Pilgrimage of the Parish of Agios Chrysostoms of Drama - Smyrna in Constantinopletranslated

With feelings of deep sadness, spiritual joy and national exaltation, the parish of the Holy Church of Agios Chrysostom of Drama carried out, from October 18 to 23, 2026, a unique and unforgettable pilgrimage to Constantinople and the surrounding historical lands of Asia Minor. The occasion and spiritual core of this departure was a leading event for Orthodoxy and our Genus: the completion of 35 years of auspicious, sacrificial and historic Patriarchate of the Seventh Primate of Orthodoxy under heaven, the Most Holy Ecumenical Patriarch etc. Bartholomew.

From the Metropolis of Drama they describe the leisure trip as a true dive into the time and space of our hearts.

It specifically states:

With the guiding Grace of the Triune God and the paternal blessings of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Drama, Mr. Dorotheos, we set out as humble pilgrims to feel empirically and to be baptized in those holy soils, where for centuries Romiosyne flourished, wept and triumphed.

Our pilgrimage, led by the priestly head of the parish, His Eminence Archimandrite Father Gerasimos...