Holy Easter 2026translated

With the collective participation of the faithful of our local Church and visitors to our island, the world-joyous Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, Holy Easter, was celebrated in our Holy Metropolis centered on the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. On the evening of Great Saturday (April 11, 2026), the Holy Light arrived at the "Diagoras" airport of Rhodes, which was received by the Most Holy Bishop of Olympus Mr. Kyrillos. Our Reverend Metropolitan presided over Pannychida, presided over the Resurrection ceremony and celebrated the Easter Divine Liturgy, co-celebrant of Saint Olympus, in the Cathedral Holy Church, in the presence of the local political and military leadership. On Easter Sunday (April 12) in a climate of Resurrection joy and a festive atmosphere, the Vespers of Love was celebrated in the Metropolitan Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of His Eminence, during which the Gospel was read in 6 languages (Greek, English, Latin, Turkish Slavonic and Ugandan) and was then read by From the pulpit, by the Protosygello Fr. Theonas Kamperis, the "Patriarchical Testimony on Holy Easter", was sung by the dances of...