Orthodox Bulgarians Venerate Piece of St. Seraphim of Sarov's Relics Given to Bulgarian Church as a Gift

July 23, 2015

    

In the evening of July 16, 2015, the holy relics of St Seraphim of Sarov were taken out to the court of the Metropolia of Sofia for public veneration.

The chest with a piece of the saint’s relics was given by the Moscow Patriarchate as a gift on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the Baptism of the Bulgarian people and the 1145th anniversary of the foundation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The request for this gift had been made to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia by Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria and the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

With the blessing of Patriarch Kirill, the shrine was brought to Bulgaria by Metropolitan Georgiy of Nizhniy Novgorod and Arzamas. On May 12, in accepting the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov, an ascetic loved and honoured by Bulgarians, Patriarch Neophyte said, ‘We hope that this precious gift will contribute to the further strengthening of the faith and devotion of the Orthodox Bulgarian people and our God-commanded unity in Christ.’ He asked to convey to Patriarch Kirill profound gratitude for the precious gift to the Bulgarian Church, for brotherly love and consideration.

The decision concerning the permanent place for keeping the chest with St Seraphim’s relics will be made by the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

24 июля 2015 г.

Смотри также
An icon with a particle of St. Seraphim's relics given to Orthodox church in Havana An icon with a particle of St. Seraphim's relics given to Orthodox church in Havana An icon with a particle of St. Seraphim's relics given to Orthodox church in Havana An icon with a particle of St. Seraphim's relics given to Orthodox church in Havana An icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov with a particle of his relics was given to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Cuban capital city on Monday, reports RIA Novosti. Greek Miracles of St. Seraphim of Sarov Greek Miracles of St. Seraphim of Sarov Greek Miracles of St. Seraphim of Sarov Greek Miracles of St. Seraphim of Sarov As our Greek friends explained to us, very many people now know of Fr. Seraphim in Greece. Furthermore, the Russian Seraphim has become so dear to the hearts of simple believers that they take him to be their own Greek saint, and the less educated might even say that Sarov is somewhere in Greece. Nevertheless, it was not clear what made this particular church venerate him so, especially since it was located in “the boondocks”. From the Life of St. Seraphim of Sarov From the Life of St. Seraphim of Sarov Helen Kontsevich From the Life of St. Seraphim of Sarov From the Life of St. Seraphim of Sarov Helen Kontsevich As a beginning, Prokhor set off with five companions to the Kiev Caves Lavra, desiring to receive the blessing of the Kiev Elders. Among the ascetics of that monastery was the famous elder Dositheus (who was found to be a woman after she died). That clairvoyant elder had been in continual contact with the blessed Elder Paisius Velichkovsky, and with those monastics who were of one mind with him. Dositheus gave Prokhor spiritual instruction, counselled him to study the ancient Holy Fathers on the work of interior prayer, and directed him to go to Sarov Monastery and remain there until death, for there he would find salvation.
Комментарии
Здесь Вы можете оставить свой комментарий к данной статье. Все комментарии будут прочитаны редакцией портала Православие.Ru.
Войдите через FaceBook ВКонтакте Яндекс Mail.Ru Google или введите свои данные:
Ваше имя:
Ваш email:
Введите число, напечатанное на картинке
Храм Новомученников Церкви Русской. Внести лепту