Proikonnisos Joseph in the Holy Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni "Trachila" in Sitiatranslated

In an atmosphere of special ecstasy, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the sequence of the High Priestly Vespers and the Great Prayer Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos was held in the Holy Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni, in the place "Trachila" of the Parish of Skopje, Sitia, in charge of the pilgrims passing through them in their birthplace of Sitia Rev. Metropolitan of Proikonnisos, Mr. Iosif. Before the Dismissal, His Holiness Mr. Joseph according to custom blessed the offered breads and promptly preached the divine word, speaking about the all-holy face of the Most Holy Theotokos. The chosen and scholarly Hierarch of the Ecumenical Throne, in a theological, eloquent, direct but also understandable speech, underlined the special reverence and honor of the faithful towards the Mother of Life, as in front of her image they deposit their sorrows, tears, hopes, fears and thanks, and seek her maternal protection and her intercession towards her Son and God us.

Also, after noting the long-standing tradition of the Sitians to come on the fifteenth of August to the holy veneration of the Virgin of the Manifested Sitia, which dates back to the years of the Venetian rule,...