2024-04-09 12:15:46
The memory of Saint Christodoulou of Patmos was solemnly celebrated on Sunday, March 17, by the Association of Patmion of Rhodes in the Holy Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Ialyssos, with the Orthros and the Divine Liturgy, in which our Reverend Pastor, Metropolitan of Rhodes etc., presided. Kyrillos, flanked by the Protosygel Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Fr. Theonas Kamperis, the Head of the First Church, Reverend Fr. Konstantinos Chatzimichael, and Deacon Nikiforos Giannikos.
Before the Dismissal, His Holiness preached the divine word to the faithful, where he first mentioned Saint Christodoulos and then mentioned the Patriarch of Alexandria Parthenios Pagostas II who was born in Patmos and whose tomb is in the center of the Holy Church Assumption of the Theotokos Ialysos.
After the end of the Divine Liturgy, in the spiritual center of the Holy Church, the president of the Association of Patmion of Rhodes, Efthimios Hatzikostas, thanked His Holiness, the priests present and the devout Christians for their love and presence.
The memory of the Saint was honored with their presence by the MPs of Dodecanese Manos Konsolas and Vassilis Ypsilantis, the Deputy Mayor of Communication and Administrative Services of the Municipality of Rhodes, Georgios Pattas, the politicians Evdokia-Apostolidis Patta, Fotini Attiti, the former president of NODE Dodecanese Minas Nikolaou and crowd of people. Presidents and members of the parish associations of the Dodecanese were also present, namely the honorary president of the Patmion Association of Rhodes Nikolaos Gryllis, the president of the Kalymnia Association of Rhodes Maria Valla, the president of the Pannisyrian Association of Rhodes Sofia Dimitriadis, the president of the Tilian Association of Rhodes Popi Katsouraki, the president of the Pangoak Brotherhood of Rhodes, Miltiadis Kotsou, members of the Association of Chalkites of Rhodes, of the Friends of Astypalaia of Rhodes, the president Eleni Tsikki and members of the Women’s Association of Ialyssos.
The board of the association expresses its warm thanks for the warm and cordial hospitality to the head of the ecclesiastical committee Reverend Father Konstantinos Hatzimichael, the members of the ecclesiastical committee, the cantors, Mrs. Toula Daskalaki, Spyridoula Nikolaou as well as Loukia Hatzimichael.
Warm thanks to Christodouli Giannarou for decorating the image of Saint Christodoulou, to Anastasios Schinas for the offer of bread, to Despina Rodriguez for her valuable help as well as to the companies Zymes Rodou and Georgiou Alexandridis for the offer of the dishes.
Warm thanks to the Ecclesiastical station Tharri and to the cameraman Michalis Antonarakis for the television coverage of the event.
The Board of Directors wishes that the Grace of Osios Christodoulou will be an ambassador for the whole world.