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The feast of Saints Anargyri at the Karditsa Hospitaltranslated

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

On the occasion of the feast of Saints Anargyros Cosmas and Damianos, His Eminence the Metropolitan of Thessaliotidos and Phanariofersalon Mr. Timotheus, on Wednesday July 1, 2026, officiated at the procession of Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Founding Church of Saints Anargyros Cosmas and Damianos of the General Hospital Karditsa. After the end of the Divine Liturgy, he addressed a speech of spiritual edification to those present, highlighting the timeless message of the life and contribution of the Saints Anargyri, who are a bright model of selfless ministry, authentic love and complete contribution to every suffering person.

The occasion for the development of his speech was the apostolic passage from the 13th chapter of the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians, where the Apostle Paul describes the characteristics of true love. He pointed out that the Saints of Anargyri did not limit themselves to the knowledge or the theoretical teaching of the virtues, but put this evangelical word into practice, daily experiencing love as a way of life and sacrificial offering. Their life is, as he underlined, a living application of the apostolic preaching and a constant invitation to all...

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Анна Воробьёва

I saw how in our Krasnodar hospital they also often read prayers for the sick, especially on the day of Saints Cosmas and Damian. How important it is for the church not only to pray, but also to help in the hospital - like these saints who themselves treated people.

Максим Голубев

I see how in our Samara hospital, Clinical Hospital No. 1, they also often read prayers for the sick, especially on the day of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Father Dmitry regularly holds services in the wards - not only prayers, but the hospital itself helps people in difficult days, like these saints. Do you have the same regular communication with patients in Krasnodar?

Mary Adams

St. Luke's in Dallas has a Healing Ministry where Father Michael visits patients daily—not just saying prayers but helping with meals or just sitting with them when they're scared. Like the article says, the saints lived love, not just talked about it. Do you know if their hospital has a similar program?

Екатерина Иванова

The Smolny Hospital also conducts rounds with prayers, especially on Christmastide. We have an icon of the Mother of God “Unfading Color” in our room, people often ask to consecrate it. Do you attach icons to chambers in Samara?

James Bennett

Yeah, that sounds like real diakonia, the kind the Anargyri actually lived. Our hospital chapel here in Ottawa does have a visiting priest who stops by rooms, but it's not daily and mostly just for Communion or a blessing. Does Father Michael at St. Luke's coordinate with the nurses or is it more informal?

Helen Baker

Yeah, that kind of hands-on help really sticks with people. Our little hospital chapel here in Wichita has volunteers who sit with folks after surgery, but nothing as regular as Father Michael’s daily rounds. Does he ever bring icons or just keep it simple with conversation?

Григорий Зайцев

Here in Moscow, in one of the city hospitals, they also try to serve on the day of Cosmas and Damyan, but not as regularly as you and Father Dmitry. The main thing is that people in the wards ask for prayer themselves, and not just according to the calendar. How often do patients in Samara themselves turn to confession or just to talk?

Photini Taylor

Yeah, that kind of steady presence makes a big difference when someone's hurting. At our hospital in Wichita we try to do the same on the oncology floor—I'll sit with a patient after a rough chemo round or help their family find the cafeteria, nothing fancy. Does Father Michael ever team up with the nurses for pain management talks or is it mostly quiet company?

Степан Попов

In Samara, several hospitals also have icons hanging in their wards, especially after the priest from the Intercession Cathedral consecrated them. But with Christmastide rounds we are still weaker, more on major holidays. I wonder how often the priest comes to Smolny, every day or according to a schedule?

In our hospital in Yaroslavl they also serve on Kosma and Damyan, but most often at the request of the patients themselves or their relatives. It happens that a person is lying down after an operation and suddenly asks the priest to come, and does not wait for the holiday. And in Samara, how often are such requests made or mostly on schedule?

Елена Соловьёва

In our hospital chapel in New York, they also most often serve at a personal request - especially when a person is in serious condition after surgery or chemotherapy. Rarely does anyone look forward to a holiday. In Yaroslavl, do patients often ask themselves, or is it mostly their relatives who do the work?

Тамара Виноградова

In our hospital in Novosibirsk they also serve on Kosma and Damyan, but most often on a scheduled basis. But for the patients themselves to ask for confession or just to talk - this happens, but rarely, mostly the elderly after difficult operations. In Moscow, do people often call from the wards themselves, or is it mostly relatives who bother?

Дарья Макарова

In our hospital church in Minsk, they also mostly serve according to a schedule, but after operations, the elderly actually more often ask to talk or confess. And in Moscow, Tamara, have you been to such churches at hospitals? I wonder what's going on with this.

Елена Иванова

In Karditsa, after such a service, many relatives come up and say that they ask to serve even without a holiday, especially when the person is after surgery. And in Yaroslavl, I wonder, are the patients themselves more likely to ask, or is it their relatives who ask?

Антон Кузнецов

Here in Yaroslavl, relatives most often ask, especially if the person is after a major operation. The patient himself is rarely able to do it, but his wife or daughter will call the church - and the priest comes on the same day. What about Samara, is there a permanent chaplain there or only on call?