Metropolitan Hieronymus of Kyprianos and Siatia: Man is Free before the Gospeltranslated

On Sunday after the Ascension and commemoration of Saint Eustathius, September 20, 2026, Venerable Metropolitan Hieronymus of Kyprianos and Siatia celebrated the Divine Liturgy following Matins, blessed the offered loaves, and subsequently performed the sacred service in the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saint George of Kyprianos, where he concluded the four-day commemoration for the repose of the blessed Basil Demygerontakis and the three-day commemoration for the ever-memorable Georgia Lambraki-Pangalou. In his brief homily on the Gospel reading of the day after the reading of the Holy Gospel, Venerable Metropolitan Cyril emphasized the meaning of Christ's words about bearing one's cross: "He who wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me," highlighting the freedom of man before the Gospel and the condition of submission of our human will and self-centeredness in order to live crucified, as our Lord.

Following Matins and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, participation was had by Archdeacon Athanasios Tarlantzes, Temporary Rector of the Enoría of the Holy Metropolitan Church, and Deacon Themistocles...