Photo of the Day for October 21, 2012

Feast of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, Rubjel’ 2012.  Сьвяток Усьпеньня Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Рубель 2012 год. Rubjel’ has always had a strong Orthodox tradition.  There are now two Orthodox churches in the village.  One, an outstanding example of a Polesian wooden church, dates from 1796, but is used only for its name-day… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 21, 2012

Photo of the Day for October 19, 2012

Feast of the Dormition, Rubjel’ 2012.  Сьвяток Усьпеньня, Рубель 2012 год. Grandmothers embody the resilience of Belarusian culture; they are the force behind the new birth of faith in Belarus; they guarantee the transmission of their traditions unto the third generation. Паводле Мацьвея 5:  6 Дабрашчасныя тыя, хто жадае і прагне праўды, бо яны спатоляцца.… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 19, 2012

Photo of the Day for October 18, 2012

Patronal feast of the Icon of the Savior Not-Made-by-Human-Hands, church of the Icon of the Savior Not-Made-by-Human-Hands, Rubjel’ 2012. One of the many priests attending the feast-day from other parishes and the Pinsk-Luninjets eparchate anoints an acolyte with holy oil.  Прастольнае сьвята абраза Спаса Нерукатворнага, царква абраза Спаса Нерукатворнага, Рубэль (Рубель) 2012 г.  

Photo of the Day for October 17, 2012

Feast of the Dormition, Rubjel’ 2012.  Сьвяток Усьпеньня, Рубель 2012 год. In the Orthodox liturgical calendar the feast of the Dormition is celebrated on August 28.  However, the Orthodox parish of the central Polesian village of Rubjel’ celebrates the feast day on August 29, the date of the foundation in 1992 of its church of… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 17, 2012