The great Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is expected to be celebrated once again this year with great splendor and in a spirit of reverence at the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Transfiguration on the island of Halki.
This year’s celebration is especially significant because it will include the ceremonial opening of the fully renovated monastery’s main church. This undertaking highlights the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s commitment to preserving and promoting our ecclesiastical and cultural heritage.
Find below the announcement of the Theological School of Halki:
“We are pleased to announce that His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will be present on the occasion of the Feast of the Divine Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, celebrated at the eponymous Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery on Halki. The Ecumenical Patriarch will be accompanied by his Patriarchal entourage and will officiate the Service of the Opening of the Doors (Thyranoixia) of the completely restored katholicon.
He will then preside over the Great Festal Vespers with the Blessing of the Five Loaves (Artoklasia) on Tuesday, August 5, at 6:00 p.m.
After Vespers concludes, a festive reception will be held in the monastery courtyard.
The following day, on Wednesday, August 6, the day of the feast, the festal matins and hierarchal divine liturgy will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. His Grace Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery of Halki, will preside.
Ferry schedules to Halki:
- From Kabataş: 06:45 / 08:00 / 09:00
- From Bostancı: 07:10 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00
Translated by Ioanna Georgakopoulou
