The first online Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, was successfully held on Good Friday. Archontariki is the ancient Greek term for the guesthouse in monasteries.
Participants in the assembly, or synaxis, reached roughly 2,000.
In reply to numerous messages by friends of the online magazine Pemptousia, the Elder Ephraim accepted an invitation to convey a spiritual address via this Internet assembly, and to speak with the faithful.
The next such assembly is scheduled for May 2.