Feast of Saint Jerusalem and her children in Bereatranslated

On Friday, September 4, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Berea, Naoussa and Campania Mr. Panteleimon officiated and preached the divine Word in the Holy Church of Agios Anthony, patron saint of Berea, on the feast of Saint Jerusalem and her children. During Orthros and the Divine Liturgy, the venerable Cara of Saint Jerusalem, which is treasured in the Holy Church of Saint Anthony, was venerated.

His Excellency's speech "And being tormented and grieving, and being spent in fire, and being crushed by punishments and scourges, and being dragged by horses, and being cut by swords, you did not deny Christ."

Our Church celebrates today and Veria and especially the holy church of our patron Saint Anthony the Younger celebrates the memory of the holy martyr Jerusalem and her three children, Saints Secendus, Secendikos and Kygoros. And we honor her especially every year, on the one hand because she was the first patroness of our city and on the other hand because we have the blessing that her honor and graceful and miraculous body is preserved in our holy church.

For our Church, however, the memories of the saints are not simply a memory, it is not a reference to their life, it is not an external honor, the...