High Priestly Liturgy at the Holy Church of Agia Sophia in Neo Psychiko Athenstranslated

On Thursday, September 17, in the morning, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Veroia, Naoussa and Campania Mr. Panteleimon officiated at Orthros, presided over the solemn Divine Liturgy and preached the divine Word in the celebratory Holy Church of Agia Sophia of New Psychic Athens. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness ordained the priest Dimitrios Dauskianis as Reader and then consecrated with Holy Myrrh the new Icon of the Patroness of the Parish of Agia Sophia and Her Three Daughters.

Finally, the head of the Cathedral Archim. Ioannikios Koulianopoulos honored His Eminence with the Parish's highest honor, the First Class Grand Cross of Hagia Sophia and Her Three Daughters, with which only the late President of the Republic Mr. Pavlopoulos, the Archbishop and two Metropolitans of the Church of Greece who served in the Parish have been honored.

Among other officials, the Minister of Immigration and Asylum Mr. Athanasios Pleuris and the Deputy Minister of Development of Verioti Mr. Lazaros Tsavdaridis were present.

His Excellency's speech

In the holy chain of martyrs of our faith, the four holy women, Saint Sophia, the...