Dimitriados Ignatius: "Whoever has found the secret of forgiveness has found peace in his soul"translated

On Tuesday, August 4, the Rev. Metropolitan of Dimitrias, Mr. Ignatios, during the Mass of the Holy Prayer in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After the end of the Mass, a cultural event of speech and music took place in the courtyard of the Holy Church, in the context of the "August Prayers", organized by the Cultural Agency of the Holy Metropolis of Dimitrias and Almyros "Magneton Kivotos, for the rescue of the cultural stock".

In his sermon, His Holiness referred to the centuries-old devotional tradition of the inhabitants of Pelion, stressing: "The church of Agios Georgios Nileias was chosen to perform the August Prayer. It is a temple that was built after 1700 and testifies to how much the inhabitants of Pelion, in those years, considered temples to be the centers of their lives. They created temples and chapels that we admire and are proud of today. Of course, great effort is required to save all the precious relics of this “Mountain of Cells”. Pelion is a place that we received from our fathers and we try, despite the difficulties, to preserve…