"DIMITRIA 2026" 1st day - "The other logic of the cross" with Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotikitranslated

On Sunday, September 27, 2026, after the celebration of vespers and the holy prayer to Basil the Great and Saint Demetrius the Myroblytis in the Holy Church of Agios Demetrios, Municipality of Agios Demetrios, at 7.00 in the afternoon, on the ground floor, a speech was held with His Eminence the Metropolitan of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, Mr. Nikolaos, on the subject: "The other logic of the cross". His Holiness began by posing a question to the large audience: "Do we want to be saved?" And he continued by recounting his personal experience from today's feast of Saint John the Russian, in which there were thousands of people who proved their faith, stressing that: "Saint John wanted to be saved. To the world he was nothing, but to God he was a treasure, and now for us his holy relic is a source of healing and miracles."

Continuing his speech, he referred to the flame that the Saints had and it is necessary for us to have it in order to sanctify: "The desire for salvation, the desire for God, to find our way, it is necessary to exist as a flame that burns in our souls. And we have to take care of her, because it's windy. Right now we might have a flame, as soon as we get out…