Vigil in front of the Holy Icon of Panagia Fanaromeni in L. Edipsostranslated

With special rejoicing, a Holy Vigil was held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in the Holy Church of Agios Panteleimon Loutra Edipsos, in front of the miraculous Holy Icon of Panagia Faneromeni, on the holy memory of Agia Pelagia of Tinia. Officiant of the Holy Vigil was His Eminence Archimandrite Fr. Timotheus Tsismalidis, Head of the Holy Church of Agios Stefanos and Agia Paraskevi Epivatini Ptolemais of the Holy Metropolis of Florina, Prespa and Eordaia.

Joining in praying inside the Holy Step were the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Iliopolis, Mr. Theodore of the 5th Patriarchate of Alexandria, while the Priests of the Holy Temple, Protopresbyter Fr. Nikolaos Argyriou and Protopresbyter Fr. Christos Ngelas were also present.

The cantors Mr. Ioannis Kakikos, Mr. Dimitrios Georgoulas and Mr. Dimitrios Kourpadakis officiated at the Holy Rectory, rendering with Byzantine magnificence the hymns of the Holy Vigil.

During the Holy Mass, a piece of the Holy Relic of Saint Pelagia, which is kept as a precious spiritual treasure in the Holy Temple, was placed for worship, for the blessing and sanctification of the faithful.

At the end of Orthros, the breads were blessed and...