Metropolis of Patras: Philanthropic Effort Reached 1,899,114.96€ for 2025translated

Within the framework of the Hierarchical Protocols, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, an event was held to honor those involved in the philanthropic work of the Holy Metropolis of Patras, on a local and central level. The Very Reverend Metropolitan of Patras, Chrysostomos, presided over the service in the Great Church, in memory of the Holy Apostle John the Merciful, who died in the magnificent Holy Church of Saint Apostle Andrew, where all the members of the Philoptochos Brotherhood of the Holy Metropolis, Clergy, and Laity participated.

In his sermon, the Very Reverend referred to the great virtue and command of mercy, which our Merciful Lord bestowed upon us and which the Just and Godly Men of the Old Testament, the Mother of God, the Apostles, and the Saints, the Theologians of the New Testament, have practiced and fulfilled until today.

He particularly mentioned the Holy Apostle John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, who is a characteristic example of mercy and teaches us all through his merciful life and governance, as well as the great Hierarch and father of our Church and Ecumenical Teacher, Saint John Chrysostom, who, through his unceasing effort…