22.01.2026
VATOPEDI MONASTERY VIDEO LIBRARY
"You have appeared today to the world" Synodical on the feast of the Epiphany
On the day of the Epiphany, after the end of the Hierarchical Vespers of the feast of the Synaxion of the Holy Forerunner, the traditional Athonite feast was held in the Synod of the Monastery, followed by the festive banquet. During the feast, Bishop Ireneos of Eumenia, who presided over the holy services of the Feast, and the Abbot of the Monastery Elder Ephraim, delivered a spiritual speech on the occasion of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, to the fathers and pilgrims, wishing them every blessing from the Lord.