The feast of Agios Pagratios in the Holy Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Drymos Vonitsistranslated

The holy memory of the holy glorious martyr Pagratios, Bishop of Tauromenia was honored on Thursday, July 9, 2026 by the Brotherhood of the Holy Monastery of Agios Dimitrios Drymos Vonitsis. On this day, the blessed founder of the Holy Monastery, Archim. Pangratios Bombolis. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damascinos, presided over the procession of Orthros and the Divine Liturgy held in the Catholic Church of the Holy Monastery. His Eminence, during his speech, referred to the late Fr. Pagratios, whom he characterized as one of the greatest spiritual figures who graced our local Church, setting an eternal and timeless example of practice and virtue.

Speaking about his personality and ministry, he focused on three characteristic features.

"The first was the simplicity of his life and the purity of his life. These two elements are foundations, not only for the life of every believer, but especially for the beginning and the theophilic completion of every priestly ministry. Father Pagratios possessed both. And simplicity of life and thought, but also purity of life. What does simplicity mean? It means…