Ordination of a Deacon in the Holy Metropolis of Kydoniatranslated

In an atmosphere of deep emotion and spiritual joy, a High Priestly Divine Liturgy was held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Holy Parish Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Perivolia, during which the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronou, Mr. Titos, performed the ordination of Mr. Dimitrios Manoledakis as a Deacon. Before the ordination, His Eminence addressed to the subdeacon Dimitrios a paternal and spiritual speech, referring to the calling of the Priesthood, the responsibility of church ministry and the virtues that should characterize the minister of God.

"God's time has come for you too, to become a minister of His Mysteries", said His Holiness, welcoming with emotion and love the new cleric into the ranks of the Priesthood. He emphasized that the ordination is the beginning of a new life, which has the Cross as its foundation and the Resurrection as its crown, and urged him to entrust himself completely to Divine Grace, "the one who heals the sick and replenishes the lacking".

He made special reference to the faith and devotion shown by Fr. Dimitrios even in the ordeal of his mother's recent emigration. When His Excellency…