On Sunday June 11th 2023 was celebrated by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem the feast of all the Saints of the Old and New Testaments, Patriarchs, Prophets, Forefathers, Apostles, Preachers, Evangelists, martyrs, confessors, retainers, new martyrs, Who are the fruit of the activity, of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.
If the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, did not come, we would not have the miracle of the institution of the Church and its myriad saints.
With the feast of All Saints, the cycle of Pentecost holidays closes.
This holiday was celebrated in the chapel of All Saints, inside the Holy Church of the Most Holy Monastery of Panagia Sayda Naya in the Old City of Jerusalem.
It was celebrated with Vespers in the evening and with Divine Liturgy in the morning, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Isychios of Kapitolias, with the elder Dragoman Archimandrite Mattheos, Archimandrite Claudius and Hierodeacon Dositheos and Fr Farah. The chanting was delivered by Dr Yacub and His Eminence Archbishop Aristovoulos of Madaba, as the service was attended by many believers from the parish of Saint James and pilgrims from Greece and other countries, in the presence of the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr Evangelos Vlioras.
During the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude came for veneration, accompanied by the Holy Sepulchre Fathers.
The Patriarchal and Episcopal entourages and the congregation were offered a rich reception by the Abbess, Reverend Nun Seraphima.
Source: Patriarchate of Jerusalem
