Photos of the Day for April 24, 2020

Patronal feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, Tsjerablichy 2019.   IV/VI. Tsjerablichy’s Orthodox parish celebrates its patronal feast on Easter Tuesday.  In 2019 Archbishop of the Pinsk-Luninjets eparchate S’tsjafan presided at the Divine Liturgy.   Прастольнае сьвята Ўваскрасеньня Гасподняга, Цераблічы 2019 г.  IV/VI. Прыход у Цераблічах сьвяткуе свае прастольнае сьвята ў Сьветлы аўторак.  У 2019… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 24, 2020

Photos of the Day for February 23, 2020

Feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany (Vadokhryshcha – Вадохрышча), Azdamichy 2020. Falling on January 19, Vadokhryshcha is one of the 12 great feasts in the Orthodox Christian liturgical cycle.  Vadokhryshcha commemorates both the baptism of the Lord and the Theophany.  With its focus on baptism and water, Vadokhryshcha corresponds to Western Christian Epiphany (January 6)… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 23, 2020

Photos of the Day for November 16, 2019

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Tsjerablichy, August 19, 2019.  The traditional break in the service in Azdamichy gave me the opportunity to drive to Tsjerablichy to photograph children’s communion at the end of the liturgy and then the blessing of apples in the churchyard.   Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Цераблічы… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 16, 2019

Photos of the Day for September 12, 2019

Children’s communion, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2019. Дзіцячае прычасьце, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2019 г.   From the visiting priests celebrating the liturgy, Azdamichy’s Father Aljaksandr chose Father Nicholas to distribute children’s communion.  З сьвятараў-гасьцей, айцец Аляксандр выбраў айца Мікалая (маладога сьвятара прыхода Параскевы Пятніцы… Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 12, 2019

Photos of the Day for June 23, 2019

Easter Monday (Bright Monday) service, Azdamichy 2019. Сьветлы панядзелак, Аздамічы 2019 г.   Children’s communion is also a point in the Orthodox liturgy when one can witness most directly the transmission of faith from generation to generation. Перадача веры ад пакаленьня пакаленьню падчас дзіцячага прычасьця таксама дае натхненьне й надзею.        

Photos of the Day for December 4, 2018

Liturgy and children’s communion:  patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Літургія й дзіцячае прычасьце: прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г.     Blessing of the church and parishioners (khadzhen’nje – хаджэньне). The priest, in this case Father Vital’, son of Azdamichy’s priest Father… Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 4, 2018

Photos of the Day for July 18, 2018

Children’s communion:  feast of St. John the Theologian (St. John the Evangelist), Vjalikaje Maljeshava 2018. Дзіцячае прычасьце, сьвята Сів. Іаана Багаслова, Вялікае Малешава 2018 г.            

Photos of the Day for April 12, 2018

Patronal feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, Tsjerablichy 2017 (III/VII). Tsjerablichy’s church of the Resurrection celebrates its patronal feast on Easter Tuesday.  In 2017 priests from surrounding parishes presided in the absence of Tsjerablichy’s Father Vital’.  Parishioners from the next-door parish of Azdamichy also attended. Прастольнае сьвята Ўваскрасеньня Гасподняга, Цераблічы 2017 г.  (III/VII). У… Continue reading Photos of the Day for April 12, 2018

Photos of the Day for October 31, 2017

Patronal feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God (Pakrou), Pachapava 2017:  I/IV. The October 14 feast of the Intercession (Pakrou) is not one of the 12 great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar.  However, the feast is keenly celebrated in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia and many Orthodox churches bear the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 31, 2017