The Feast of the Transfiguration in the Holy Metropolis of Kifissiatranslated

The great Despotic feast of the Divine Transfiguration of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ was brilliantly celebrated again this year in the Holy Metropolis of Kifissia, in the two large celebrating parishes of the Metropolis. In the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (Kefalari) in Kifissia, on the eve of the feast, Wednesday, August 5, 2026, the Great Solemn High Priestly Vespers was celebrated by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Ilios, Acharnes and Petropolis, Mr. Athenagoras, assisted by the Protosignal of the Holy Metropolis of Kifissia, Banner. Chief Fr. Konstantinou Charalambopoulos, the General Hierarchal Commissioner of our Diocese, Rev. Fr. Christos Kyriakopoulos and priests of the area, and accompanied by the General Hierarchal Commissioner of the Holy Metropolis Ilios Panos. Chief Father Ioannis Raptis and Ierol. Deacon of Fr. Angelos Michalopoulos.

At the end of the Apostiches, the Protosygello of the Metropolis welcomed the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Ilium, Acharna and Petropolis, Mr. Athenagoras. His Holiness then preached the divine word. In his sermon, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Ilio, Mr. Athenagoras, referred to the harmonious coexistence of the divine...