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Archbishop Elpidoforos of Prusia giving his blessing. One of the three ierarchs from Ecumenical Patriarchate present at the feast
In the cycle of Spiritual Picture of the Day we present our first photoreport.
The Divine Liturgy of the Feast of the Holy Belt – in a way in which you did not seen it before. I think that finally we should leave the characters shine. But if you aren’t interested, no problem. You can safely close the browser….Read more…
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Blessing the Holy Water. At each Main Feast there is such a blessing and a procession thereafter
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Archbishop Kyrillos of Avvidon carrying the Holy Belt
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The crowd. The most important 'person' of the Feast
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The cooks. The unseen pillars. Usually there are monks from different places of Mount Athos
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More cooks. The traditional fish is done in a traditional way.
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One of the cooks venerates the Holy Belt carried by the Abbot Filotheos of Karakalou
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Elpidoforos of Prusia blessing the monks who will venerate the Holy Belt under the sight of Abbot Efraim of Vatopaidi
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The Abbot Filotheos of Karakalou venerates the tomb of the holy Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi while the Archibishop is passing by
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Giving perfume - an old byzantine hospitality custom
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Giving perfume - an old byzantine hospitality custom
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A deacon praying
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The Abbot Filotheos of Karakalou giving the staff to the Michael of Austria - the sign of the first among the equals
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A Byzantine Snapshot
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A trinity
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Blessing
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The Gospel at the Small Entrance
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Unity in diversity
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Incensing the Holy Belt during the Liturgy
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"Lord, Lord, look from heaven and see..."
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Elpidoforos of Prusia, like any other archbishop, should give light and equilibrium
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Holy gifts
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Father Spyridon (center) from the brotherhood of Elder Gerasim sings together with Evstratios (right), a congolese boy, helped by vatopaidine fathers.
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Monks from the entire Holy Mountain sing at the Feast
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The Abbot Nicodemus of Philoteou carring the omophorion
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The holly chalices in the Great Entrance
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Priests praying in the Great Entrance
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Praying for others. Many many names are written and given for praying
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Singing in front of the Holy Belt
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Avvidon Kyrillos: Peace be unto all
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Kollyva with the icon in front of the Holy Belt
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At the end, all we are one
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"God, who are you?"
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