The Elder Priestess of the Holy Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene Letis Lagada at "DIMITRIA 2026"translated

On the 13th day of the festive events "DIMITRIA 2026" of the Holy Church of Agios Dimitrios of the Municipality of Agios Dimitrios and after the celebration of vespers and the holy prayer to Saint Basil the Great and Saint Demetrius the Myroblytis, according to the program, the speaker was Gerontissa Paraclete, from the Holy Skete of Saint Mary Magdalenis Letis Lagada, Metochi of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra, Mount Athos, on the topic: "Human relationship and intelligence in Christ". At the beginning of her speech, Gerontissa Paraclete raised a key question that concerns modern man: "If we live with the intelligence in Christ, will anything change in our human relationships?". As he explained, the answer lies in our very creation, as we are made in the image of God. Even bringing to the fore the words of Agios Paisios, he meaningfully reminded: "Do you have regrets? God misses you. So do we have regrets in our relationships? So God is missing from them."

In the continuation of her speech, the speaker referred extensively to the Holy Bible, emphasizing that the entire history of God with man reveals a continuous effort: "Whatever God did, it was so that he would not lose us, so that he would not...