"Does Christ fit into our lives today?" – Beginning of catechetical lectures in Florinatranslated

On Sunday evening, October 11, 2026, the new catechetical season of the Holy Metropolis of Florina, Prespa and Eordaia began, in the welcoming hall of the Florina Educational Association "O Aristotle". His Eminence Metropolitan Mr. Irenaios performed the Consecration and then held the first catechetical speech on the topic "Does Christ fit into our lives today?". Present were the MP P.E. Florina Mr. Stavros Papasotiriou, the Mayor of Florina Mr. Vasilios Giannakis and the Deputy Regional Governor P.E. Florina Mr. Athanasios Taskas, as well as a large number of clergy and laity, who came to watch the speech and participate in the start of the new catechetical season.

During his introduction, His Holiness presented the new initiative of the Holy Metropolis to hold catechetical talks every month in Florina and Ptolemaida, with the participation of invited speakers. He explained that the purpose of this effort is to approach issues that concern modern man, such as the family, human relationships, education, the anxieties of young people, faith and everyday life. He particularly emphasized the need to cultivate a…