Touching trisage of the Patriarch of Alexandria in memory of the late Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos IItranslated

In an atmosphere of deep emotion, the A.Th.M., the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Mr. Theodore II held yesterday, Monday, November 9, 2026, a day on which the Church commemorates Saint Nektarios, Bishop of Pentapolis the Miracle Worker, a holy trisagio for the repose of the soul of the late Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and all Cyprus, Mr. Chrysostomos II, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of his exodus to the Lord of which was completed on November 7. The memorial service was held at the historic Holy Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Savvas the Saint in Alexandria, a place that maintains special ties with the Church of Cyprus, as its precinct is dominated by the statue of the late Patriarch and Archbishop of Cyprus Makarios III, a great benefactor of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.

The presence of the statue gave today's prayer a distinct historical and spiritual symbolism. Makarios III and Chrysostomos II were two great benefactors of the Alexandrian Church, connecting their names with the practical support of the Orthodox Mission on the African continent. The first founded in 1971 the Patriarchal Priesthood...