His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III Presides Over the Service of the Akathist Hymn
On the evening of Friday, March 18/31, 2023, in the context of the Service of the Small Compline and the Canon of the Theotokos, the Service of the Akathist was held in the Catholicon of the Church of the Resurrection, where the fours stasis of the Salutations to the Theotokos were recited.
The First Stasis was read by the officiating the service, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Second Stasis was read by the Geronda Secretary-General His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the Third Stasis was read by the Elder Sacristan His Eminence Archbishop Isidoros of Hierapolis, the Fourth and last was read by the Elder Dragoman Archimandrite Mattheos. The chanting was delivered by Hierodeacon Simeon and Mr Vassilios Gotsopoulos. The service was attended by the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr. Evangelos Vlioras and members of the Church of Jerusalem and the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood.
From Secretariat-General
This news was published on the website of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
