Pakrou (Feast of the Protecting Veil of the Holy Mother of God, October 14), Azdamichy 2012.
Пакроў, Аздамічы 2012 г.
Although Pakrou is not one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox liturgical calendar, it remains a great feast and is keenly observed in Belarus. Pakrou marks the traditional annual end of work in the fields; the feast is celebrated to appeal to the Holy Mother of God for protection during the coming winter and for fertile ground in the spring.
Here Father Aljaksandr’s acolytes, including two of his sons, listen attentively to his homily at the end of the service.
