Orthodox Trinity Sunday / Сёмуха-Сьвятая Тройца

Today is Orthodox Pentecost/Trinity Sunday. З нагоды Сёмухі-Сьвятой Тройцы.  Са сьвятам!  

Photos of the Day for February 22, 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 22, 2020

Photos of the Day for February 16, 2019

Feast of the Theophany (Vadokhryshcha – Вадохрышча), Azdamichy 2019. Falling on January 19, Vadokhryshcha is one of the 12 great feasts in the Orthodox Christian liturgical cycle.  Vadokhryshcha commemorates both the Theophany and the baptism of the Lord.  This Orthodox feast is thus the equivalent of Western Christian Epiphany (January 6) as it was celebrated… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 16, 2019

Photos of the Day for July 27, 2018

Orthodox spring feast of St. Nicholas (May 22), church of St. Nicholas, Rukhcha 2018. Мікола летні, царква Сьв. Мікалая, Рухча 2018 г.   I/VI   Beginning of Matins. Пачатак ютрані.                 Distribution of wheatberries. Раздача пшанічных зерняў.         Anointing with holy oil. Мірапамазаньне.  

Photos of the Day for August 31, 2017

Patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity (II/ VIII), Azdamichy 2017. Прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы ў царкве Сьвятой Тройцы (II/ VIII), Аздамічы 2017 г.   Anointing with holy oil. Мірапамазаньне.             Icon of the Holy Trinity. Абраз Сьвятой Тройцы.           Father… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 31, 2017

Photos of the Day for January 10, 2017

Vespers on the eve of the December 4 great feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God (II/III).  Tsjerablichy 2016. Вячэрня напярэдадні вялікага сьвята Ўвядзеньня ў храм (Ахвяраваньня) Прасьвятой Багародзіцы (II/III).  Цераблічы 2016 г.     Hard-working hands, for a moment still and folded properly at the anointing with… Continue reading Photos of the Day for January 10, 2017

Photos of the Day for October 9, 2016

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast), Azdamichy 2016. The church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration with a five-hour service of Matins and the Liturgy, including a half-hour break roughly in the middle and the blessing of apples at the end. Праабражэньне Гасподняе/Яблячны Спас, Аздамічы 2016 г.  … Continue reading Photos of the Day for October 9, 2016