Praises to the Most Holy Theotokos in Alexandriatranslated

On the afternoon of Friday, August 14, 2026, in an atmosphere of deep reverence and reverence, a Great Patriarchal Solemn Vespers was held at the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of Agios Savvas the Sanctified in Alexandria on the feast of the Dormition and Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The service was organized by A.Th.M. the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Mr. Theodore II, flanked by the Reverend Metropolitans of Guinea and Saint Mauritius, Mr. Georgios and Mr. Germanos of Tamiatheos.

Before the end of the Patriarchate

In the evening, His Beatitude chanted the Praises to the Most Holy Theotokos and then the litany of the Epitaph of Theotokos took place in the courtyard of the centuries-old Patriarchal Monastery, with the participation of the holy clergy and a multitude of devout Christians.

Addressing the congregation, the Alexandrian Primate spoke with particular emotion about the face of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ and the Mother of all humanity, who remains throughout time the consolation of the grieving, the hope of the tested and the safe haven of every person who turns with faith to Her motherly love.

His Holiness...