ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2008 / DECEMBER 2008

 

Αιωνία η Μνήμη! Εκδημία Πατριάρχου Μόσχας, Αλεξίου Β'

May his memory be eternal! Falling asleep of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow

 

Στις 5 Δεκεμβρίου, ο Μακαριώτατος Πατριάρχης Μόσχας κ. Αλέξιος Β' εκοιμήθη εν Κυρίω. Για να διαβάστε το τηλεγράφημα της Α.Θ.Π. του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχου κ.κ. Βαρθολομαίου στην Ιερά Σύνοδο της Εκκλησίας της Ρωσίας, πατήστε εδώ.

 

On December 5th, His Beatitude Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow fell asleep in the Lord. Tο read His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew's letter of condolence to the Holy Synod of the Church of Russia, click here.

 

The Letter of Condolence of His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios to His Grace Bishop Iov, Patriarchal Administrator for Canada reads as follows:  

 

 

His Grace Bishop IOV

Patriarchal Russian Orthodox Administrator of Canada

10812 108^th Street

Edmonton, AB   T5H 3A6

 

Beloved Brother in Christ,

 

The 350,000 Orthodox Christians, members of our Holy Metropolis, share in your pain and that of the faithful under your omophorion in the falling asleep of His Beatitude Patriarch Alexy II. Indeed he was a man of God and a worker for Christ’s Church under very difficult circumstances. I feel that he has rendered his duties properly and I am sure he has been welcomed by our Lord in Heaven with the words, “well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord.”

 

I was in Vancouver and I had a memorial service for the repose of his soul and will continue to pray for him and for all of you. Please pray for me.

 

May the Prince of Peace who is coming to be born again bring peace and comfort to all of you.

  

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"Μακαρία η Οδός η πορεύει σήμερον..." - Δημήτριος Διπλαρος

"Blessed Always be the Road that you travel on today..." - Pte. Demetrios Diplaros

 

Upon hearing of the death of Pte. Demetrios Diplaros, His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios issued the following statement:

Private Demetrios Diplaros, a young man of principles, died in Afghanistan together with his colleagues Corporal Mark McLaren and Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, fighting for peace and reconciliation in that country. We share the pain of the families. They and their families are faithful and believe in the afterlife. We pray and believe that they are closer to our Lord as they were faithful young men and died for a good cause.

Friday December 12^th, I will preside over Demetrios Diplaros’ funeral service and I ask everyone to join in prayers for the repose of his soul and for the comfort of his father Argyrios, his mother Kathy and his grandmother Martha and all his relatives.

We and all Canadians are indebted to them.

May their memories be eternal!