Doxology on the 19th enthronement anniversary of His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrios Kyrios Theophilos III

This news is shared from the website of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

On Friday, November 9/22, 2024, at 10.00 am, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the Doxology that was held at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the 19th enthronement anniversary of His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrios Kyrios Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem.

The Doxology was presided over by His Beatitude and with Him their Eminences the High Priests of the Throne, Holy Sepulchre Hieromonks, and Deacons, and Priests from the various parishes of the Patriarchate. The chanting was delivered by Hierodeacon Simeon, as the service was attended by the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr Dimitrios Anengelosopoulos, Mrs Anna Mantika and faithful from Jerusalem.

After the Doxology, led by the Patriarch, all present went to the Patriarchate Reception Hall.

There, His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Chief Secretary, addressed His Beatitude as follows:

“Your Beatitude Father and Master,

The Church of Jerusalem, the Mother of the Churches and the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood of old, celebrate today the 19th Anniversary of the Enthronement of Your Holy Beatitude to the glorious Throne of Saint James the Brother of God. This event is of particular importance in the history and life of the Church of Jerusalem, but also of the Church as a whole, since it took place in a time of crisis and upheaval, which upheaval, however, did not lead to the collapse of the Church of Jerusalem. The Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, waking up on the morning of March 2005, found its valuable property in the Old City of Jerusalem, not far from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, depopulated and stored in a corruption-serving agreement of corrupt interests. The Brotherhood, rising to the occasion, reacted immediately. It condemned these agreements as invalid and denounced their initiators. Subsequently, the Synod of the Patriarchate, following the rules of the Church, was referred to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which convened a Pan-Orthodox Synod, through the decision of which the way for a Patriarchal election was opened. These elections were conducted per the rules of the Church and the Jordanian Law of the Patriarchate and ended in the holy Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on August 9/22, 2005, electing Your Holy Beatitude as the 141st Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem. The seal of these elections was the event, which the Church of Jerusalem joyfully celebrates today, the Enthronement of Your Holy Beatitude in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on November 9 / 22, 2005, with the participation of Representatives of all the Orthodox Churches, the Representatives of the governments of Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, the President of the Republic of Greece, Mr Karolos Papoulias and the Representative of the Emir of Qatar. 

                Under such conditions, the Inter-Orthodox, Inter-Christian and international recognition of Your Beatitude in charge of the Church of Jerusalem, was directly involved in civil and judicial disputes on the payment of huge sums of money for the annulment of the illegal agreements and therefore, the preservation of the property rights of the Patriarchate, the Status Quo of the Holy Places of the Old City of Jerusalem and the rights of the Christian Community in the Holy Land, the cradle of all Christianity.

At the same time, Your Beatitude attached great importance to the unity in Christ of the Orthodox Churches in the bond of peace through a true Christian witness to the world. To this end, You made a peaceful visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Patriarchate of Moscow, the Patriarchate of Romania and the Churches of Poland, Finland and Albania, to convey to them, too, the fabulous and hopeful message of the Resurrection, which emanates incessantly from the life-giving Tomb of the Lord. In this spirit, Your Beatitude also participated in the Inter-Orthodox Synod held in Chambesy in Switzerland, for the succession to the Throne of the Church of Cyprus. Also, the contribution of Your Beatitude, either through Your representatives or in person, was very active in the work of preparation and convening of the Great Synod of Orthodoxy in Crete, and very strong was the reiteration of Your position regarding the resumption of an Inter-Orthodox dialogue for the return to the Orthodox society and unity that has existed from the beginning…

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