Blessing of the Waters in Greece Jan11 Greetings and prayers from the parish of St. Photios, Thessaloniki. One of our priests got very excited with the blessing of the Holy Water :-), and a brave young man defied the snow, braved freezing water and swam in the Thermaikos Gulf for the Holy Cross! Share this:TweetShare on Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading...