Patriarch Shio leads pan-Orthodox celebration of Family Sanctity Day (+VIDEO)

Patriarch Shio leads pan-Orthodox celebration of Family Sanctity Day (+VIDEO)

The holiday was established in Georgia by His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia of blessed memory in 2014, and coincides with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, which propagandizes in favor of immoral lifestyles.

Patriarch Shio of Georgia celebrates First Divine Liturgy on Family Purity Day | Orthodox Times (en)

Patriarch Shio III of Georgia celebrated his first Divine Liturgy as Primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church on May 17, 2026, at the Holy Trinity Patriarchal Cathedral in Tbilisi, on the occasion of the Day of Family Purity and Respect for Parents. Thousands of faithful gathered for the solemn service, which was attended by official delegations from the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Orthodox Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, …