The Holy Monastery of Prophet Helios "Viglas" in Symi celebratedtranslated

On Monday, July 20, 2026, the feast of the "ascension of the Prophet Helios of Thesvitos in a chariot of fire to the heavens", Rev. Metropolitan of Symi, Mr. Chrysostomos, officiated at Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy, in the ancient I. Monastery of the Prophet Helios "Viglas", during the Symaic folk song at "Ai Noulia", which is perched on the steep slope of the mountain of the same name, above the Cemetery of Agia Marina. His co-officiants were the guest clergy of the I. Metropolis of Switzerland and originally from Symi, Archim. Damascenes Kasotis, the Protopr. Fr. Stefanos Makris, General Hierarchical Commissioner and the Hierodeacon Fr. Pavlos Terezakis, while the I. lectern was ministered by the Hieropsaltes Mr. Mercourios Giannaras, after Mr. Emmanuel Kypriotis and others.

His Eminence proclaimed the divine word, referring to the figure of the celebrated Prophet Elias, who, although "alone" in the sea of various idolatry and apostasy of his time, lived and behaved devoutly according to the commandments of God, finally invoking his God-accepted embassies and seeking for everyone, even if only nuggets of his of divine zeal which distinguished him.

Similarly after the end of the Divine...