Archimandrite Father Kallinikos Georgakopoulos: "Imitating the angels: Humility, love and ministry"translated

A holy vigil was held on Saturday, November 7, 2026 (7th Luke Sunday, Synaxis of the generals Michael and Gabriel and the other incorporeal forces), in the Holy Church of Evangelistria Piraeus, in which Archimandrite Father Kallinikos Georgakopoulos, cleric of the Holy Metropolis, presided and preached the divine word Dimitriados and Almyros. The vigil and the speech are part of the "PARISH in action" program.

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Every liturgical occasion, Father Kallinikos said in his sermon, and much more so the mystery of the Eucharist, urges us to abolish the concept of space and the concept of time and become one with heaven. And even more so today, when our Church honors the meeting of the archangels Michael and Gabriel and the rest of the heavenly angelic orders, it calls us to try to imitate something of them, so that in this way we can walk in our earthly life, always having our mind turned to heaven and trusting in the providence of God to grant us his eternity, his paradise.

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