Ioannina: Vigil of Saint Euphemia before the relics of Saint Arseniostranslated

On the evening of Friday, July 11, 2026, the eve of the feast of Saint Glorious Great Martyr and Glorious Euphemia, a day on which our Holy Church celebrates the miracle of the Saint during the 4th Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, a solemn Holy Vigil was held in the celebratory Church of Saint Paisios of Saint Caiaphas Ioannina. The Holy Vigil was held in front of the Holy Relics of our Holy and God-bearing Father Arsenius of Cappadocia, which are hosted in the Holy Church as part of the religious events in honor of Saint Paisios the Saint, giving a special spiritual blessing to the holy services.

During the Vigil, the Great Vespers of Saint Euphemia was held, after the Prayer Canon to Saint Paisios the Saint, while the Orthros and the High Priestly Divine Liturgy followed, presided over by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Ioannina, etc. Maximus.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness addressed a short speech to the congregation, referring to the person of Saint Glorious Great Martyr Euphemia and the great miracle she performed during the 4th Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon, when, in a miraculous way,...