Metropolitan of Serres: The value and semiology of the return of the relics is enormoustranslated

With particular splendor and the participation of a large number of believers, the memory of the Grand Admirals Michael and Gabriel, patrons and protectors of Serres, was celebrated on the two days of November 7 and 8. This year's celebration had a special historical and spiritual significance, as it was combined with the return to Greece of important ecclesiastical relics, which had been taken by the Bulgarian occupying troops in 1917, during the First World War, while a special blessing for the local Church was the arrival of the Holy Cara of Saint Raphael from Lesbos. The religious events culminated on Sunday, November 8, the day of the holiday, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of Culture Linas Mendonis, Deputy Foreign Minister Tasos Hatzivasiliou, Deputy Minister of Interior Konstantinos Giulekas, members of parliament, representatives of the Region and Local Government, as well as military and police officers Principles.

After the Divine Liturgy, a thanksgiving eulogy was held for the repatriation of the holy relics, which had been removed from Serres in 1917. They are priceless historical, artistic and, above all, religious objects...