Part of the right hand of Great Martyr Saint George the Victor, kept in the church of St. George in Nigrita near Serres in Greece, has arrived in Sofia, and was welcomed by the public in front of the metropolitan church St. Marina. A procession bore the relics of the holy martyr to the church St. Sophia, where they will remain until 28 April, after which they will be displayed in the village of Gorni Lozen, the St. Kozma and Damyan monastery near Gigintsi village, then at the St. Petka church in Breznik, and on 6 May, the day of St. George – at the St. George church in Pernik.
On 20 April, all Christians will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. Against the backdrop of our divided and troubled world, Catholics, together with Orthodox Christians, Armenians and Protestants, will send a message of hope and share the joy of the..
Holy Saturday services begin on Friday evening with Vespers. The Church commemorates the burial of Christ the Saviour and His descent into hell to save the righteous who had died before His work of redemption. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, with..
On Good Friday, the saddest day for Christians, the liturgy commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, who sacrificed himself for the guilt and sins of humanity. The service at the Metropolitan Cathedral "St. Nedelya" in..
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