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High priest Divine Liturgy in Skordilo Mylopotamostranslated

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

On Sunday morning, July 19, 2026, Rev. Metropolitan of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, Mr. Prodromos officiated at Orthros and then celebrated the High Priestly Divine Liturgy at the Holy Parish Church of Agios Georgios, in Skordilos Mylopotamos, where the 40-day Sacred Memorial of Blessed Eleni Stamatakis was also held. Before the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, the husband of blessed Helen, Nikolaos Stamatakis, spoke with touching words about his wife and offered His Eminence, thanking him for his presence, a touching gift with photos of his childhood and his first steps in the High Priesthood.

His Eminence, with heartfelt words, thanked warmly for the nice gift and referred to the great feast of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Synod in Chalcedon, one of whom was Saint Euphrates (or Euphrates), Bishop of Eleftherni.

He also emphasized the fact of the exemplary support of Nikolaos Stamatakis and his family to blessed Helen, pointing out that in these times humanity and kindness must be honored in every way.

This was followed by a Memorial Mass at the grave of Blessed Eleni Stamatakis and...

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Αναστασία ΜιχαηλίδουGood memory of Eleni. The gift of the photos from His Eminence's childhood seemed very tender to me, and I am glad that Nikolaos found the strength to speak. Agios Euphrates from Eleftherna is one of ours, nice that he remembered him.
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Tomasz NowakGood memory of Eleni. The gift of the Metropolitan's childhood photos seemed very human to me, as if it reminded him of where he started. Nice that he also spoke about Agios Euphrates from Eleftherna, we forgot him a bit here.
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Δήμητρα ΔημητρίουYes, the gift of the old photos was indeed tender, it shows how much Helen appreciated His Holiness. I am glad that he also mentioned Agios Euphrates from Eleftherna, I have heard him since I was a child. How did you meet him, Anastasia?
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