Corfu Nektarios: "Spiritual blindness, the biggest disease today"translated

On Monday, July 13, 2026, the day on which our Church commemorates the miracle of the healing of the blind Theodore by Saint Spyridon, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxos and the Diapontian Islands, Mr. Nektarios, officiated and spoke at the celebrating Church of Saint Spyridon Saroko, in the city of Corfu. His Eminence was flanked by, among others, the head of the Holy Church, Protopresbyter Dimitrios Vassiliadis, the High Priest Commissioner of the City, Protopresbyter Nikolaos Monastriotis, clergy from neighboring parishes, as well as his Deacons. The head of the major opposition of the Municipality of Central Corfu, Mrs. Meropi Hydraiou.

His Eminence, addressing the dense congregation, underlined that Saint Spyridon is always present in the life of Corfu and has never left the place, constantly showing his love and protection for God's people. He emphasized that, beyond the well-known and historical miracles of the Saint, there are innumerable miraculous interventions by him in the lives of the faithful, which are experienced secretly and personally by each one, when he appeals with faith to the grace of God and...