The new Archbishop of Crete, Eugenios, was enthroned with all formality today in the metropolitan church of Agios Minas. The enthronement ceremony took place in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who wished the new archbishop, noting that he is confident that he will be a worthy follower of the long history of Crete and that he will carry the spirit of renewal that the Church always needs in order to meet the challenges. of changing times.
The new one Archbishop of Crete Eugenios B.‘, welcomed with an address the mayor of Heraklion Vassilis Lambrinos, who characterized the day as historic for the island and the city of Heraklion, expressing his joy and emotion.
Mr. Lambrinos wished on behalf of the municipality and the citizens, health and creative work to the new archbishop, adding that “you will find supporters in your work, for the good of the place and the citizens, who are especially tested these years, and need the support of all of us to move forward on the path of prosperity, social cohesion, and solidarity. “
Upon his arrival at the metropolitan church of Agios Minas, where people shouted “worthy”, members of the new archbishop’s entourage held in their hands an image of Agios Minas, a relic as revealed by Mr. Eugenios himself during his rebuttal, as this image He was accompanied by his grandfather who arrived as a refugee in Crete, from Asia Minor.
In his rebuttal, the new Archbishop said he was excited and said, among other things, that “I come as the father of this great family with a hug that is open to all. We love, we forgive, we move forward “.
Inside the church where the enthronement ceremony took place were the members of the Holy Synod of the Church of Crete, representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarch, representatives of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Church of Greece and the Church of Cyprus, as well as representatives of Mount Sinai, state, local authorities and bodies, clergy and representatives of monastic fraternities.
The new archbishop of Crete in his enthronement speech expressed his emotion, reviewed his progress to date and spoke with words of love for the faithful.
Among the things the new archbishop mentioned was his desire to serve with love, unity and brotherhood, the Church of Crete.
“So let us come together to preach this Seventh Patriarchal exhortation and with this perspective, with a fervor of faith, with the love of God with distinction and humility, taking and teaching lessons of spiritual freedom, to verify what our National poet, Kostis Palam, he once wrote: “I am from Crete. “From the island where he does not grow old, he does not grow old, and he is always enslaved, enslaved, in order to give lessons in freedom” “said Mr. Eugenios in his speech.
He added that “our Church is called to inspire people with what will get them out of the current impasse. Remind them that they are images of God, children of the same Father and brothers among themselves, with a single purpose and purpose, salvation. To tell them that there is no sin that exceeds the size of God’s love that in our arms we all have a place. To teach them that the last and tragic human error is only repentance. That the only unhappiness that is not corrected is to find yourself one day without repenting in front of the person who forgives “.
The new archbishop of Crete also referred to the pandemic, saying “unfortunately he showed how deeply rooted in the social space is arrogance and introversion, confusion and fanaticism. The big problem of the virus as it should not be, that there are and unfortunately are spiritual and social, that threaten our health, even threaten our Christian quality, since it is impossible for a Christian to be a fundamentalist and a fanatic. Some of our fellow believers become trustworthy, leaving the Gospel, looking for false evangelists. They forget the miracle of the Church, the Christ that crosses history, and they are desperately looking for “miracles” and “miracle workers”. And still some people privatize the faith, something that has nothing to do with the apostolic tradition of the Church “.
In addition to the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the President of the Movement for Change Nikos Androulakis was present at the enthronement ceremony of the new Archbishop of Crete, representing SYRIZA P / S Giannis Ragousis, the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos, Of Sports Lefteris Avgenakis, MPs from all over Crete, representatives of the local government and local authorities.
Immediately after the completion of the enthronement ceremony, which was in accordance with the protection measures for the coronavirus, follows a meal that will be given by Mr. Eugenios, which the faithful will have the opportunity to meet and congratulate in the afternoon after the evening at Agios Titos and tomorrow Sunday, February 6, after the Divine Liturgy in Agios Minas.
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