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Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos
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Vorochevo, Ukraine
The blessing of the
cornerstone
The day begins early in the morning at
the Vorochevo church
with a Hierarchical Divine Litugy
celebrated by
His Grace Bishop AHAPIT of the
Mukachevo-Uzhgorod Diocese
| Blessing with the candles |
Clergy and faithful process to new
hromada property for the blessing
| The faithful carry banners |
| Arriving at the monastic
hromada property |
| A large number of
faithful from Vorochevo attend |
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| Gathering around the
cross and cornerstone |
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| Archimandrite Gregory,
Archdeacon Nicholas, and Igumen Alexei |
| Archimandrite Gregory and
Archdeacon Nicholas speak with Mykhaylo Roman |
| Bishop AHAPIT begins the
service |
| Government
officials of Ukraine and faithful from Vorochevo pray
with the clergy |
| Sprinkling with holy water |
| Bishop AHAPIT prays in
silence |
| Archimandrite Gregory
expresses his gratitude and warm wishes |
| Archimandrite Gregory
anoints the faithful |
| After the service
the faithful gather in fellowship |
| The first of the pious
faithful to pray before the cross and newly blessed cornerstone |
Everyone enjoys the festive meal
following the ceremony
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Archimandrite Gregory, Frank G Wendt, James A Gibault, Damian Gibault, Petro Terenta, Vasyl Kopych, Yosyp Lembak
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