MAY PASTORAL MESSAGE
May, 2026
Christ is Risen!
· Christ is Risen from the dead, by death, He has trampled upon death and to those in the tombs He has granted life.
· Christos Anesti ek nekron, thanato thanaton patisas, ke tis en tis mnemasi, zoen harisamenos.
Beloved,
The above hymn reverberates throughout our Churches, homes and fellowships until the eve of Ascension Thursday, as we continue to celebrate Christ’s Resurrection. The triumphant hymn awakens us not only to our anticipated resurrection, but also to the spiritual renewal we can begin to experience in this life.
Friends, being renewed in Jesus Christ is to have a personal relationship with Him, as we have been saying throughout the sacred services of Holy Week and Pascha. Let us read His Word, let us receive His spiritual and physical healing through the sacraments of the Church, let us speak with Him daily through prayer, let us not hinder Christ from being part of our lives again.
It is my prayer that we allow the joy of Pascha to continue throughout the year as I invite each of you to celebrate it with me at every Sunday Divine Liturgy, which is in fact, a celebration of our Lord’s Resurrection.
Truly He is Risen!
Rev. Father Christ Kontos, Protopresbyter
