The Feast of the Collection of the Holy Relics of Agios Kallinikos of Edessa at the SMYK Vellastranslated

The feast of the Repatriation of the Holy Relics of Saint Kallinikos, Bishop of Edessa, was celebrated at the School of Apprenticeship for Clerical Candidates (SMYK) of Vella with ecclesiastical rejoicing and spiritual joy. On the eve of the holiday, Vespers was celebrated by the School's professor, Fr. Apostolos Monachos, while on the day of the holiday, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by also the School's professor, Fr. Konstantinos Papakostas.

A special blessing, the presence of the icon of the Saint with an embedded fragment of His Holy Relic, which was donated to the Schoolmaster by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Edessa, Mr. Ioel

The Headmaster and the seminarians of the School participated prayerfully in the holy services, who had the opportunity to experience the joy of the joint worship gathering and to honor the memory of Saint Kallinikos, drawing spiritual lessons from life and the confession of faith.

Participation in sacred services is an integral part of church life and the spiritual education of future clergy, cultivating the liturgical ethos, prayer and devotion to the Church.

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