Archbishop Hieronymus: A Steady Refuge for Children in Catechesis, in an Era of Rapid Changestranslated

Message for the Start of the New Catechetical Year Sent by the Most Reverend Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Hieronymos, to children and parents through which he invites them to join this great family that gives them the opportunity to get to know the richness of ecclesiastical life up close. “With warm encouragement, my beloved parents, I urge you to inspire your children to take this step. Let them get to know from close up the riches of ecclesiastical life, feel that they are not alone, and develop a strong spiritual foundation that will accompany them throughout their lives,” he says among other things.

Archbishop Hieronymos’ message in detail:

My beloved children, my beloved parents,

In an era of rapid changes, continuous transformations, and many communications, we often observe people, especially young people, feeling isolated within an extremely connected yet at the same time free and faceless world. Daily life is overwhelmed by noise, anxiety, and digital images, depriving them of the heart’s tranquility and warm interpersonal contact.

As a Spiritual Father, I see the thirst of our children for clean air, for a steady refuge where they can…