The moments we are experiencing are overwhelming. The Mayan faithful are actively involved, young and old alike, singing the Lord have mercy, the Parashu Lord, the Amen and Christ is risen. The foundations of the Temple shake with the dynamic expression of their Orthodox faith…
This time the inauguration of the country’s first Cathedral was held in Awakate, Guatemala, organized by Father Damianos, Archbishop of the Metropolis of Mexico. Thousands of Mayan Indians greeted Archbishop Athenagoras with the holy relics of the martyrs, flocking to the church with tears in their eyes…
Highlights from the speech of His Eminence Metropolitan Athenagoras of Mexico
Special event for the mission of the Orthodox Church to the Mayan descendants in Guatemala. Lecture by the Metropolitan of Mexico on Sunday 19/2 at 11 am.
The Holy Metropolis of Mexico, with His Eminence Archbishop Athenagoras of Mexico as Archbishop, has been struggling for the last twenty years in Central America for the dissemination of the true Orthodox Christian faith. The beginning of this course was characterized by slow steps, but then there was a great response from the local population…
It is a group of more than 350,000 people, with 338 churches and chapels, most of whom are indigenous Guatemalans and even of the ancient Mayan tribe.