Ordination of an Elder in the Patriarchate of Jerusalemtranslated
On the morning of Friday, October 23, 2026, a Divine Liturgy was held at Frikto Golgotha, during which the deacon John was ordained as an elder, in order to minister in Russian-speaking parishes of the Holy Metropolis of Acre - Ptolemais of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Akris - Ptolemais, Mr. Makarios. Before the ordination, the ordaining High Priest addressed fatherly words to the candidate clergy. After the laying on of the hands of the High Priest and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, the concelebrating Agios Faithful Fathers, the priests of the area of the Metropolis of Akkri - Ptolemais, as well as the relatives of the ordained, exclaimed "Axios".
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At the same time,…
