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Corfu: The glory of the Lord is offered daily through the supreme Mystery of the Holy Eucharisttranslated

August 7, 2026 · 1 min read

On Thursday, August 6, 2026, the feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Corfu, Paxos and Diapontian Islands, Mr. Nektarios, officiated and spoke at the celebratory Holy Monastery Pantokratoros, in the area of ​​Agios Athanasios, North Corfu. In this female Holy Monastery, a numerous brotherhood lives under the spiritual guidance of the Abbess of Ossiology, Nun Efimia Kokova, performing important spiritual work for a number of years. During the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence was flanked by the Panosiology Preacher of the Holy Metropolis, Archimandrite Dositheos Papamitros, clergy from the wider area, as well as his Deacons. The attendance of the pious pilgrims was particularly large, as a large number of believers flocked to the Holy Monastery to celebrate the great despotic feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. It is worth noting that among the congregation was also the Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Mr. Stefanos Gikas.

After the reading of the holy Gospel, the divine word, following the blessing of His Eminence, was preached by the Panosiology Preacher Father Dositheos. Taking a cue from…

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