Symis Chrysostomos: The parable of the good Samaritan describes the plan of the divine economytranslated

Today, Sunday, November 15, 2026, the second anniversary of the Feast of the Taxiarches, according to his announced program, Rev. Metropolitan of Symi, Mr. Chrysostomos officiated at Orthros, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and preached the divine word in the St. Stavropigiaki Monastery of Taxiarch Michael of Roukouniot Symi. His Eminence collaborated with the Vicar and General Hierarchal Commissioner Protopr. Father Stefanos Makris, the Ambassador Fr. Emmanuel Lykopantis, guest clergyman of the First Archdiocese of Australia and the Hierodeacon Fr. Pavlos Terezakis, while the lectern of the First Monastery was melodiously ministered by the Kallikelad Hieropsaltes Mr. Demosthenes and Merkourios Giannaras and Mr. Eleftherios Xirakis. Numerous pilgrims attended the church, after which the Military Commander D.A.N. Symis, Colonel Mr. Nikolaos Vlastoudakis after a military delegation.

His Eminence was mentioned in the Gospel reading of today's Sunday Luke 8, the so-called Good Samaritan, Who according to the Patristic interpretation is Christ Himself, who descends from the upper Jerusalem, because he blessed "not from Samaria, but from Mary he is made flesh". He comes to Jericho, which symbolizes the land…