A few minutes after 8:30 pm, the Holy Light from Jerusalem arrived at the “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport, on a special Aegean flight. The reception of the Unseen Light in a simple ceremony at the airport and then its transfer to the Exarchate of the Holy Sepulcher in Plaka. At the same time, it is planned to transfer it, with flights of Aegean and Sky express, to the Greek territory, to the orthodox churches that tonight will convey the joyful message of the Resurrection.
A Greek delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis had gone to Jerusalem for Good Touch Ceremony at the Church of the Resurrection and its transfer to Greece on Good Friday.
After the Touch of the Holy Light at the Holy Temple of the Resurrection, the Patriarch handed over the Holy Light to the representative of the Greek state, Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis, in a ceremony held at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Tomb.
“With feelings of respect and humility I receive today the Holy Light from your hands, Your Beatitude. It is a special honor for me personally to attend this year as a representative of the Greek Government and as head of an excellent official delegation of our country at the Touch of Holy Light ceremony at the Church of the Resurrection. “It is a special privilege to be responsible for the transmission of the Divine Light and the resurrection message to Greece,” said the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs in his opposition to the Patriarch of Jerusalem upon receipt of the Holy Light.
“The Touch of Holy Light works redemptively for the faith of all Christianity. The Ancient Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Hagiotaphic Brotherhood, under your seventh guidance, Your Beatitude, are the custodians of this great and redemptive tradition, continuing their centuries-long struggle in the front line in favor of Orthodoxy. An offer of sacrifice, encampment and composure that only the experienced members of the Hagiotaphic Brotherhood could show, as is historically confirmed. The Greek state has always been a helper, supporting the Patriarchate and the Holy Sepulcher Brotherhood in the effort to preserve intact from time and geopolitical expediencies the sacred privileges and the irreplaceable spiritual role of the Zionist Church.
Finally, he stated that “these days we feel, more than ever, the need for redemption and hope, which only the Divine Drama and the Resurrection of the Godman offer to the world” and wished: May the Holy Light, which conveys its message of life, joy and hope, to carry throughout the Universe, regardless of nationality and race, the glory of God and the faith of men. Christ is Risen and Happy Birthday to all.
Apart from the Deputy Foreign Minister, the Exarch of the Holy Sepulcher in Greece, Archimandrite Raphael, MPs Maximos Harakopoulos, Stavros Keletsis and Ioannis Sarakiaris Nefarikas officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.
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