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Ordination of a Deacon in Orestiadatranslated

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

In the Holy Parish Church of the Grand Commanders of Orestias, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Didymoteichos, Orestias and Soufli, Mr. Damascenes, officiated on Sunday, September 6, on the memory of the miracle of the Archangel Michael in Chonai (Colossians). Before the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness ordained a subdeacon and during the Divine Liturgy he ordained Konstantinos Kavouridis, from the Limestones of Didymoteicho, as a Deacon.

Addressing the ordained, on the occasion of the evangelical reading of the 14th Sunday of Matthew, he emphasized, among other things: "Today the Lord and Teacher is coming to overturn the views of most about Heaven and the Kingdom of Heaven. Heaven is not a state, as Buddhists believe, and it is not a place, as Muslims claim. The Kingdom of Heaven is a relationship. It is a living marriage relationship with the Bridegroom, the savior of our soul, our Savior and Redeemer Christ. It is an integral and endless relationship, in which man gives God his life and Christ gives man His Body, His Blood and the uncreated actions of His grace, the most important of which is...

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Jakub Szymański

Congratulations to Konstantinos from Asvestades. I wonder what exactly Metropolitan Damaskinos said about this most important uncreated energy of grace, because the text stopped at this point. I remember that in Krakow there is always a crowd at the altar of Archangel Michael on his feast day.

جورج عبود

Congratulations to Brother Constantine from Asfstads. The news reminds me of our celebration here in Tripoli of President Michael’s miracle in eliminating traitors, and the atmosphere in the church was full of calm and prayer. I wish I knew the rest of the bishop’s words about the most important uncreated energy of God’s grace, the part that was cut off.