Theodore of Seleucia in the Patriarchal Monastery of Odegitria Asterousiatranslated

With due ecclesiastical splendor, the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was celebrated in the Holy Patriarchal and Cross Monastery of Odigetria Moira of Crete, presided over by the Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Mr. Bartholomeu, Metropolitan Theodore of Seleucia, who officiated at the Order of Orthros and presided over the solemn Divine Liturgy. The Patriarchal Representative, during his sermon, conveyed to Rev. Metropolitan of Gortyn and Arcadia Mr. Makarios the fraternal embrace of the seventh Primate of Orthodoxy, while he once again conveyed to the Abbot of the Monastery, Archimandrite Parthenios Voulgarakis, the Brotherhood and the reverent Christians the holy paternal wish and Patriarchal blessing and, finally, he referred to the theological meaning of the Mother of God feast, which is the "Summer Easter".

The Abbot of the Monastery, after thanking the Patriarchal Representative for his liturgical presence during the celebration, begged the Metropolitan of Seleucia to convey to His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch the respect of the Brotherhood under him and its thanks both for the Patriarchal representation and for the sending of anti-months that...