Kyrillos of Ierapytnis at the first Prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Parish of Christ Ierapetratranslated

In an atmosphere of reverence and ecstasy, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 2, 2026, the Great Prayer Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos was held in the Holy Parish Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior and the Annunciation of the Theotokos (Kato Panagia) in the traditional village of Christos in Western Ierapetra. Rev. Metropolitan of Ierapytni and Sitia, Mr. Kyrillos officiated at the service of the first Prayer Canon of this year's fifteenth August, blessed the breads and at the end preached the divine word.

In his short speech he referred to the holy person of the Mother of God, the heavenly and spiritual Mother of us all, to whom we turn especially during this period, chanting every day alternately her Great and Little Prayer Rule. Rev. Mr. Kyrillos, after exhorting us to constantly beseech the Virgin Mother of our Lord to be our hope, fairy tale, shelter, helper, refuge and refuge, wished everyone a hearty and blessed season of the Fifteenth of August and distributed the bread.

Panosiol took part in the procession. Chief Ambrosios Skarvelis, Chancellor of the I. Metropolis, the Aidesimol. Priest George Smyrniotakis, Vicar of Christ Parish, and the Deacon...