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Beloved Deacon Gabriel – Χριστὸς Ανέστη!
On this day when we remember the ψηλάφησις of the Apostle Thomas, the reaching out his hand to touch the Lord on the Eighth Day after the glorious Resurrection of our Savior, you present yourself for ordination to the sacred Order of Melchizedek. The Church is still adorned with the grandeur of Pascha – the Empty Cross, the Empty Tomb, all the signs of the truth of our Faith.
