02.07.2026
VATOPEDI MONASTERY VIDEO LIBRARY
“Rest, O our Savior, with the righteous your servant…” Annual Memorial of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi (2026)
Seventeen years have passed since the repose of the blessed Elder Joseph of Vatopedi. On the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 2026, a priestly co-liturgy was celebrated with the prefect of the Eucharistic Synagogue, the Abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery, Elder Ephraim, with the participation of Vatopedi fathers and priests from various Metropolises. After the Divine Liturgy, a trisagion was celebrated at the site where the blessed Elder Joseph had been buried and then the established Table was served, during which Elder Ephraim referred to the blessed Elder Joseph, who was also the spiritual father of the Vatopedi Brotherhood.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, a memorial service was held at the Vatopedi Monastery, presided over by the Abbot of the Monastery of Simonos Petras, Archimandrite Eliseos, flanked by the Abbots of the Holy Monasteries of St. Gregory, Elder Christophoros, and Vatopedi Elder Ephraim, while the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousi also sent a representative. After the Holy Memorial Service, the established Athonite feast was served to the Great Synod of the Monastery, during which the aforementioned Elders spoke, praising the personality, the sanctified life and the gifts of the blessed Elder Joseph of Vatopedi. Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos also spoke about the blessed Elder Joseph.