OR president of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropouloufrom Lesbos, after attending the solemn Divine Liturgy at Panagia Agiasos and participating in the procession of the Holy Icon of the “Mother of God Saint Sion”, said:
The statement of the President of the Republic is as follows:
“This year’s celebration of the Dormition of the Virgin, which our people honor and recognize as the patron Mother, was unfortunately overshadowed by the destructive fires in Attica. We think of all those affected by them, we thank the firefighters, volunteers and those who, once again, fought the flames heroically, and we hope that the damage will be repaired as soon as possible. Protecting the environment is the responsibility of all of us. Happy birthday!”.
“The country moves forward only through unity and fighting the polarization and toxicity which unfortunately has not done our country any good in recent years”, was his message Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, from Chania, whose service he attended at the Holy Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin in Sternes.
“It is the day that our armed forces celebrate which we constantly make sure to strengthen something necessary in the troubled times we live in. I want to thank once again all the officials of the state apparatus and all the volunteers who fought very hard battles with the flames in Attica in the last few days and to assure the fortunately few of our citizens who were affected by the fire that the state will make sure to move he has it in order to compensate them(…) I hope these moments of reflection will make us all reflect on how we can become better and how united we can move forward to once again successfully face the great difficulties we see coming in the future” he said yet.
He chose the Holy Dormition Monastery of Penteli to attend the divine service the official opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakiswhile he visited the social integration structures of the group for UNESCO Piraeus and Islands.
THE President of PASOK – CHINA Nikos Androulakis attended the doxology at the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Mastaba, Heraklion. In his statement, he also referred to the fire that hit Attica, noting:
“Today we celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, who represents for the Greek people, the refuge of hope and strength. Unfortunately, this year too we did not avoid the large and destructive fires that plunged the citizens into anger and despair. We owe it to future generations to protect our natural wealth.”
“Happy birthday to all Greek men and women. May the Virgin Mary protect us and give us strength!” he reported the president of Hellenic Solution Kyriakos Velopoulos.
He was found in Panagia Soumela, patroness of the Pontians the president of Niki Dimitris Natsios. “May the Virgin protect us. To have the children in her arms”, he emphasized.
His message:
“Today I attended the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin at Panagia Sumela in Vermio. At the Archpriest’s gathering, Authorities and a multitude of believers came to worship the holy relic of Pontic Hellenism, the graceful icon of Panagia Sumela and to sing together her apolytypic “…in the sleep of the world, the Theotokos, you did not fall”. The Virgin Mary is the protector of the Greek Nation and helper of our struggles. She is the Commander-in-Chief of our Motherland and her formidable protector. Let us all run to her Grace and beg her to protect our youth and our whole race and to grant us some day to celebrate her solemnly and joyfully in her house in Pontus. Happy birthday and blessed to all with the help of the Virgin Mary”.
Let this festive day be an inspiration to claim love, she said president of Freedom of Navigation, Zoe Konstantopoulou.
“Happy birthday to all those who, at this time and at all times, give their souls and their strength, on duty or voluntarily, to protect, save, restore!” underlined.
Her message:
“Happy birthday to the Greek men and women, happy birthday to those who live and love this wonderful, beautiful place!
Let this festive day be an inspiration to claim love, concern, care for our country and for its people, us!
Happy birthday to all those who, at this time and at all times, give their souls and their strength, on duty or voluntarily, to protect, save, restore! We are grateful!’
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