Metropolitan of Symi: Spiritual fruitfulness requires perseverance, patience and stabilitytranslated

On Sunday, October 11, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Luke, also called the Sunday of the Sower, from the evangelical parable of the same name, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Symi, Tilos, Chalkis and Kastellorizos Mr. Chrysostomos officiated at Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Church of the Holy Forerunner in Symi.

The Most Reverend Archpriest Stefanos Makris, General Hierarchal Commissioner, and the Most Reverend Hierodeacon Pavlos Terezakis collaborated. At the sacred lectern, the lead singer of the church, Mr. Demosthenes Giannaras, together with his son, Mr. Merkourios, as well as Mr. Eleftherios Xirakis sang melodically.

In his sermon, His Holiness thoroughly analyzed the Gospel passage and interpreted the parable of the Sower, which the Lord addressed to His disciples, pointing out the responsibility of each person towards the word of God.

Christ likens God to the sower and His word to the seed, the fruitfulness of which depends on the ground on which it falls. The ground beside the road symbolizes those who hear the divine word, but ignore it or immediately forget it, allowing temptation to drive it away from their hearts. The…