Sadness Over the Fall of Sukhumi an Irreparable Wound for Georgia: Catholicos-Patriarch His Holiness Ilia on 30th Commemoration of Sokhumi’s Fall
His Holiness Ilia II – Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, – Metropolitan Bishop of Abkhazia and Pitsunda and Catholicos – Patriarch of All Georgia
OCP News Service – patriarchate.ge – 30/09/2023
Tbilisi -Georgia:On September 27, 2023, during the 30th commemoration of the fall of Sokhumi, Catholicos-Patriarch His Holiness Ilia expressed his deep concerns about the irreparable wound for Georgia.
Translation of the message from Catholicos – Patriarch:
Today, September 27, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Crucifixion, the discovery of the cross on which the Savior was crucified by Saint Helena, the mother of Byzantine Emperor Saint Constantine, after three centuries.
This day is very important for the entire Christian world. We will also note that it is also a day of sorrow, because it is the day of the Friday of the Seventh Passion and the day of remembering the crime that the human race committed by crucifying God.
This feeling is compounded by the sadness of the fall of Sukhumi, which happened 30 years ago on this very day, and, naturally, it is an irreparable wound for Georgia.
But Christianity is a religion of hope and joy along with pain, and we also believe that, as the savior’s earthly existence did not end with the crucifixion, but with resurrection and ascension, our country too, if it is faithful to the commandments of Christ and rises and rises spiritually, will definitely restore its territorial integrity.
May God grant the spiritual resurrection and elevation of each of us.
May God bless all corners of Georgia, including Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region, and the inhabitants in them;
May God bless our homeland with peace and bring us to a united and unified Georgia, Amen!
Source:
OCP News Services- patriarchate.ge
