Homily for Sts. Cyril and Methodius, illuminators of the Slavs
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios 11 May 2020
Wonderful is the missionary work of Sts.
Cyril and Methodius, who are commemorated together on May 11th. Their
mission was spread over a vast area of central Europe, which consists of
what is now the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia,
Montenegro, and Ukraine. Their reach even extended to parts of Austria,
Hungary and into Russia. Whole nations abandoned paganism and
superstition, in favor of Christian civilization. They worked as
equals, determined to plant the Christian faith as Apostles to the
Slavic peoples.