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The Holy Trinity Day in Sergiyev Posad

By Gazeta Russa
Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ Kirill also attended the lavra for the service.
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Anna Degtyarenko

Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ Kirill also attended the lavra for the service.
It was a rainy morning when people started gathering around the Assumption Cathedral, waiting for the service to start.

Anna Degtyarenko

It was a rainy morning when people started gathering around the Assumption Cathedral, waiting for the service to start.
Those who came to the lavra to celebrate the feast were especially impressed by the colossal power of the bell-ringing coming from the lavra’s several cathedrals.

Anna Degtyarenko

Those who came to the lavra to celebrate the feast were especially impressed by the colossal power of the bell-ringing coming from the lavra’s several cathedrals.
Some people come to Sergiyev Posad just to hear these bells ring.

Anna Degtyarenko

Some people come to Sergiyev Posad just to hear these bells ring.
You could take some holy water with you from the spring near the church.

Anna Degtyarenko

You could take some holy water with you from the spring near the church.
The skies cleared at noon and the people hailed the patriarch, who led the procession.

Anna Degtyarenko

The skies cleared at noon and the people hailed the patriarch, who led the procession.
In the Russian Orthodox tradition, the liturgical color used at Pentecost is green, and the clergy and faithful carry flowers and freshly cut birch twigs in their hands during the services.

Anna Degtyarenko

In the Russian Orthodox tradition, the liturgical color used at Pentecost is green, and the clergy and faithful carry flowers and freshly cut birch twigs in their hands during the services.
Pentecost is sometimes described as the "Birthday of the Church".

Anna Degtyarenko

Pentecost is sometimes described as the "Birthday of the Church".
The feast itself lasts three days. The first day is known as "Trinity Sunday"; the second day is known as "Spirit Monday" (or "Monday of the Holy Spirit"); and the third day, Tuesday, is called the "Third Day of the Trinity". The Afterfeast of Pentecost lasts for one week, during which fasting is not permitted, even on Wednesday and Friday.

Anna Degtyarenko

The feast itself lasts three days. The first day is known as "Trinity Sunday"; the second day is known as "Spirit Monday" (or "Monday of the Holy Spirit"); and the third day, Tuesday, is called the "Third Day of the Trinity". The Afterfeast of Pentecost lasts for one week, during which fasting is not permitted, even on Wednesday and Friday.
The Feast of the Holy Trinity is celebrated seven weeks after Easter (on the 50th day).

Anna Degtyarenko

The Feast of the Holy Trinity is celebrated seven weeks after Easter (on the 50th day).
Pentecost celebrates the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the remaining eleven Apostles of Christ.

Anna Degtyarenko

Pentecost celebrates the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the remaining eleven Apostles of Christ.
The feast is also called Whit Sunday, Whitsun, or Whit, especially in England, where the following Monday was traditionally a holiday

Anna Degtyarenko

The feast is also called Whit Sunday, Whitsun, or Whit, especially in England, where the following Monday was traditionally a holiday
This is an important Orthodox feast and this year’s greatest celebrations were held at the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, in the town of Sergiyev Posad, not far from Moscow.

Anna Degtyarenko

This is an important Orthodox feast and this year’s greatest celebrations were held at the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, in the town of Sergiyev Posad, not far from Moscow.
Pilgrims from all over Russia came to Sergiyev Posad.

Anna Degtyarenko

Pilgrims from all over Russia came to Sergiyev Posad.
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June 6, 2012
Tags: holidays, russian orthodox church, tourism, province, tradition, monastery, golden ring

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