A
youth group hailing from various dioceses of the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, headed by
Protopriest Andrei Sommer, arrived in Moscow on July
6, 2010. That day, the young worshipers prayed during
all-night vigil at the Cathedral of Christ the
Savior, and visited Red Square. The following
morning, the feast day of the Nativity of John the
Forerunner, Fr Andrei and the young pilgrims prayed
at St John the Forerunner Church in Presna, at which
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All
Russia performed the great consecration of this
church, which had undergone fundamental restoration
of its interior and main structure, and also
reconstruction of the central altar table. After the
ceremony, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
celebrated Divine Liturgy in the renovated church.
On
Thursday, July 8, the youth group visited Novodevichy
and Sretensky Monasteries in the Russian capital and
participated in the celebration of SS Peter and
Fevronia of Murom, which is also Russia’s Day
of the Family, Love and Devotion.
The young pilgrims are expected to visit other holy sites
of Moscow, as well as Holy Transfiguration Solovetsky
Stavropegial Monastery.
Official Site of the Russian Church Abroad
12 июля 2010 г.
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