Tag: Orthodox rites

Photos of the Day for February 20, 2020

Vespers on the eve of the great Orthodox feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany (Vadokhryshcha), Tsjerablichy 2020. The Eastern Orthodox January 19 feast of the Baptism of Christ/Theophany corresponds to western Christian Epiphany; thus the vespers on January 18 is the Orthodox equivalent of Twelfth Night celebrations in western Christian confessions.    Вячэрня напярэдадні сьвята… Continue reading Photos of the Day for February 20, 2020

Photos of the Day for November 19, 2019

Orthodox feast of the Transfiguration (Apple-Blessing feast – Jablychny Spas), Tsjerablichy, August 19, 2019.  After blessing parishioners’ apples, Father Vital’ made the customary third circuit of the church for the kissing of the cross. Праабражэньне Гасподняе (Яблычны Спас), Цераблічы 2019 г.  Цалаваньне крыжа пасьля асьвячэньня яблыкаў.       Visible in the background are parishioners… Continue reading Photos of the Day for November 19, 2019

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 June 6, 2019

Preparing the church for the all-night Easter service, Azdamichy 2019. Прыборка царквы для ўсяночнай пасхальнай службы, Аздамічы 2019 г.   Men of the parish remove the black lace of mourning for the death of Jesus and drape the crucifixion icon with white lace in anticipation of Easter.  As the scene developed it reminded me of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 6, 2019

Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Orthodox Holy Saturday matins and procession with the icon of the Winding Cloth (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2019. Вялікая субота, Аздамічы 2019 г.   To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table, an altar of repose (the symbolic tomb of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 4, 2019

Photos of the Day for August 1, 2018

Orthodox spring feast of St. Nicholas (May 22), church of St. Nicholas, Rukhcha 2018. Мікола летні, царква Сьв. Мікалая, Рухча 2018 г.   VI/VI     Kissing the cross after the service. Цалаваньне крыжа.             Homeward bound after the church service. Дахаты пасьля службы.  

Photos of the Day for June 20, 2018

Cycle of the year:  Radaunitsa (commemoration of forebears).  Tsjerablichy 2018. Radaunitsa, which falls on the ninth day after Orthodox Easter, is the main (among many) annual rite of commemoration of forebears in the Belarusian Orthodox liturgical calendar.  After conducting a memorial service in church, the priest, here Father Vital’ of the parish of the Resurrection,… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 20, 2018

Photos of the Day for June 19, 2018

Cycle of the year:  Radaunitsa (commemoration of forebears).  Azdamichy 2018. Radaunitsa, which falls on the ninth day after Orthodox Easter, is the main (among many) annual rite of commemoration of forebears in the Belarusian Orthodox liturgical calendar.  The priest, here Father Aljaksandr of the parish of the Holy Trinity, thrice reads through parishioners lists of… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 19, 2018

Photos of the Day for May 28, 2018

Orthodox Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (VII/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (VII/XII).   Blessing of Easter breads at the end of the all-night Easter service.  Azdamichy 2018. Асьвячэньне пасак.  Аздамічы 2018 г.