With great joy and with the blessing of our Christ, yesterday, Sunday, we celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of Saint Demetrios in Masokoamena.
The attendance of the faithful was large, and it is truly a moving and encouraging event for our Mission. Warm congratulations are due to the priest of the area, Fr Evmenios, who with his zeal, love and devotion has managed to bring more and more people close to the Church.
About a month and a half ago, during my visit to the parish, we had the great joy of performing many baptisms in the river of the area. It was a particularly moving moment, which bears witness to the continuous increase of Orthodox Christians and the fruitfulness of the missionary work.
The Holy Church of Saint Demetrios is in a particularly remote area and needs immediate restoration and reconstruction. Despite the difficulties, the Orthodox Christians of the area are constantly increasing and the need for a functional and dignified church is becoming ever greater.
For this reason, one of the next goals of the Missionary Diocese of Majunga and North Madagascar is the reconstruction of the Holy Church, so that it becomes a beautiful, functional and living place of worship for all the Orthodox Christians of the area.
We pray that Saint Demetrios, the Great Martyr and Myrrh-streamer, whose name the Holy Church bears, may intercede with our Lord Jesus Christ and help us, so that by the grace of God we may manage to rebuild and renovate his Holy Church.
With faith, love and much prayer, we continue the work of the Mission.
