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In the Holy Church of Dormition of the Theotokos Rapsanis the Metropolitan of Larissatranslated

August 10, 2026 · 1 min read

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos Mr. Ieronymos, accompanied by Panosiol, went to the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Rapsanis today. Chief Mr. Raphael Evangelou, Professor of the Holy Monastery of Saints Raphael Nikolaou and Irini Pyrgetou, in order to minister in Orthros and perform the Bloodless Mystagogy. With the presence of many believers, as in the summer Rapsani is a favorite destination for the people of Larissa, but also with the hopeful presence of many infants and children, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in an atmosphere of prayerful immersion.

In his sermon, His Holiness, taking the occasion of the Gospel passage of the day, emphasized that many times people consider as ours those things which essentially belong to God. So the disciples, instead of attributing the power of miracles to God, believed that they possessed it themselves. For this reason Christ shrinks this power, so that they understand that not with their own power but with the power of God they proceed in the saving work of preaching the Gospel.

His Eminence wished that prudence always prevails, that we live according to the will of God and that we respect the Holidays and the...

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Γιώργος Λαμπρόπουλος
Good reference in the Gospel of the day, it reminded me how easily we think that what God gives us is "ours". Yesterday when I was fishing in Pelion I was saying the same thing to myself, let's not forget where the good comes from. I am glad that there were so many children in Rapsani.
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