The Metropolitan of Smyrna at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Dobratranslated

High Priestly Vespers service of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Smyrna Mr. Bartholomew was held at the Holy Church of Agios Loukas Symferoupolis the Physician, at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Dobra on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Laodicea, Mr. Theodoritos, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Berea, Naoussa and Campania, Mr. Panteleimon, who preached the divine word, and the Most Reverend Bishop of Domenikos, Mr. Athenagoras, Professor of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Dobra, attended the Mass.

The Holy Services were broadcast directly from the website of the Holy Metropolis of Berea, Naoussa and Campania, its Facebook page and the radio station "Paulios Logos 90.2 FM".

In his speech, Metropolitan Mr. Panteleimon referred to the position of the saints in the life of the Church, underlining that they are honored as models of life in Christ, but also as supporters of the faithful in their spiritual struggle and in the difficulties of everyday life.

On the occasion of the feast of Saint Panteleimon and the established Prayer to Saint Luke the Physician, he presented the common elements of the lives of the two saints. As he noted, both have been…