Didymoteichos Damascenes: Fasting becomes an exercise of love and charitytranslated

At the beginning of Christmas Lent, on Sunday, the 15th of November AD, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Didymoteicho, Orestia and Soufli, Mr. Damaskinos, officiated at the Holy Parish Church of Agios Dimitrios in Lagos Didymoteicho, on the occasion of the 40th day of the Remembrance of the many years of the Church Councilor Ilias Nikolaidis. The Commander of the XVI Didymoteichos Division, Lt. Gen. Pant, attended the Divine Liturgy. Vassiliadis, the Commander of the 30th Brigade Brigadier Kon. Ganidis and a crowd of believers.

On the occasion of the Gospel passage of the parable of the Good Samaritan and the beginning of the Christmas fast, His Holiness emphasized, among other things: "...Christ comes as the Good Samaritan of the parable to meet us, to heal our wounds, to save us from sin, to treat us in the warm and full of warm space of the Church. He is not indifferent like the priest and the Levite, but full of mercy He comes to offer us His affection and love. What every believer is called to do during this period of preparation for Christmas is to cultivate faith and desire, expectation and...