The festival of Saint Thomas in Chiostranslated

On October 9, 2026, the Church celebrates and honors the holy memory of the holy apostle Thomas. With special ecclesiastical magnificence and splendor, the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saints Minas, Victor and Vincent in Chios celebrated the memory of Saint Thomas the Apostle again this year, in which a fragment of his holy relics is exhibited for worship. On the eve, the Great Solemn Vespers with Artoklasia was held. On the day of the feast, Orthros and then a priestly mass. The divine word was preached by the General Hierarchal Commissioner Fr. Dimitrios Geomelos.

In the evening there was a meteort vespers and a holy prayer. The holy relic of Saint Thomas will remain in the middle of the church until today, giving the faithful the opportunity to worship it.

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