Archbishop of Australia Makarios consecrates Church of St. Andrew the Apostle

The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, on Sunday consecrated the church of St. Andrew the Apostle, in the Melbourne suburb of Forest Hill.

In accordance with the centuries-old ecclesiastical rite, the service of consecration began after the end of matins and included the consecration prayers; procession of the holy relics around the cathedral, and the triumphal entry into the church with the command, “Lift up the gates…”

The Archbishop then officiated at a hierarchical Divine Liturgy.

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