In a climate of ecstasy and splendorin the presence of a large number of believers, was performed at Panier Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem its operation Touch of the Holy Light. A few minutes after 14:30, the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III went out of the Holy Sepulcher holding in each hand lit 33 candles and transmitted the Holy Light to the pilgrims who attended the “Come and receive Light”, as well as the message of the Resurrection to humanity.
After the Touch, the Patriarch will deliver the Unspeakable Light to the representative of the Greek State, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Andreas Katsaniotisat a ceremony to be held at Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalemwhile in a special traffic light it will be transported to Athens, by a special flight of Aegean, by the Exarch of the Holy Sepulcher.
The aircraft that will carry the Holy Light is expected to arrive at Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” at 18:00 and, subsequently, its distribution is planned throughout the Greek territory.
An announcement by the Deputy Foreign Minister states that The shipment to and from Israel is made by a special Aegean flight at no cost for the Greek state, while the distribution of Agios Fotos in the Greek territory will be done with flights of Aegean and Sky express.
Apart from the Deputy Foreign Minister, the Exarch of the Holy Sepulcher in Greece, Archimandrite Raphael, MPs Maximos Harakopoulos, Stavros Keletsis and Ioannis Sarakiaris Nefarkis, Perifaris officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.
Andreas Katsaniotis stated earlier to SKAI: “The Greek delegation is in Jerusalem for the ceremony of the Holy Light next to the Patriarch. We arrived on Good Friday night, the Israeli authorities underwent a PCR and this morning the results came out. We had two options: not to give the present to the Holy Sepulcher or to come from Good Friday to prevent all the procedures. We chose to be here. In this turbulent period it is important to be by the side of the Patriarch of Jerusalem. The reception of the Holy Light in the homeland will be official».
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