His journey to every part of the country began the Holy Light, starting from the Metochi of the Holy Sepulcher, which arrived at 19:35 at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport with the government aircraft from Jerusalem.

It is noted that at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport arrived at 7:30 pm, with the government aircraft, the impasse of Holy Light from Jerusalem. A short reception ceremony was held at the airport, with church representatives, the Metropolitan of Mediterranean and Lavian Nikolaos and the Greek Government. Of the Greek mission from Jerusalem was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Loverdos, ND MP Maximos Harakopoulos participated in the mission as a representative of the House and head of the Inter -Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, Hieronym.

Immediately after arrival at El. Venizelos The Holy Light was transferred to the Metochi of the Holy Sepulcher, to the Church of Agioi Anargyroi in the Anafiotika of Plaka, where the typical of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem follows. It is the first temple to which the Holy Light arrives on the Saturday of the Resurrection and from there it is distributed to every church in the country.

Saint Light in Athens

From Athens, the Holy Light will be transferred with scheduled, as well as emergencies, special flights, of Greek airlines, to 18 destinations in Greek territory. Already, the faithful are starting to gather in the metochi of the Holy Sepulcher, waiting for the incomplete light.

In particular, Aegean and Olympic Air’s scheduled and extraordinary flights for the transport of the Holy Light are shaped as follows:

– Athens – Zakynthos OA 052 19:40 – 21:00

– Athens – Thessaloniki A3 126 19:45 – 20:40

– Athens – Ioannina A3 166 20:10 – 21:25

– Athens – Kalamata A3 232 20:30 – 21:25

– Athens – Lemnos A3 266 19:45 – 20:45

– Athens – Santorini A3 360 20:30 – 21:25

– Athens – Chania OA 3000 (Extraordinary, Special Flight) 19:30 – 20:30

– Athens – Larissa OA 3002 (Extraordinary, Special Flight) 19:30 – 20:40

– Larissa – Kefalonia OA3003 (Extraordinary, Special Flight) 21:00 – 21:50

– Athens – Samos OA3006 (extraordinary, special flight) 19:30 – 20:30

– Samos – Kos OA3005 (Extraordinary, Special Flight) 20:50 – 21:20

Alexandroupolis, Heraklion, Corfu, Kythera, Mytilene, Rhodes and Chios will receive the Holy Light with Sky Express aircraft:

– Athens- Alexandroupolis GQ294 20: 30-21: 45

– Athens- Heraklion GQ216 20: 55-21: 45

– Athens- Corfu GQ274 20: 30-21: 35

– Athens- Kythira GQ440 21: 00-21: 50

– Athens- Mytilene GQ304 20: 30-21: 35

– Athens- Rhodes (Extraordinary, Special Flight) GQ284 20: 20-21: 20

– Athens- Chios GQ244 20: 35-21: 25

It is noted that at 19:35 El. E Venizelos the Holy Light, which was transferred by the Greek mission from Jerusalem, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Loverdos. Earlier, Mr. Loverdos attended the touch ceremony at the Temple of the Resurrection and then received the Holy Light from the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III.

The Mysterious Touch Ceremony on the Holy Tomb

The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem holding two bundles of 33 lit candles in his hands comes out of the Holy Sepulcher, according to ertnews.gr. The bells of the Holy Temple of the Resurrection sound cheerful, while thousands of faithful from various nationalities, among them Greeks who have managed to travel to the Holy Land, await the light of hope. The Holy Light as a fiery wave is transferred to all those who managed to find themselves inside the temple of the Resurrection. Emotion joy and rejoicing dominates when the incorrect light is transformed from a faithful to the faithful and the resurrected message to every heart.

There had been a sacred liturgy three times around the sacred canvas where the Holy Tomb is enclosed, the control inside to exclude the presence of an object that could cause fire and the opening of the gate. The Patriarch, after being expanding his hierarchical vestments, enters the Holy Sepulcher, holding four candle bundles two of which he handed over from the two holes in the canopy, both to the Orthodox priest to hand it over to the Virgin, as well as to Armenian.

Shortly afterwards, Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos handed over to the Greek delegation the resurrected light