Dimitriados Ignatios: "Violence does not provide solutions - the way is dialogue and unity"translated

The memory of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Myroblytos was magnificently celebrated by our Holy Metropolis, on the two days of October 25-26, with the exuberant participation of our faithful people. At the Great Vespers Rev. Metropolitan of Dimitrias and Almyros, Mr. Ignatios officiated at the celebratory Holy Church of Agios Dimitrios Almyros, in the presence of the Mayor of Almyros, Mr. Dimitrios Eseridis, representatives of the Military and Police Authorities and a large number of pilgrims.

In his sermon, His Holiness first referred to the person of Saint Demetrius, who, although young in age and with a brilliant career in the imperial army, sought the truth and found it in the person of Jesus Christ, pointing out that "Saint Demetrius discovered the truth that gives meaning to life, gives answers to great existential questions and leads man to offer to fellow man". He made special reference to the Saint's love for young people, stressing that "Dimitrios knew how to speak the language of young people. And the language of young people is not just words, but meanings. You need to know how to be silent in order to listen to them and, above all, to have the example of your life in order to...