His Divine Beatitude Ilya II, Catholicos - Patriarch of all Georgia, with our Very Reverend Elder, Archimandrite Dionysios, showing him the colossal new Cathedral Church in his historical see of Tbilisi, on 14 October 2000.

“Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios.
                    We embrace You with Christ’s love and we thank You for Your hospitality to the Nuns representing the Patriarchate of Georgia. Through the present letter we make known to You that on the 14th of October we celebrate the Svetitskhovloba - the patronal feast of the Central Cathedral Church of the Apostolic Church of Georgia, in the holy city of Mitskheta. A multitude of the faithful flock to the Cathedral from all the ends of Georgia in order to venerate the Holy Tunic of our Lord and Saviour.
                    If possible for You, our desire would be to invite You to visit for a week, in order for You and those accompanying You to participate in the celebration. We belive that Your visit here will reinforce relations between the Churches of Georgia and Greece.

With respect and love in Christ. Ilya II, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia, 22 September 2000.”

 

October, 2001

  1  M  Apostle Ananias, Romanos the Melodist. 17  W  Prophet Hosea, Blessed Martyr Andrew.
  2  T  Hieromartyr Kyprianos, Justina. 18  T  + Luke the Evangelist, Martyr Marinos.
  3  W  + Dionysios the Areopagite, Damaris. 19  F  Prophet Joel, Martyr Ouaros, Cleopatra.
  4  T  Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens, Crispus. 20  S  Martyr Artemios, Gerasimos of Kefallinia, Blessed Matrona.
  5  F  Blessed Methodia, Martyr Charitina. 21  S  + 6th Sunday of Luke, Christodoulos of Patmos, Socrates, Hilarion the Great.
  6  S  + Apostle Thomas, New Martyr Macarius. 22  M  Averkios Equal-to-the-Apostles, the 7 Youths of Ephesus.
  7  S  + 3rd Sunday of Luke, Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus. Polychronios. 23  T  + James the Brother of the Lord, Ignatios Patriarch of Constantinople.
  8  M  Blessed Pelagia, Taisia. 24  W  Great Martyr Aretha, Martyr Sebastiane,
  9  T  Apostle James son of Alphaeus, Righteous Abraham & Lot. 25  T  Martyr Markianos, Tabitha the merciful,
10  W  Eulampios & Eulampia, Blessed Theophilus. 26  F  + Demetrios, Great Martyr and Myrrh-gusher
11  T  Apostle Philip of the Seven Deacons. 27  S  Martyr Nestor, Procla wife of Pilate.
12  F  + Martyrs Diodoros, Probus and Tarachos. 28  S  + 7th Sunday of Luke, Protection of the Theotokos.
13  S  Carpos, Papylos, Martyr Chryssa, Deacon Benjamin. 29  M  Martyr Anastasia the Roman, Blessed Abramios of Edessa.
14  S  + 4th Sunday of Luke. Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council, Martyr Gervasios. 30  T  Martyrs Zenobios & Zenobia, Cleopas & Artemas of the Seventy.
15  M  Hieromartyr Lucianos, Blessed Sabbinos and Barsos. 31  W  Stachys & Urbanos of the Seventy.
16  T  Longinus the Centurion, Leontios and those with him.
 
 

                    Now do you understand what you are doing today?
                    I shall remind you of the verses that belong to the Saint we are celebrating, that foundation of monastic theology: “Severing your head, how awesome, O Dionysios, and taking it up, you run the rest of the way.”



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