The Nativity of the Virgin in the Metropolis of Chalkidostranslated

The first Mother of God feast of the new ecclesiastical year, the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, was celebrated by pious Christians in the I. Metropolis of Halkidos. Our Reverend Pastor, Metropolitan of Chalkidos, Mr. Chrysostomos during Vespers, on Monday, September 7, 2026, officiated and preached the divine word in the celebrating Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Saint Anne Nileos and then led the litany of the icon of the Virgin through the streets of the town.

Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, His Holiness Mr. Chrysostomos went to Limni and in the old Holy Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, he officiated during the Orthros, presided over the Divine Liturgy and preached the divine word to the pilgrims gathered in the church, many of whom were expatriate Elymnians.

In the afternoon of the same day, our Venerable Metropolitan and the holy Clergy about him welcomed the miraculous icon of the Virgin "Limnia" at the entrance of the picturesque town and after a magnificent litany, in which the young men and women of the area took the lead, they deposited the holy icon on its throne, in the Parish Church of the same name and also celebrating Church of…