Three days of celebration in the Parish of the Kingdom of God Sophia in honor and memory of Saint Gabriel the Mercifultranslated

Three days of celebration in the Parish of the Kingdom of God Wisdom

in honor and memory of Osia Gabrielia the Merciful

With special spiritual joy and a doxological mood towards the All-Merciful God, the Parish of the Kingdom of God of Wisdom of the Holy Metropolis of Switzerland, received in a climate of deep sorrow a piece of the holy relic of the new Saint of our Church, Osia Gabrielia of Constantinople, the Merciful, which by decision of the Holy and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (October 3, 2023) was registered in the hagiological deltas of the Church, since with her life and testimony she highlighted love, humility and joy as authentic expressions of life in Christ.

The festivities began on the evening of Friday, February 13, with the celebration of the Holy Prayer to Saint Gabriel in the parish church. A multitude of believers came with reverence and a prayerful attitude, invoking the embassies and intercession of Ossia.

This was followed by a spiritual speech by Gerontissa Filothei, Abbess of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Vryoulon Attica, on the topic: "Saint Gabriel, the missionary of joy". Through an essential, theologically substantiated discourse...