Thousands of pilgrims at Saint Parascheva. The believers stood in line all night / religious ceremony, officiated by the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina
The Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina, Theophan, and a courage of high hierarchs, officiate on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași, the Holy Liturgy on the celebration of Cuvioasa Parascheva in the presence of several thousand people who came in pilgrimage from the country and abroad.
The religious ceremony is officiated on a specially arranged altar at the limit between the Cathedral of the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina in Iași and Pedestrian Stefan cel Mare.
IPS Filoteos, Metropolitan of Thessalonica, Ioanichie, Metropolitan of Montenegro and Coast, the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, the Metropolitan of Moldova, the Metropolitan of Anastas, Metropolitan by Korca, on the stage being the Metropolitan of the other Metropolitans of Romania, as well as the Archbishop of Romania, as well as the Metropolitan, as well as the Metropolitans, as well. Britain and Northern Ireland, PS Qais, Bishop of Erzurum, PS Antonie, Bishop of Balti, PS Veniamin, Bishop of South Basarabia, PS Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe.
“Saint Parascheva has shown that the consequence of Christ is the path of true life. And Saint Gregory Palama explained that this life is not a moral achievement, but a gift of God. the need, the sacrifice and the joy of the resurrection; Palama, man becomes “God by grace”, said IPS Filoteos, Metropolitan of Thessalonica, in his speech.
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Also, at the liturgical service of the feast of Saint Cuvioase Parascheva, on a specially arranged stage, representatives of local authorities, politicians, councilors and state secretaries are present.
How many pilgrims have reached the racla of Saint Parascheva
On the night of Monday to Tuesday, over 20,000 people stayed in a row to reach the Saint Parascheva, according to Observer News.
According to the organizers, on Tuesday, at 10:00, the pilgrims arrived in Iași formed a row of several kilometers, waiting to worship at the rack with the relics of Saint Parascheva.
Since the beginning of the pilgrimage, from Wednesday morning to now, over 170,000 pilgrims have worshiped at the saint. In the courtyard of the metropolis there are over 4,000 people, and on the pedestrian and streets near the metropolitan cathedral, tens of thousands of people listen to the liturgical service. For the believers who have not been able to occupy a place near the scene that the priests officiate the liturgical service, six panoramic screens are located on the nearby streets.
Who was Parascheva Cuvioasa
The pilgrimage to the racla of the Holy Cuvioase Parascheva, especially on October 14, is continuous since the seventeenth century, from the time of the ruler Vasile Lupu.
Also known as Saint Friday, Cuvioasa Parascheva was born in the town of Epivat, today the Cape Kaliacra, from Thrace, on the Marmara Sea, in the first half of the eleventh century. The relics of Cuvioasa were kept for almost 200 years in a church in Epivat, then in Târnovo, and in the sixteenth century they were taken to Constantinople.
In 1641, on June 13, the voivode Vasile Lupu brought to Iasi the relics of Saint Parascheva, placing them in the church of the monastery “Holy Three Hierarchs”. Since then, the Holy Cuvioasa Parascheva is considered to be the protector of Moldova and the ones.
In recent years, the pilgrimage begins around October 8 and ends on October 15.
The pilgrims who came to the Metropolitan Church of Moldova and Bukovina these days to worship Saint Gregory Palama, whose relics were brought, on Saturday night, by a delegation from Greece, led by IPS Filoteos, Metropolitan of Thessalonica.
