Εσπερινός της Αγάπης 5.5.2024 | Ι. Μητρ. Ν. Αγ. Γρηγορίου Παλαμά ...Vespers of Agape - Metropolitan Church of St.Grigorios Palamas,Thessaloniki - YouTube

Presided by His All-Holiness Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki.You will note that the gospel of the day was chanted in several languages,as is customary for this service.*The New Lands of Greece belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate,but are administered by the Church of Greece for practical reasons.Still,there is a spiritual tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.For example,Metropolitan Filotheos read Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Encyclical for Pascha 2024.*The Canon of Pascha was chanted,led by Metropolitan Filotheos.The service concluded with a procession and peeling of church bells.*The feast of Greatmartyr George was transferred to 7 May because its actual date,23 April,occured during Lent.