Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece delivered a televised message to the Greek People via ERT the State Television. His Beatitude said among other things that “We all know that the life of the human beings and the world is the Creator’s greatest gift on earth, it is the breath of every human being and the humankind. We all know that the human being was commissioned by his Creator to be the one who not only will receive but also will guard with loyalty the divine gift of life on our planet. I am keenly observing the efforts of our doctors with emotion. I wish them much strength and health, I wish our faithful courage.”
The Archbishop also said that “I would like to call on all devout believers to protect the sanctity and continuation not only of their own lives but also the lives of their fellow human beings, and especially of the vulnerable groups of faithful.
After all, the common prayer in the liturgical life of the Church always mentions with particular emphasis on those who cannot attend it for serious health reasons or for any other justifiable reason.”
He recalled that the decision made during the special meeting of the Standing Holy Synod regarding the coronavirus outbreak “had already proactively given her due attention to this subject in order to allay the common fears of the devout Greek people regarding the unpredictable, dangerous and invisible threat.
In this spirit, the Holy Synod decided to call on the devout believers to temporarily avoid the mass gathering at the churches and urged them to pray at their home in order to avoid exacerbating the situation.”
Archbishop Ieronymos emphasized that “human being was commissioned his Creator to be the one who not only will receive but also will guard with loyalty the divine gift of life on our planet.
In the context of the Divine Providence of the Creator, both the incarnation of Christ and the founding of His Church were incorporated to restore the harmonious relationship of man not only with his Creator but also with all divine creation in order for the world to live.”
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