Fthiotidos Simeon officiated again 50 days after the surgerytranslated

At the Holy Metropolitan and Cathedral Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos Lamia, on Friday July 24, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Fthiotidos Mr. Simeon officiated, fifty days after the serious surgery he underwent at the "Errikos Dunan" Hospital. The Divine Word was preached by the Proto-Secretary of the Holy Metropolis, Fthiotidos, Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne, Fr. Ephraim Triantafyllopoulos, while the devout Pastor, His Eminence Metropolitan Mr. Simeon, also gave a topical homily, fifty days after his last Divine Liturgy also in the Holy Metropolitan Church.

With obvious emotion, His Holiness referred to his recent health adventure, the experience of hospitalization and the love he received from clergy and laity, expressing his gratitude to God and the people who stood by his side.

First, he thanked Archimandrite Father Ephraim for his sermon, characterizing God's word as "a gift, irrigation and food" and a necessary element "not just for our survival, not just for life, but for good life".

The central point of his speech was the recent test of his health, which he described as a…