On the eve of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers, November 7, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Great Vespers at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church in Port Washington, New York. His Eminence was greeted with flowers by the parish’s children, and served alongside many area priests, including Proistamenos Father John K. Lardas.
In his homily at the service, His Eminence stressed that “Angelic forces are on our side – that they are looking out for us and can be accessed by us at the critical moments of our own lives,” but that “we must be prepared and indeed, purified, in order to perceive their activity.”
Read His Eminence’s full homily here.
Photo: GOARCH/Dimitrios Panagos.