The Feast of Theophany at the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
On Wednesday 6/19 January 2022, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the Despotic feast of Theophany according to the Status Quo.
On the morning of the feast, the Service of the Sanctification of the water was observed at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by His Beatitude Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, with the co-celebration of their Eminences the Archbishops, Aristarchos of Constantina, Theodosios of Sebastia, Philoumenos of Pella and Metropolitan Joachim of Helenoupolis and Hagiotaphite Hieromonks with first in rank the Elder Kamarasis Archimandrite Nectarios. The chanting was delivered by the Byzantine singers, Hierodeacon Simeon and Mr Vasilios Gotsopoulos.
After the Sanctification of the water, the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom was officiated by His Beatitude at the Holy Sepulchre, with the co-celebration of the Hierarchs and Hieromonks written above. The service was attended by local faithful Christians and the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr Evangelos Vlioras, without any pilgrims due to covid-19 restrictions…
This news was originally published on the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem official website. Please click here to read the full text.