In Seli for the Prayer of Our Lady, the Metropolitan of Veroiatranslated

On the afternoon of Monday, August 10, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Berea, Naoussa and Campania Mr. Panteleimon officiated at the Vespers and the Little Prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary and preached the divine word in the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in the mountainous and beautiful Seli. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Mr. Panteleimon in his speech mentioned, among other things: "You chase away temptations and insults and suffer attacks, Virgin."

Tonight we chanted the Little Prayer Rule to the Most Holy Theotokos, here in her holy church in Seli. Among the various requests we addressed to her, we also begged her for a subject that concerns us all and becomes a cause and occasion for us to sin. We begged her, together with the holy hymn writer, because we know and have the certainty that our Virgin Mary can help us.

And what is this issue? They are the temptations that all people face in life, regardless of age and personality. They are created by the devil seeking to lure us into sin and make us his servants. They are the "fiery arrows of the wicked", as the founder of our local Church also writes,...