Holy Vigil in Paleochoratranslated

The established, in recent years, Holy Vigil within the period of the holy Fifteenth of August in Paleochora was performed by Rev. Our Metropolitan Mr. Amfilochios, in the pericalli I. Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, (Paleochora) with the reception of a piece from the holy relic of St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea the Wonderworker, which is kept in the I. Church of St. Panteleimon, Sougia, fragrant since the day of his arrival (2017).

In his short speech, our Bishop noted: "Approaching the 'Easter of summer' and looking forward to this spiritual festival of our Virgin Mary, with today's Holy Vigil in this beautiful place, Paleochora, with the Pericalli I. Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, we foretaste the mystery of her sweet presence not only in the life of the world, but also in our personal lives. As Her holy Dormition and Ascension into Heaven gives Our Virgin Mary to the world as 'Mother of Life'. Her virtues and graces are more than the grains of sand of the sea and the oceans, with the purity of Her heart preeminent.

This purity is not simply the absence of evil, but the presence of God within Her, as our Virgin Mary is the...