Huge tail in Iasi, on the first day of pilgrimage to the relics of Saint Parascheva. Believers stayed for hours in the rain and cold
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași to worship at the relics of Holy Cousin Parascheva, in the largest religious manifestation in Romania.
Huge tail in Iasi, on the first day of pilgrimage Photo doxology
The pilgrimage from Iasi dedicated to Saint Parascheva has officially started, already attracting thousands of believers from all over the country, but also from abroad. Despite the rain and the cold at night, people remained in a row, some hungry in blankets, others with umbrellas, waiting patiently to reach the rack with the relics of the Moldovan protector.
On Wednesday morning, the processing of removing the relics from the Metropolitan Cathedral took place. The job, officiated by a priesthood, was followed by a moment of silence and prayer, while the believers filled the metropolis. The scraper with the relics of Saint Parascheva was then placed in the canopy adorned with flowers in the courtyard of the cathedral, where it will remain until October 15th.
Thousands of people in a row from the first day
According to the authorities, this morning were already about 10,000 people in a row, many of the pilgrims arrived on Tuesday at noon, to be among the first to pray for the relics. “I came to thank the holy for all the benefits I had every year because of it“, Said a woman from Botosani, according to the observer.
The pilgrimage has become an unwavering tradition for thousands of people. Only from Voluntari, near Bucharest, almost 7,000 believers have come for this occasion.
Saint Parascheva's dedication on October 14
The relics of the Holy Cuvioase Parascheva will remain in Iasi until the afternoon of October 15, and the climax of the pilgrimage will be on October 14, when the dedication of the protector of Moldova is celebrated.
The event, considered the largest Orthodox pilgrimage in Romania, gathers hundreds of thousands of people who come to pray for health, forgiveness and blessing every year.
