The Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larissa in the Parish of Agios Athanasios Psychikostranslated

In the Holy Church of Agios Athanasios Psychikos, on Sunday September 27, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos, Mr. Ieronymos, officiated, covering a vicarious vacancy. Psychiko, a village in the Thessalian plain, in which there are about 50 permanent residents left, stands out for the piety of its people and the care for the Holy Churches that their forefathers have bequeathed. Proof of this piety is the fact that most of the churchgoers were at the Holy Church very early, some even waiting for His Holiness before his arrival at seven in the morning.

In his sermon, His Holiness, taking occasion from the Gospel passage of the day, emphasized that many times we act according to science and logic, but we forget what our ancestors always said, "God first" or "God has". So today we saw Peter obeying a command of Christ which could even be considered absurd.

However, despite the fact that the order was contrary to the professional training and experience of Peter, he obeys and is rewarded out of respect for the teacher, to show that in every effort...