Larissa: Protopr. Themistocles Mourtzanos at the first Priestly Assembly for the new ecclesiastical yeartranslated

The first priestly meeting for the start of the new ecclesiastical year was convened by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos Mr. Ieronymos at the Holy Church of Prophet Ilias of Larissa, in the Neraida district. According to her, the 15th issue of the six-monthly periodical edition of the Holy Metropolis "ACHILLIOU POLIS", which is dedicated to the witness of Orthodoxy in Europe and the world, was presented and given to the priests. Thoughts on the general topic of the magazine were presented by its director, a clergyman by origin from Larissa, Archbishop Themistocles Mourtzanos, General Hierarchal Commissioner of the Diocese of Corfu.

The speaker pointed out the great identity crisis facing Europe today due to de-Christianization and secularization, combined with the problems of the geopolitical dimension, such as energy, precision and illegal immigration. In 1981, Europe welcomed Greece as the land of ancient Greek philosophy and philanthropy. But it seems that we too were not able to give this testimony, because we too face a similar identity crisis, with the result that the meaning of life that the Orthodox tradition offers to...