The celebration of Agios Nektarios in Nea Ionia is brillianttranslated

A multitude of pious pilgrims flooded the celebratory Holy Church of Agios Nektarios N. Ionia again this year, to celebrate the memory of the great and popular Saint of the 20th century. On the eve of the holiday, the Great Solemn Vespers was held, presided over by Rev. Metropolitan Dimitriados, Mr. Ignatiou, who was flanked by a large number of our Clergy, in the presence of the Member of Parliament of Magnesia, Ms. Zetas Makris.

In his sermon, His Holiness pointed out that Saint Nektarios was par excellence a man of the Holy Bible. "For every action, speech and decision, his criterion was the Holy Bible and indeed, the word of Christ. For this reason, he put into practice in his life the meekness that distinguished the Lord Himself. He went through very difficult times, slanders, belligerence, which is difficult for a person to bear. But he remained "meek and lowly in heart." He did not argue, he did not cause tensions, nor did he divide the people, but he preserved the unity of the Church and left, taking with him to Greece his Cross, knowing that it will lead him to the Resurrection. God saw his faith, meekness and humility and opened the way for him to holiness and his great contribution to the Church and...