Ecclesiastical oratorio for the 60th anniversary of the recollection of the Holy Cara of St. Apostle Titustranslated

In the Holy Cathedral of Agios Titos of Heraklion, on Sunday 4 October 2026 in the evening, with particular brilliance, rapture and emotion, the ecclesiastical, praise and supplication "Oratorio", dedicated to the completion of sixty years since the return of the Holy Cara of Agios Apostle Titos to Crete, was presented. The texts and music were composed by the Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne, Fr. Evangelos Pachygiannakis, while the supervision, coordination, teaching and direction of the Choir of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete was carried out by the Archon Hymnodos of the Holy Church of Christ, Mr. Antonios Plaitis.

The texts of the Oratorio were rendered by Fr. Evangelos Pachygiannakis, Fr. Georgios Metohiannakis, Mr. Dimitrios Daskalakis, Mr. Nikos Tzorgzis and Mr. Stavros Malagardis.

The musical part of the event was attended by Mr. Manolis Kanakakis, Manolis Kotis, Dimitris Makrakis, Eleana Papanikolopoulou and Michalis Haniotakis, who, in collaboration with the Choir of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete, performed hymns in honor of St. Apostle Titus accompanied by traditional musical instruments.

The event was attended by the Most Reverend Archbishop of Crete, Mr...