“Even today, the Panagia is among us. She hears our prayers, listens to the pain of our souls and receives everything that our hearts wish to entrust to her, but which human words are often unable to express.

“every church dedicated to the Theotokos becomes “a little Gethsemane” on the Feast of the Dormition—a place of prayer, hope and consolation.

“Egypt became a refuge for Christ and the Panagia and remains a blessed land to this day

“through her words, “Let it be to me,” she entrusted herself to the will of God and became a model of faith and devotion.

“Today, from Alexandria, the city of Alexander the Great and Saint Mark, we raise our prayers to the Panagia, the Mother of us all, We ask her to wipe away the tears of children, comfort mothers who are suffering, protect the innocent, and enlighten the leaders of the world so that peace may prevail. The Panagia knows no borders or distinctions; her maternal embrace has room for every person and every nation.