Ordination of a Presbyter at the I.N. Saint Menas Churchtranslated

On Saturday, October 3, the feast of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, the Very Reverend Metropolitan of Veria, Naoussis, and Kavania, Pantelimon, celebrated and preached the holy sermon at the I.N. Church of Saint Menas. During the holy Liturgy, he completed the ordination of deacon Panagiotis Dimantis from the heroic city of Naoussa, a graduate of the Agricultural School of Volos and a student of the Theological School of A.Π.Θ.

Homily of the Very Reverend "Whosoever were attached to Him believed, in whom was Dionysius the Areopagite."

In one of the Apostle Paul's pioneering sermons at the Areopagus, the contemporary apostolic reading ends, written by the holy scribe of the Acts of the Apostles, the evangelist Luke.

Many were there who heard his preaching, some out of curiosity, others out of indifference, others with good will, and others seeking pretexts to accuse him or to mock him. So then, what did he say? Who was the new God who was preaching?

The seed of the Gospel message fell into the hearts of the listeners of the Apostle Paul, as our Lord describes in the parable...