Seraphim of Kythira: "The home church" should function in every Christian familytranslated

A Pastoral Circular for the start of the new Ecclesiastical Year, which began on September 1, 2026 and will end on August 31, 2027, was issued by the Metropolitan of Kythera and Antikythera, Mr. Seraphim, addressing the holy clergy and the faithful people of the Holy Metropolis. In his encyclical, His Holiness wishes the new Ecclesiastical Year to be a period of spiritual renewal, repentance and man's return to God, specifically emphasizing: "Blessed by the Lord of glory may our entry into the new Ecclesiastical Year be [...] and may we depart blessed, peaceful towards God, a year of repentance and spiritual renewal".

He makes special reference to the importance of the liturgical circle of the Church, through which the believer is called to connect more deeply with Divine Worship and the persons the Church honors. As he notes, "the annual cycle of the Despotic and Theotokos feasts and the feasts of the Saints [...] connects us primarily with Divine Worship", which is "the center of the Holy Spiritual life of Orthodox Christians".

On the occasion of the upcoming feast of the Nativity of the Virgin, the Metropolitan of Kythera and Antikythera, Mr.