Kilkisiou Bartholomew: Saint Efstathios lifted the cross of overturning human measures (AUDIO)translated

On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Polyanis and Kilkisios, Mr. Bartholomeos officiated at the Vespers and the Prayer which were held in the Holy Church of the Ascension of the Holy Cross and Saint Catherine under construction in the city of Kilkis. Subsequently, after the performance of the Holy Prayer, he made a speech on the subject: "The Cross of the Lord that lifts man and the Cross of Saint Eustathius".

Referring to the Mystery of the Cross, which is the revelation of God's love, he focused on two important points for our conscience and for our Christian experiences: on the one hand, the Cross is an overturning of human measures, and on the other, the Cross is a Liver.

"For Christ, the Cross is the overturning of human criteria. People say protect yourself. Christ says offer yourself. People say don't let anyone hurt you. Christ says if you are hurt don't hate... Christ on the Cross, enters the very place of death and defeats it from within, that's why it becomes a trophy of victory. That's why all of us when we suffer, we can look to him Crucified and to say: Lord, You me...