Speeches at the Synod during the Vigil of the Dormition of the Virgin in I.M.M. Vatopedioutranslated

In an atmosphere of holy emotion, the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin was celebrated, with the old calendar, in the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi. After the end of the solemn Vespers, the traditional feast of Saints followed in the Synod of the Holy Monastery. There Elder Ephraim addressed the Venerable High Priests and the Theophilus Bishop with warm speeches, expressing the joy and gratitude of the brotherhood of the Monastery for their presence at the great celebration.

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