The delegation of the national basketball team visited at noon Jerome, Archbishop of Athens and All Greeceto receive his wishes the day before the athletes leave for Milan, where the European Championship starts the day after tomorrow.

“It is important to be healthy in body, mind and soul in order to have the best result,” said Federation President Evangelos Liolios and thanked the archbishop for the meeting. In addition, he noted that “these are not the efforts of some people or groups, but efforts that represent the whole country.”

The archbishop expressed his joy and excitement at the meeting and talked about the time when he was young and played on the basketball and volleyball teams, and mentioned that he watches sports matches on TV in his spare time. He also noted that we are used to hearing the phrase “a healthy mind in a healthy body.” However, the full phrase is preceded by the word “orandum”, which means that we are all praying for a healthy body, but also for a mind full of health.

Then he was interested to learn about the program and the success of the group, and he offered his visitors a book about the monastery of St. Luke in Boeotia and a small cross as a blessing.