Archimandrite Fr. Filippos Hamarias on the value of the spiritual lifetranslated

So Christ comes and tells us today, "I don't want a big candle. I want the flame of your soul.” He tells us, “I do not want a long fast. I want you not to eat each other.” He tells us, “I do not want you to take care of your external appearance but to preserve your inner world clean and bright. A holy vigil was held on Saturday, October 17, 2026 (Luke the apostle and evangelist, Marinus the martyr of the elder), in the Holy Church of Evangelistria Piraeus, in which Archimandrite Fr.

The vigil and the speech are part of the "PARISH in action" program.

Father Philippou's sermon, on the occasion of the Gospel passage of Luke, referred to the value of the spiritual life and the need for man to seek not the recognition of men, but the acceptance and praise of God.

Father Philip started from two familiar experiences of everyday life: the disappointment when something we expect does not happen and the joy when something good happens that we did not expect. However, Christ calls us not to limit our joy to…