguished both for its unshakable faithfulness to Orthodox tradition, and for its interest and concern for the world and History.”

Photo credit: Nikos Magginas | Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Ecumenical Patriarch then advised f. George:

“Keep lit the candle in the holy habitation of the Apostle Andrew, which you will guard and minister for the rest of your life, just as we, here at the Phanar, guard the eternal candlelight our Fathers have kept shining and luminescent, and the coming generation of Greeks will guard.”

After the end of the Divine Liturgy, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Archpriests, the officials and the faithful moved in procession to the waterfront of the Phanar, where the Ecumenical Patriarch presided over the celebration of the Great Blessing of the Waters and the Dive for the Cross at the Golden Horn.

Photo credit: Nikos Magginas | Ecumenical Patriarchate

In the frigid waters of the Golden Horn, and despite the adverse weather conditions, more than 20 young people from Constantinople, Greece and abroad dived, and for the fourth time Nicolas Solis of Agrinio caught the Holy Cross. The Ecumenical Patriarch offered as a blessing to him a golden cross and blessed and gifted all the other swimmers with charms with the icon of St. Nectarios.

Photo credit: Nikos Magginas | Ecumenical Patriarchate
Tags: Ecumenical Patriarch BartholomewEpiphanyGolden HornMetropolitan Makariy of LvivMetropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia

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