The feast of Saint Demetrius in the city of Lamiatranslated

The feast of Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr was widely celebrated in the capital of Central Greece, centered on the famous parish of Agios Dimitrios in the center of the city of Lamia. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Fthiotidos Mr. Simeon performed three Solemn Masses in the celebratory Holy Church, namely Solemn Vespers, Solemn Liturgy and High Priestly Divine Liturgy, which was also sealed with the ordination of two more readers, students of the Standard Ecclesiastical High School - Lyceum of Lamia, of Athanasios Dzoidou and Nektarios Kolliris.

Mr. Simeon was received with reverence and respect by the two celebrant vicars of the Church, the Pole Protopresbyter Fr. Demosthenes Koutromanos and the Head of the Church, Protopresbyter Fr. Dimitrios Karteris, Director of the Special Office of His Eminence.

Mr. Simeon in his sermon at the Divine Liturgy referred to Saint Demetrius as a warrior and presented the blessed and auspicious "invisible" war against the slavery of the passions, the necessary war against sin, which all Christians are called to undertake.

Mr. Simeon in his sermon during Vespers and on the occasion of the cancellation of the Holy...