Month: October 2013

Indian Summer along the River S’vislach, Mjensk 2001.  Бабіна лета ўздоўж р. Сьвіслач, Менск 2001 год.  

Churches of Belarus (part XLVII):  church of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God, Turets 2000.  Цэрквы Беларусі (частка XLVII):  царква Покрыва Прасьвятой Багародзіцы, Турэц 2000 год.

Monet Moments, near Lakhva 2013.  На ўспамін Клода Манэ, ля в. Лахва 2013 год. Scudding clouds made the light dance every few seconds.

End of the service, feast of Pakrou (feast of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God, October 14), Azdamichy 2012.  Канец службы Пакрова, Аздамічы 2012 год.

Pakrou (Feast of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God, October 14), Azdamichy 2012.  Пакроў, Аздамічы 2012 год. At the end of the service parishioners line up to kiss the icon of the Holy Mother of God and to teach their children to do so.

Feast of Pakrou (Protection of the Blessed Mother of God, October 14), Azdamichy 2012.  Пакроў, Аздамічы 2012 год. Ready to assist at any moment, grandmothers and aunts look on attentively as this mother prepares to present her newborn for children’s communion.

Anointing with oil, Feast of Pakrou (Protection of the Blessed Mother of God, October 14), Azdamichy 2012.  Памазаньне, сьвята Пакрова, Аздамічы 2012 год. Father Aljaksandr anoints parishioners with holy oil.  This rite comes toward the end of the first half of the service during major Orthodox feasts.

Pakrou (Feast of the Protection of the Blessed Mother of God, October 14), Azdamichy 2012.  Пакроў, Аздамічы 2012 год. Father Aljaksandr blesses the Eucharist at the beginning of the Pakrou service.

Feast of Pakrou (Protection of the Holy Mother of God), Azdamichy 2012.  Пакроў, Аздамічы 2012 год. In the cycle of the year, Pakrou, celebrated on October 14, marks the traditional end of work in field and garden.  Parishioners pray for the protection of the Holy Mother of God through the winter and for Her intervention… Continue reading Photo of the Day for October 13, 2013

Oak Grove, Borki (Zhytkavichy District) 2013.  Дуброўка, Боркі (Жыткавіцкі раён) 2013 год. These oaks form but the leading edge of a splendid, and rare, extended open grove in the central Pripet Marshes.