Sunday of the Apostates in the Holy Metropolis of Kastoriatranslated

On Sunday, August 16, the Holy Metropolis of Kastoria held a series of liturgical and other events in honor of emigrant Kastorians, who during the summer season return to their place of origin and keep alive their ties with their particular homeland and the local Church. On Sunday morning, a High Priestly Divine Liturgy was held in the Holy Metropolitan Church of the Dormition of the Virgin of Kastoria, officiated by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kastoria, Mr. Kallinikos.

Together with His Eminence, the Priests of the Holy Metropolitan Church, Archimandrite Fr. Stefanos Schinas and Fr. Fotios Leventis, as well as the Deacon Fr. Nikodimos, collaborated.

In his sermon, His Holiness referred to the Gospel readings of the day, Matthew 1 Sunday and August 16. He said that forgiveness and forgiveness are basic conditions of the Christian life, the life of Christ's disciples. Then he referred to the word of Christ "always delivered to me by my father; and no one can confirm whether it is the son or not the father, and whether it is the father or not the son and oh if it is willed the son will be revealed" and he said that no one can know God, except...