THE SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY UNCTION AT THE PATRIARCHATE

On Wednesday afternoon, 23 December/ 5 January 2022, the Service of the Holy Unction was observed after the Vespers at the Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen as a preparation for the participation in the Despotic Feast of Christmas.

After the reading of the Canon, the troparia and the Apostolic and Gospel narratives, the sanctifying prayers and the oil of purification, His Beatitude anointed the Archbishops and the Archbishops His Beatitude and finally, His Beatitude and the Archbishops anointed the Priests, Deacons and Monks, exchanging wishes for Merry Christmas.

From Secretariat-General