The celebration of the memory of Agios Iakovos the Brother of God in Chalkidatranslated

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, in the evening, at the Metropolitan Church of St. Dimitriou Chalkidos, the forty-year-old holy vigil was held, in memory of St. apostle James of the brother god and then, for the last thirty-four years, integrated into the whole of the "DIMITRIOS" cults of the Metropolitan Church of Chalkidos. The sacred services of the vigil were officiated by the Most Reverend Pastor, Metropolitan of Chalkidos, Mr. Chrysostomos, who presided over the ancient Divine Liturgy of St. Iakovos, during which he also preached the divine word to the assembled believers.

In his sermon, the Reverend Mr. Chrysostomos, referred to the personality, mission and martyrdom of St. Iakovos, as they are remembered by the testimonies of Ag. Scripture and the rest of the Holy Tradition, while he described the historical context of the formation of the standard of Jerusalem, from which the Divine Liturgy of St. Iakovos.

This year, in the framework of the 15th Dimitrios, in the Metropolitan I. Church of St. Dimitriou Chalkidos hosts, until October 29, 2026, the holy and miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary "Eikosifinissa" from the homonymous I.…