The Metropolitan of Symi for the miracle of the healing of the moonless youthtranslated

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Symi, Tilos, Chalkis and Kastellorizos, Mr. Chrysostomos officiated at Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of Taxiarchus Michael of Panormitos on Sunday of Matthew I, August 9, 2026, the Sunday before the Feast of the Transfiguration. The Reverends officiated at the Divine Liturgy. Fr. Georgios Kakakios and Fr. Nikolaos Karmaniolos, as well as the Hierodeacon Fr. Pavlos Terezakis, while his Theophilous Assistant, Bishop of Rodostolo Mr. Antonios, joined in praying. The sacred lectern was modestly ministered by the cantors Mr. Eleftherios Xirakis and Mr. Evangelos Lagos.

Several believers came to the Holy Monastery to attend church and participate in the Divine Liturgy. After the reading of the Holy Gospel, His Eminence, on the occasion of the Gospel reading, addressed a speech of spiritual edification to the faithful, referring to the miracle of the healing of the moonless young man by our Lord Jesus Christ.

When the father takes his sick child to the disciples, the Lord is absent, since he is on Mount Tabor accompanied by Peter, James and John. When they came down from the mountain with the Lord, they found the crowd there…