The Feast of Agios Paisios in Marmari Karystostranslated

On the occasion of the feast of Agios Paisios of Agioreios, his holy memory was celebrated in the eponymous chapel of Saints Porphyrios of Kausokalavitos, Paisios of Agioreitos and Iakovos with "Forgive" in the holiday resort of Marmari in the district of Karystos. On the eve of the holiday, on the evening of Saturday, July 11, the High Priestly Vespers was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nikandros from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Irinoupolis, with the participation of priests from the province of Karystos.

In the speech, the chorister High Priest of the Ecumenical throne Mr. Nikandros preached the divine word and referred to a largely unknown aspect of the earthly life of Saint Paisios, namely the trip he made to Australia, in order to support the cultivation of the monastic tradition there. More specifically, the then Archbishop of Australia Stylianos Harkianakis (1975-2019), two years after his election as Archbishop of Australia, having diagnosed the high spirituality of the Holy Elder, invited him to distant Australia, in order to spiritually support the Greek diaspora.

Saint Paisios responded positively and traveled accompanied by the then Abbot of the Monastery...