Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros: The waters of the Mediterranean are peaceful but also non-negotiable

The Greek community of Egypt celebrated the Epiphany with brilliance but also with messages, with the Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore blessing the waters of Alexandria in the moving ceremony that took place in the historic Nautical Club of the city, immediately after the procession that took place in the Annunciation of the Virgin.

Alexandria greets you

“The waters of the Mediterranean are peaceful but also non-negotiable. We support them, we hurt them and we love them “, said the Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros.

“Our beloved Greece with our Cyprus, today our Alexandria from Egypt greets you. And we declare today that these waters of the Mediterranean are peaceful, they are blessed, they are for the friendship of the peoples. Happy birthday, full of peace, joy and hope. May God always be near you “, was the message of the Alexandrian Primate from the special platform that had been set up in the sea facing the city for the ceremony of the diving of the Holy Cross.

The procession was attended by the Patriarchal Commissioner of Alexandria, Metropolitan Narcissus of Narcissus, the Metropolitan of Axomis (Ethiopia) Daniel and Bishop Tamiatheos Mr. Germanos, and the Consul General of Greece in Alexandria, Alexandrias, was present. Captain Costas Varouxis who is in Alexandria the liaison between the Greek and Egyptian Navy, the General Secretary of the Hellenic Community of Alexandria Mr. Dimitris Kavouras, the President of the Hellenic Naval Group Alexandrevi Alivoi Liloi and others.

The event ended with the cutting of the traditional Santa Claus pie of the Hellenic Naval Club of Alexandria, where a video message was broadcast by the Secretary General of Hellenes Abroad and Public Diplomacy Mr. Ioannis Chrysoulakis, who stressed that the Greek state is in Aigod.

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