The celebration of the Holy Church of Genesis of the Virgin of Nea Koroni, Messiniatranslated

With the presence of a large number of believers from the wider area of the Archpriestly Region of Koroni, the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin was celebrated in the Parish Church of Nativity of the Virgin of Nea Koroni, Messinia. The Orthros and the celebratory Divine Liturgy were presided over by Archimandrite Filippos Hamargias, Protosygellos of the Holy Metropolis of Messinia, flanked by Protopresbyter Panagiotis Laliotis, vicar of the celebratory Holy Church.

Before the end of the Divine Liturgy, Father Philip, preaching the Divine Word, referred to the event of the Birth of the Virgin, emphasizing that this holiday leads us to a deeper reflection on the family, in which the Virgin was born, raised and prepared for Her great mission. As he characteristically said: "Today's holiday presents to us the family of the righteous Joachim and Anne as a model of faith, love, prayer, patience and trust in God's will and in general as a model of a normal family. A family according to the tradition of humanity, since the dawn of time. A family with a father and a mother and not conforming to the alternative family models presented today as…