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Holy Vigil of Panagia Myrtidiotissa in Loutra Edipsostranslated

September 24, 2026 · 1 min read

With particular splendor, on the evening of Wednesday, September 23, 2026, in the Holy Church of Agios Panteleimonos Loutra Edipsos, the Holy Vigil was held in honor of Our Blessed Virgin Mary and Immaculate Virgin Mary of Myrtidiotissa, in front of the exact copy of the miraculous Holy Icon of the Virgin Mary of Kythira, which it is kept as a precious spiritual treasure in the Holy Church. The Holy Vigil included the Great Solemn Vespers, the Holy Praises to the Most Holy Theotokos, the solemn Orthro and the Solemn Divine Liturgy.

At the same time, the Artoklasia was performed, while the blessing of the offered food and treats followed, which were offered as an expression of love, gratitude and philanthropy towards the people of God.

The Holy Vigil was performed by Protopresbyter Fr. Nikolaos Argyriou, Vicar of the Holy Church of Agios Panteleimonos Loutra Edipsos, and Protopresbyter Fr. Christos Ngelas.

In the Holy Rectory, the cantors of the Church, Mr. Dimitrios Kourpadakis, Mr. Apostolos Margaris, Mr. Panagiotis Togias and Mr. Sotirios Karapiperis, performed the hymns of the holiday with a church ethic.

The participation of the faithful was great, not only from...

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Florin Matei
I remember the agheasma and the hut from us at St. Parascheva in Timișoara, when a lot of people come. Nice that they also did the artoclas and blessed the food after the Liturgy, it can be seen that they wanted to feed the body as well as the soul. Did that copy of the Icon of Kythira stay on display all night or did they take it to the altar?
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