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St. Matthew's Sunday at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Viennatranslated

July 5, 2026 · 1 min read

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Austria Mr. Arsenios presided over the High Priestly Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Vienna, on the 5th Sunday of St. Matthew, July 5, 2026. He was flanked by Archimandrite Ilias Papadopoulos and Elder Federico Matan from Finland.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness urged the faithful to participate in the services of the parishes of the Holy Metropolis of Austria during the period of the heat, while he recommended their participation in the planned holy services of the celebration of the Holy Monastery of Agia Skepi and Agios Paisios in Burgenland.

In his sermon, His Holiness analyzed the Gospel passage of the healing of the demon-possessed under our Lord Jesus Christ, drawing attention to our attitude towards the Gospel message to be indulged by contemporary material temptations.

The drama of the situation of the demon-possessed consists in the fact that while they live in the flesh, in essence they partake of death and are far from Christ the Savior.

In this context, he explained that the transgression of the law is not counted as a sin, but this communion with death, that is, the cutting off of communion with the source...

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Φωτεινή Σταθοπούλου

The Metropolitan's exhortation for the summer services is good. The sermon about the demon-possessed who lives "in the flesh" but is far from Christ made me think about how easily we get caught up in summer worries and forget about the church. I will try not to leave it this summer either.

Емил Атанасов

A good prelude to the services in the summer, especially for the celebration in Burgenland of the Holy Church. Το κήργγμα για τον δαιμονισόμενο πο Μει "κατα σάρκα" but is far from CHRISTό, μου Μεμενε - often the vacations and the chores of the house take us exactly there. I'll try and let it go.

Isabelle Martin

Το κήρυγμα για τον δαιμονιζόμενο που ζει «κατά σάρκα» αλλά μακριά από τον Χριστό μου έμεινε κι εμένα. Το καλοκαίρι εδώ στη Νίκαια οι βόλτες στην promenade des Anglais και τα οικογενειακά τραπέζια εύκολα μας τραβάνε μακριά από την εκκλησία. Θα προσπαθήσω να μην αφήσω και εγώ τις ακολουθίες για μετά τις διακοπές.

Даниела Христова

Το κήργγμα για τον δαιμονισμένων πο Μει "κατα σάρκα", but is far from Christ, made me think how quickly the summer vacation and the trips with the children from the school absorb me. I'll try to keep you safe, especially for the festival in Burgenland. Thank you for your feedback.

Anna Wilson

The bishop’s point about the demon-possessed man living “according to the flesh” but really cut off from Christ hit home. Summer barbecues and hiking trips pull me away from services too, even though I try to keep up with the parish calendar. I’ll make sure we get to the feast at the Monastery of the Protection in Burgenland this year.

Николай Костов

I agree with you Emile. And I was left with this from the sermon - that you "live according to the flesh", but in fact you are far from Christ. Summer with us in Sofia is the same - football matches, barbecues and various repairs at home, everything pulls you. Will we see you at the holiday in Burgenland?

Sophia Turner

I get what you mean about those summer weekends sneaking up on you. Our family usually plans the Burgenland trip around the kids’ college break so we don’t miss the feast either. Have you been to the monastery before, or will this be your first time?