A solemn Hierarchical Great Vespers service was celebrated at the Church of Saint Dimitrios in Thessaloniki on Sunday evening, 25 October 2026, on the eve of the feast of Saint Dimitrios the Myrrh-Streamer, the city’s patron saint.
The service was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kyrenia, with numerous Orthodox hierarchs, priests and deacons participating in the celebrations.
Among the concelebrating hierarchs were Their Eminences, Metropolitans Chrysostomos of Chalkida, Chrysostomos of Patras, Chrysostomos of Nikopolis and Preveza, Georgios of Kitros, David of Grevena, Stefanos of Philippi, Ieronymos of Larissa, Platon of Langadas, Amphilochios of Thera and Damaskinos of Velestino.
Several bishops also attended, including Their Graces, Bishop Iakovos of Miletoupolis, Bishio Nikiforos of Amorion, Bishop Eirinaios of Rhegion, Bishop Christodoulos of Magnesia, Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane, Bishop Niphon of Mahajanga and Northern Madagascar, Bishop Kallinikos of Asterion and Bishop Christodoulos of Neochori.
His Eminence Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki also participated in the service, while His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras delivered the sermon.
Before the beginning of Vespers, large crowds of faithful filled the Church of Saint Dimitrios to honor the memory of the revered martyr and patron saint of Thessaloniki.
