THE PRIESTLY DIVINE SERVICE AT AGIOS ELETHERIOS SYMI AND THE START OF THE NEW CATECHETICAL PERIOD 2026-27translated

This morning, October 4th, 2026, Sunday 2nd Luke, to I. Parish Church of Agios Eleftherios Symi, Rev. Our Metropolitan, Mr. Chrysostomos, officiated in Othre, celebrated the Consecration at the beginning of the month of October and then the Divine Liturgy with his co-ministers, Panosiol. Archimandrite Fr. Joseph Adamopoulon, Aedesim. Ambassador Fr. Georgios Kakakios and the Hierodeacon Fr. Pavlos Terezakis. The sacred hymn was composed by Mr. Eleftherios Xirakis and others.

Several believers came to join the church, to whom His Holiness spoke with his direct theological speech, taking the occasion of today's Gospel reading from the Second Sunday of Luke, about the so-called "golden rule". In this specific Gospel passage, which is an excerpt from our Lord's speech on the earth, Christ sets forth the golden rule of behavior towards one's neighbor. The Lord said: "And just as you want people to do to you, do likewise to them." That is, in the same way you want people to treat you and you to treat them.