Reception of the Holy Relic of Agios Nektarios in Agriniotranslated

A special spiritual blessing will have the opportunity to be experienced by the Parish of Agia Triada, as well as the entire city of Agrinio, as on Monday, November 16, 2026, it will receive a fragment of the right hand of the Holy Relic of Agios Nektarios, Bishop of Pentapolis the Wonderworker, which is being transported from the island of Aegina, for the blessing and sanctification of the faithful.

The official reception will be held by the Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damascenes, head of the Holy Clergy, the representatives of the local authorities and the people at 5:00 in the afternoon, in the Holy Church of the Holy Trinity of Agrini, where the Holy Relic will remain until Monday, November 23, 2026, giving the opportunity to the pious Christians of the city and the wider region to come, worship it and invoke the embassies and grace of the great and miraculous contemporary Saint of our Church.

Immediately after the reception, the Vespers Service will be held, presided over by our Reverend Pastor Mr. Damaskinos.

Saint Nektarios, one of the most beloved and bright figures of modern Orthodoxy, is a timeless example of humility, patience, steadfastness...