Every year, in memory of St. John Chrysostom, one of the Church’s Greatest Fathers, the guarded relics of the Saint are exhibited at the Patriarchal Church in the Phanar, in the afternoon.
Also, the icon of the Saint and the patriarchal crosier are placed on the Patriarchal throne.
The Patriarchal Commissioner, Metropolitan Elder Apostolos of Derkoi officiated at the Vespers and the Divine Liturgy on Wednesday.
After the end of the Divine Liturgy, he offered a Trisagion service for the rest of the souls of the late hierarchs Elder Chrysostom of Ephesus, Chrysostom of Neocaesarea, former Metropolitan Chrysostom of Austria, former Metropolitan Chrysostom of Peristeri and Chrysostom of Symi.