The people of Larissa prayed for Cyprus, in the presence of Ambassador Stavros Augustidistranslated

The eponymous Holy Church in Larissa was the center of honor to the fiery Prophet Elias, on his Feast day. Despite the unbearable heat, a large number of people flooded the Holy Temple in order to worship the Holy God, to honor the Prophet Elias and to offer his prayer in an atmosphere of ecstasy and sanctity. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos, Mr. Ieronymos, officiated at the Solemn Mass of the Feast, while he also performed the Divine Liturgy, as well as the special Deesis in favor of our Cyprus, since July 20th is unfortunately connected with the Turkish invasion and the violation of every concept of international law, as well as the rights of our Megalopolis.

In his sermon, His Holiness focused on the era of the Prophet Elias as an era of apostasy, which ultimately afflicted the people who abhorred the God of their fathers and followed false gods, as all this resulted in the pedagogical intervention of the Holy God in order to avoid the worst. His Eminence paralleled what was happening then with what is happening today and asked the faithful to remain steadfast in the Orthodox Faith, in the ethos of the church, in traditions and institutions...