In addition to the relics of St. Demetrios, the church also has a container with soil and blood from his very martyrdom of St. Demetrios, which is only brought out for veneration on the eve of his feast.
Bp. Gerasim personally knew Fr. Seraphim during the last two years of his life. He became a monastic under the influence of Fr. Seraphim and lived under his guidance as a novice.
The Holy Synod of the Moldovan Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) met in Chișinău yesterday under the chairmanship of His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir. In addition to a number of administrative matters, the Synod also established two feasts.
Archimandrite Tikhon (Agrikov)
For us who are so lazy, so incorrigible, there would never be any hope of entering this heavenly Jerusalem, if at the gates had not stood our Gatekeeper.
Every year, there is a week-long celebration in honor of St. Demetrius, with pilgrims coming to the Patriarchal Cathedral to venerate his holy relics.