Metropolitan of Piraeus: "I wish all parents to imitate Saint Theodote"translated

At the celebratory Holy Church of Agioi Anargyros Karavas, the Reverend Metropolitan of Piraeus, Mr. Seraphim, officiated yesterday, Sunday, November 1, 2026. During his sermon, His Holiness referred, on the one hand, to the Gospel passage of the day that referred to the parable of the rich man and the poor Lazarus, on the other hand, to the feast of the Anargyrian Saints Cosmas and Damianus, from Asia, and their mother Saint Theodotis, emphasizing from the beginning that the parable speech of our Lord "is very appropriate - absolutely I would say - on the Feast of the Saints", "because, in the parabolic word of the Lord, the values of life are defined. In other words, the Holy God, in an inductive, educational, meaningful way, lays down eternal truths, which, applied in practice, give us Saints, just like our fellow brothers Cosmas and Damianus".

Referring to the rich man in the parable, His Holiness stood on the concept of life that he had formed, having as an exclusive point of reference material wealth and the satisfaction of his desires, without looking for anything beyond temporal goods. "The values ​​of this man's life were matter, the present flowing reality, the satisfaction of...