Blessing of water before the start of the liturgy, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2019. Асьвячэньне вады перад пачаткам літургіі, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2019 г. Blessing the water is Father Nicholas, who is from Azdamichy and served as an acolyte for Azdamichy’s Father Aljaksandr. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for September 9, 2019
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Photos of the Day for August 18, 2019
Presentation of Nadzja’s newborn son Ivan. Tsjerablichy 2019. It is an Orthodox Christian tradition to have the priest present a newborn child to God around the baby’s 40th day. The tradition evokes both the presentation of Jesus in the temple (Meeting at the Temple or Strechan’nje, the Orthodox equivalent of Candlemas, celebrated February 15 in… Continue reading Photos of the Day for August 18, 2019
Photos of the Day for August 16, 2019
Learning to blow out the candles, Orthodox Trinity Monday, Tsjerablichy 2019. Перадача веры: тушэньне сьвечак, другі дзень Сьвятой Тройцы, Цераблічы 2019 г.
Photos of the Day for December 5, 2018
Procession, patronal feast of the Holy Trinity, Orthodox church of the Holy Trinity, Azdamichy 2018. Хрэсны ход, прастольнае сьвята Сьвятой Тройцы, царква Сьвятой Тройцы, Аздамічы 2018 г. It is a tradition in Orthodox parishes to give flowers to the priests to carry during the procession. Кветкі для сьвятароў. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for December 5, 2018