Vadokhryshcha (feast of the Theophany), Azdamichy 2014. Father Aljaksandr blesses large containers of water from which parishioners will draw water after the service to take home as protection for their health and for their home. He then circles the nave to bless containers of water which parishioners have brought with them.
Асьвячэньне вады, Вадохрышча, Аздамічы 2014 г.
Vadokhryshcha, celebrated January 19, is the great feast of the Theophany, the Orthodox Christian equivalent of Western Christian Epiphany (January 6). Emphasizing the blessing of water in remembrance of the baptism of Christ, this Orthodox feast commemorates the first clear appearance of the Trinity (God revealing Himself through His voice, as the Holy Spirit descending on Christ, as Himself incarnate in Christ).
