"DIMITRIA 2026" 27th day - Fr. Iosif Agioreitistranslated

The fourth week of the parish festive events, named "DIMITRIA 2026", which are held in the Holy Church of Agios Dimitrios of the Municipality of Agios Dimitrios, is coming to an end. During this week, the events culminate in view of the feast of the Holy Church and the feast of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Myroblytos. According to the program, the speaker of the 27th day was His Holiness Fr. Iosif Agioreitis. The topic of the speech was: "Memories from my acquaintance with holy persons of the Athonian state".

At the beginning of his speech, father Joseph borrowed the moving word of the Psalmist, "ἐμνισθην ἡμερῶν Αρχαιον", to unfold a journey of memory full of the holy figures. Referring to the state of Mount Athos at that time, he described a state that oscillated between decline and prosperity. "However, even in this climate, there were hidden souls who exceeded in practice the monks of the commons. Invisible people, like a nobleman in the Vatopedi Monastery who washed, ironed and ministered to strangers without interruption, or another in the Iberon Monastery who single-handedly took care of one hundred and fifty visitors with...