Moral uplifting for the litany of Saint Demetrius Piraeus - Tambouriontranslated

Written by Panos N. Avramopoulos

In an atmosphere of universal rejoicing and with the widespread participation of the friendly people of the Tambourines of Piraeus, on Monday 25-10-26, in the holy church of Agios Demetrius, Piraeus, the solemn litany for the sacred memory of Agios Demetrius of Myrovlitos, who for centuries has been proclaiming to the world, moral virtue, but also the unwavering faith in the ideal of our Orthodoxy. Of Saint Demetrius who, although born and raised in an environment of social and economic freedom, which prescribed a brilliant social and military-political career, did not hesitate to sacrifice everything for the love of our Christ. In order to spread throughout the civilized world at that time with his martyrdom, the moral supremacy of Orthodoxy, but also the supreme value, to fall for ideals and ideals, scorning corruptible values ​​and false standards of life. Saint Demetrius was born around 280 AD.

in Thessaloniki and very quickly, with virtues and abilities unknown for his age, he rose to the coveted rank of centurion, under the command of the Tetrarch and later emperor of Rome, Galerius Maximianus, and when in...