Beginning of Evening Sermons of the Metropolitan of Etoloakarnania at I. P. Messolonghitranslated

On Sunday, October 18, 2026, with the Consecration Service, the Evening Sermons of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania Mr. Damascenes began in the Holy City of Messolonghi, in the historic Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi, in the presence of Clergy and believers of the city and the wider region.

This year's series of Vespers Sermons is dedicated to the "Holy Gospel according to Mark", which His Holiness will approach interpretively and theologically, while highlighting the timeless spiritual messages it offers to modern man.

During the first meeting in Messolonghi, continuing the interpretation of the Gospel from the previous Sunday in Agrinio, Metropolitan Mr. Damascenes developed the theme "John the Baptist and his preaching", based on the first eight verses of the first chapter of the Gospel according to Mark.

He first referred to the introductory phrase of the Evangelist, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, son of God", pointing out its deep theological significance. The Gospel is not just a historical narrative or a set of moral teachings, but the joyful message of the salvation of man, realized in the person of Jesus...