FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF AGIOS OROS
One of the holiest pilgrimages of Orthodoxy, the Sacred Gifts of the Magi to the newborn Jesus, which are kept after the fall of Constantinople, in the Holy Monastery of Saint Paul on Mount Athos, they traveled for the first time in history, At Moscow, in the context of the one inspired by B.Putin, “Byzantine Commonwealth”……THE “Byzantine Commonwealth” it's nothing
less than Russia's attempt to unite all Orthodox
world in order to face both its challenges “Unias”
(orthodox – basically of Ukraine – which accept primacy
of the Pope) mainly to function exactly as they functioned before 10 centuries in Byzantium: As a breakwater “barbarians from the East”.
It is no coincidence that B. Poin wishes to make Mount Athos as the “orthodox capital” of the whole Universe.
Patriarch Kirill's message was exactly in this spirit, after
held at an informal memorial service for the innocent victims of terrorism
of attacks in Volgograd saying: "Remember at
your prayers, those who suffer from the acts of terrorism in
Volgograd and Pyatigorsk. Let us ask the Lord for their health
injured, support for sufferers, rest of the souls of the dead".
It should be noted that the Gifts of the Magi traveled on a special flight from
Thessaloniki and arrived in Moscow where they will stay until 13
January.
Their arrival was solemnized while the Orthodox
ποίμνιο γέμισε ασφυκτικά τον Καθεδρικό Ναό του Σωτήρος Χριστού σε
λειτουργία όπου χοροστάτησε ο Πατριάρχης Μόσχας και Πασών των Ρωσιών
Cyril.
For the first time in the history of the Russian church its performance
of the official Christmas Liturgy was accompanied by a prayer in front of
one of the most precious threads of Orthodoxy.
About 14.000 people were waiting in a queue around the Cathedral
Church of the Savior in Moscow to worship three of the largest
sacred relics, the Gifts of the Magi to the newborn Christ, the representative
of the organizing committee Maria Korovina.
The Precious Gifts arrived late Monday night, stay
Christmas, in Moscow from the Holy Monastery of Saint Paul, where
is located on Mount Athos.
"According to the information we have, about 14.000
devotees stand patiently in the huge queue, while the average time
waiting to get inside the cathedral is
five hours", said Korovina, recalling that the gates
of the temple close at 10 the evening, about’ this good will be some to
αναβάλουν την επίσκεψή τους για την επόμενη μέρα.
Τα Δώρα των Μάγων θα φιλοξενούνται στον Ναό του Σωτήρος έως τις 13 January.
At 14 Ιανουαρίου η λάρνακα με τα Τίμια Δώρα θα μεταφερθεί
in Saint Petersburg and specifically in the Novodevichy Monastery, where the
believers will be able to worship up to her 17 January.
From the 18 until 24 January the holy relics will be at
Μινσκ τηςΛευκορωσίας, ενώ τελευταίος τους σταθμός θα είναι η Μονή
Πετσέρσκαγια Λαύρα του Κιέβου, στην Ουκρανία. Εκεί θα παραμείνουν έως
τις 30 January and then they will return to Mount Athos erasing the entire eastern “Orthodox bow” before returning to their safekeeping area on Mount Athos.
Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι αυτή είναι η πρώτη φορά, από τον 15ο αιώνα, που τα Τίμια Δώρα εγκαταλείπουν τη Μονή του Αγίου Παύλου.
Στο ταξίδι τους στην Ορθόδοξη Ρωσική Εκκλησία τα συνοδεύει
a delegation of brothers led by Archimandrite Mourelatos, who
has been living on Mount Athos for more than 50 years.
The Gifts of the Magi (gold, frankincense and myrrh) διατηρούνται σε σκευοφυλάκιο της Μονής του Αγίου Παύλου.
Ο χρυσός έχει τη μορφή 28 πλακιδίων τρίγωνου και τετράγωνου
σχήματος, 5 as 7 χιλιοστών, με λεπτότατη διακοσμητική χάραξη, while the
frankincense and myrrh have the form 70 of dark colored pellets which
they look like olives.
According to tradition, the Virgin Mary kept throughout her life
these gifts. Then he handed them over to two virgins, along with other shrines
κειμήλια.
Στα τέλη του 4ου αιώνα, ο αυτοκράτορας Αρκάδιος έμαθε για την ύπαρξη των Τιμίων Δώρων και τα έφερε από τα Ιεροσόλυμα στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, where for a long time it was kept in Hagia Sophia.
They reached Mount Athos at the end of the 15th century, when after the
capture of the city by the Turkish sultan Muhammad II, η θετή μητέρα του
αποφάσισε να τα μεταβιβάσει στην Ιερά Μονή του Αγίου Παύλου. The
Αγιορείτες μοναχοί πιστεύουν ότι τα Δώρα των Μάγων έχουν θεραπευτική
δύναμη και μαρτυρούν την έλευση του Σωτήρα στον κόσμο.
Source : defencenet.gr
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