The Great Epiphany was celebrated with reverence and solemnity in the Holy Diocese of Brazzaville and Gabon. The Theophil. Bishop Panteleimon presided over the Archpriestly Divine Liturgy and the celebration of the Great Holy Communion in the Holy Church of the Resurrection of the Lord of Brazzaville, after which he offered Holy Bread to the Church and presented a plaque of honour to the co-pastor of the unpaid Consul General of Greece in Congo, Mr.Nikolaos Perris for his substantial contribution and valuable contribution to the progress of the local Church. Subsequently, a procession was held along the avenues of the capital, by special permission, which ended on the banks of the Congo River. There, the Orthodox Christians prayerfully celebrated for the third time in the history of the local Church the ceremony of the immersion of the Holy Cross in the waters of the river. On the bank, the Theophilos preached the Divine Word, analyzing the theological significance of the Feast of the Despotic Feast, as well as the historical establishment and interpretation of the ceremony of the immersion of the Holy Cross and the sanctification of the waters. In conclusion, he conveyed to the Christ-filled crowd the festive paternal blessings and blessings of the Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa and thanked the authorities of the country for the respect and support shown to the Orthodox Church. The worship events were covered by Congolese television. It is noted that on the eve of Epiphany, the Bishop performed the baptism of four infants in the open-air baptistery of the Holy Temple of the capital Brazzaville.
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