The Service of the Lamentations of the Theotokos at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
On Sunday, 14/27 August 2023, the service of the Lamentations of the Theotokos was held at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
The service began with the departure of the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood under their Hegoumen, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in procession from the Patriarchate Gate through Via Dolorosa and concluded at the rectory of Gethsemane. The procession was attended by the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr Evangelos Vlioras and many pilgrims who were chanting the hymns of the Dormition.
After a reception at the rectory, the service of the Lamentations began before the Theotokos Tomb and around the sacred icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
At the end of the Lamentations, His Eminence Metropolitan Theologos of Serres from the Church of Greece delivered a Sermon…
This news were originally published on the website of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Please click here to read the full text.
