Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join us for a profound testimony as Fr. Evangelos Papanikolaou recounts the remarkable meeting between St. Paisios and Stamatis (a homosexual man), a moment of divine grace and compassion. As a direct witness to this encounter, Fr. Evangelos, formerly a novice on Mount Athos and now a medical doctor and priest in Greece and in the Greek Orthodox Mission in Cameroon, shares the transformative impact of this event. Discover the power of love and acceptance in the Orthodox faith. Don't miss this inspiring story of faith, forgiveness, and the boundless mercy of God. Subscribe now to witness the beauty of Orthodox Christianity unfold before your eyes.

Video source: ΣΧΟΛΗ ΓΟΝΕΩΝ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗΣ
Homily titled “Mount Athos as I Experienced It” , School for Parents — Open University of Katerini, Greece
December 18th, 2023
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