The Hieromonk Gennadios Vatopedinos in "Epikaritoita" for the 5th Orthodox Monastic Synod (AUDIO)translated

For the 5th Orthodox Monastic Synagogue that takes place in I.M. The Hieromonk Gennadios Vatopaidinos spoke at noon on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, on the show "Current Affairs", about the relationship of monasticism with the mission and the blessed Archbishop of Albania Mr. Anastasios of Panagia Faneromeni Lefkada. Listen to the interview:

In the studio on Wednesday (14/10) were the journalists of Pemtousia and Orthodoxy Agency, Dimitris Stroumbakos and Nikolaos Zaimis.

Father Gennadios first mentioned that this is an important event as it offers the opportunity for an approach to the identity and mission of the Church in the modern world. He made special reference to the fact that Lefkada is the birthplace of the blessed Archbishop of Albania Mr. Anastasios.

He then spoke about the relationship between monasticism, as a manifestation of the Church, and the Mission, as the identity of the Church, and mentioned that love for the world is what leads someone to become a monk, as there is no hatred for him. "The monk moves away from the worldly mind," he said.

He also pointed out that the solitary life…