The Feast of the Great Brigadier Generals in I. M. Etoloakarnaniatranslated

Focusing on the Aetolian and the historic Holy Church of the All-Great Generals, the Synod of the All-Great Generals Michael and Gabriel and all the Incorporeal Powers was celebrated in the Holy Metropolis of Aetolia and Akarnania, on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damaskinos, officiated at the Orthros Service and presided over the Divine Liturgy.

During his sermon, he said the following: "In today's Gospel passage, the evangelist Luke invites us to walk with him a tragic road, a road of death. Its ultimate purpose, however, is to overcome sadness and despair and be led to optimism and hope.

Jairus is an archsynagogue, that is, a prominent member of Jewish society. He is a man of social status, prestige and acquaintances. Today, however, all that doesn't matter. Today he stands before us as a father agonizing over his twelve-year-old only daughter. It is clear that he has no hope left. He is ready to seek the solution where human logic stops and where the answers seem to come from another world and from other forces.

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