{"id":4522,"date":"2025-03-06T05:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T05:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/patriarch-theophilos-leads-divine-liturgy-at-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre-during-clean-wednesday-services\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T05:32:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T05:32:50","slug":"patriarch-theophilos-leads-divine-liturgy-at-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre-during-clean-wednesday-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/patriarch-theophilos-leads-divine-liturgy-at-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre-during-clean-wednesday-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriarch Theophilos Leads Divine Liturgy At The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre During Clean Wednesday Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"F\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the morning of Clean Monday, February 18th \/ March 3rd, 2025, to Clean Wednesday, February 20th \/ March 5th, 2025, Matins with the Hours were held in the morning, followed by the service of the Great Compline in the evening. <\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, Matins was followed by the Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts, led by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem. The Holy Sepulchre Fathers, bishops, priests, monks, nuns, pilgrims, and Professor Yagos attended the service.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture class=\"wp-picture-412295\" style=\"display: contents;\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-300x225-jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-768x576-jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"5b463a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5b463a;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15.jpg\" alt=\"2025 03 05c 15\" class=\"wp-image-412295 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_05c-15-20x15.jpg 20w\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>On the same morning, the first Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts was celebrated on the Holy Golgotha by His Eminence Archbishop Isidoros of Hierapolis, the Elder Sacristan. He was joined by the priests of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the chief chanter, Deacon Eustathios Tsoumanis, with the participation of a devoted congregation of monks, nuns, and pilgrims. Among the pilgrims was Her Excellency the Minister of Culture of the Hellenic Republic, Ms. Lina Mendoni, accompanied by her staff and the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, Mr. Dimitrios Angelosopoulos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@id='wrapper']\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[4][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::ARTICLE]\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[5][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::DIV]\" class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0397 \u03a0\u03a1\u03a9\u03a4\u0397 \u03a0\u03a1\u039f\u0397\u0393\u0399\u0391\u03a3\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0397 \u03a4\u0397\u03a3 \u0391\u0393\u0399\u0391\u03a3 \u039a\u0391\u0399 \u039c\u0395\u0393\u0391\u039b\u0397\u03a3 \u03a4\u0395\u03a3\u03a3\u0391\u03a1\u0391\u039a\u039f\u03a3\u03a4\u0397\u03a3 \u03a3\u03a4\u039f\u039d \u03a6\u03a1\u0399\u039a\u03a4\u039f \u0393\u039f\u039b\u0393\u039f\u0398\u0391\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vOn-1QP_tFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After the service, His Eminence Archbishop Isidoros guided Her Excellency and her delegation on a tour of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and nearby sacred sites. Following the tour, a small fasting refreshment was offered in the Church\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>From the Secretariat-General<br \/>Source: Patriarchate of Jerusalem<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tChristian Traditions, Clean Monday, Clean Wednesday, Divine Liturgy, Elder Sacristan, Greek Orthodox, holy sepulchre, Jerusalem Patriarchate, Patriarch Theophilos, pilgrims, Pre-Sanctified Gifts, Religious Services\t<\/div>\n<\/footer><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2025\/03\/06\/patriarch-theophilos-leads-divine-liturgy-at-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre-during-clean-wednesday-services\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the morning of Clean Monday, February 18th \/ March 3rd, 2025, to Clean Wednesday, February 20th \/ March 5th, 2025, Matins with the Hours were held in the morning, followed by the service of the Great Compline in the evening. 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