Thousands of believers came again this year to the Church of the Resurrection at Jerusalem for his touching ceremony Holy Lightwhich from Israel will be transferred to every orthodox corner of the planet to certify the great miracle of Christianity, which is none other than the Resurrection of the Lord.
See live image from the Holy Sepulcher
His arrival in Athens in the afternoon
The time of the Resurrection is approaching, with the Holy Light expected to arrive in Athens at 19:30. The Greek diplomatic mission will receive it from the Holy Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem and after its arrival at “Eleftherios Venizelos” it will begin its transport to every corner of the country with special routes.
AEGEAN’s special flight, at no cost to the Greek government, left Athens this morning to bring the Holy Light from Jerusalem to Greece, sending a message of hope and love. The aircraft is boarded by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andreas Katsaniotis, in order to attend the Touching of the Holy Light Ceremony at the Holy Church of the Resurrection.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs will receive the Holy Light from His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mr. Theophilos III, with whom he will also have a meeting, according to a relevant announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Once the Holy Light arrives in Athens, AEGEAN and Olympic Air aircraft will transport it to eight destinations within the Greek territory.
The AEGEAN and Olympic Air flight schedule is as follows:
– Athens – Alexandroupoli (A3 146) – Departure 20:05 – Arrival 21:05
– Athens – Chania (A3 344) – Departure 22:35 – Arrival 23:25
-Athens – Samos (OA 3004) (emergency) – Departure 18:30 – Arrival 19:30
-Samos – Larissa (OA 3005) (emergency) – Departure 19:40 – Arrival 20:55
– Larissa – Lemnos (OA 3006) (emergency) – Departure 21:05 – Arrival 21:55
– Athens – Ioannina (OA 3000) (emergency) – Departure 18:30 – Arrival 19:45
– Ioannina – Corfu (OA 3001) (emergency) – Departure 19:55 – Arrival 20:15
-Corfu – Kefalonia (OA 3002) (emergency) – Departure 20:25 – Arrival 21:05
The transmission of the Light to different parts of Greece will also be done by SKY Express aircraft.
The timetable is as follows:
– Athens – Thessaloniki (GQ388) – Departure 20:20 – Arrival 21:15
– Athens – Heraklion (GQ216) – Departure 20:20 – Arrival 21:10
-Athens – Rhodes (GQ282) – Departure 19:15 – Arrival 20:15
– Athens – Kos (GQ224) – Departure 20:45 – Arrival 21:45
– Athens – Mykonos (GQ234) – Departure 20:35 – Arrival 21:20
– Athens – Mytilini (GQ304) – Departure 20:15 – Arrival 21:20
– Athens – Santorini (GQ356) – Departure 20:55 – Arrival 21:50
– Athens – Chios (GQ244) – Departure 20:35 – Arrival 21:25
In the mission for the ceremony of touching and transporting the Holy Light, in addition to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Exarch of the Holy Sepulcher in Greece Archimandrite Raphael, the MP of the New Democracy Maximos Harakopoulos, the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Synod of Orthodoxy and the members of the Synod: Thanasis Davakis ND MP and Yannis Sarakiotis SYRIZA MP.
Also, the deputy of the New Republic Savvas Anastasiadis, chairman of the committee of expatriate Hellenism of the Parliament and the representative of the Holy Synod Theoklitos Metropolitan of Stagion and Meteora.
Source: News Beast
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