Litanization of the Holy Icon of "Our Lady of the Valley"translated

The Feast of the Birth of the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated throughout the entire area of ​​the Holy Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavo with the participation of pious Christians. Several parishes and more chapels and chapels, which are dedicated to the grace of our Virgin Mary, the common mother of us all, adorn the Thessalian countryside and become poles of attraction for our people at every celebration, acting as spiritual hives. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos, Mr. Ieronymos, officiated at the vespers of the Feast at the Holy Chapel of Genesis of the Virgin of the Valley. The town of Koilada, which is not far from Larissa, in the past was the seat of a Municipality, while it is characterized by its hospitable and traditional inhabitants. The center of the celebration is the Chapel of the Virgin, where the Holy Icon, the so-called "Virgin of the Valley", is kept, which was brought by refugees during the exchange of populations in 1924.

During the Great Solemnity of the High Priestly Vespers, there was widespread prayerful immersion, but also joy, as a dominant feature of the celebration.

In his sermon, His Holiness, taking occasion from the prophecy...