Celebration of Saint Luke the Apostle and ordination of a new Deacon in the Diocese of Kalavrytatranslated

With the appropriate ecclesiastical splendor, the memory of the Holy Glorious Apostle and Evangelist Luke was celebrated in the Holy Metropolis of Kalavryta and Aegialia, while the ordination of a new clergyman of the local Church was a special spiritual joy. On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the eve of the feast, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kalavryta and Aegialia, Mr. Ieronymos officiated at the Great Solemn High Priestly Vespers, which was held at the celebratory Church of Saint Luke the Apostle and Evangelist, at the General Hospital of Eastern Achaia.

The Holy Mass was attended by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Mr. Jason Fotilas, the Director of the General Hospital of Aigio, Mrs. Angeliki Tsagla, representatives of the Municipal Authority, doctors, nurses and employees of the Hospital, as well as a number of pious Christians from the city of Aigio, who came to honor the memory of Saint Luke the Evangelist.

His Eminence, sharing the anxieties and daily difficulties of the patients and the people who minister in the sensitive area of ​​health, addressed to all paternal wishes for health, strength, patience and God's abundant reinforcement, so that, with the embassies...