Rethymno Prodromos: Vangelis Giakoumakis, 11 years later, continues to illuminate even the darkest timestranslated

For one more year, on July 7th, the day on which the late Vangelis Giakoumakis was baptized in the holy pool of our faith, we all met together at the "House of Vangelis", at the Holy Church of the Holy Martyr Evangelos, Bishop of Kostanza, whose memory is commemorated annually on the same day. In this "House" erected in his memory by the family of the late Vangelis, together with Vespers, the Memorial Service was held, declaring that we do not forget the sacrifice of a child who, through his silent silence, gave a voice and messages of life to thousands of people.

Rev. Metropolitan of Rethymno and Avlopotamos Mr. Prodromos officiated at Vespers, assisted by clergy of the Holy Metropolis, next to the parents of blessed Evangelos, Andreas and Maria Giakoumakis, his siblings, relatives and a multitude of friends who came without invitations, but by the invitation of love and honor in memory of Vangelis, 11 years after his martyrdom sacrifice.

At the request of His Eminence, Panosiol preached the Divine Word inspired. Chief Theologos Papalevyzakis, Abbot-adviser of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegian Monastery of Arkadiou, the...