Message of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox
To God the Father of mercies and all comfort we address a hymn of thanksgiving and praise for having enabled us to gather during the week of Pentecost 18 26 June 2016 on Crete where the Apostle Paul and his disciple Titus preached the Gospel in the early years of the life of the Church We give thanks to the Triune God who was well pleased that in one accord we should bring to a