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 TumblrEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...