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The Exodus Procession of the blessed Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Fr. Spyridonos Vrettos.translated

September 3, 2026 · 1 min read

With feelings of deep emotion and ecclesiastical mourning, the exodus service of blessed Father Spyridon Vrettos, Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne and former vicar of the Holy Parish Church of Agios Spyridon Vlychos in Lefkada, who for more than sixty years served with faith and devotion at the Holy Altar was held and God's people. Blessed Father Spyridon, a man of prayer and sacramental life, served the Church with consistency and humility, remaining until the end of his earthly life the priest of the Holy Eucharist, prayer and love.

His departure leaves a significant void in the local Church and especially in the priestly family of Lefkada.

The Exodus Mass was celebrated on the afternoon of Friday, August 28, 2026, at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Evangelistria in Lefkada.

On Friday morning, in front of the tabernacle of blessed Father Spyridon, the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist was celebrated.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Holy Gospel was first read and then, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the Exodus Service was chanted, presided over by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Lefkada and Ithaca etc. Theofilos, and representative...

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Vasile Constantinescu
He was a man of prayer, as you say, and served sixty years without complaint. I remember how, a few years ago, when I drove through Lefkada, I entered St. Spyridon in Vlychos and found Father Spyridon himself sitting quietly in the pew. May he rest in peace, pray for us too.
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