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blessed to venerate the relics of St. George the Great-Martyr, St. Mary
Magdalene, St. Barnabas the Apostle, & St. Marina the Great-Martyr. |
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The clergy enter into
the church in procession with the relics. |
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The relics were
brought to the United States by V. Rev. Fr. Dobri Ivanov, Dean of Sts. Peter
& Paul Cathedral in Silistra, Bulgaria. |
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| "Come let
us worship and bow down before Christ..." |
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"O Lord, save
the faithful!" |
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"Lord, Lord,
look down from heaven..." |
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High Place during the reading of the Epistle. |
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The reading of the
Holy Gospel. |
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His Grace, Bishop
IRINEU
censing the relics. |
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| The Great Entrance. |
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During the reciting
of the Creed. |
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| His Grace blessing
the faithful. |
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Fr. Romey comments on
the veneration of relics, as well as the lives of these particular saints,
during his sermon. |
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come forward to receive Holy Communion. |
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encounter with such relics for many in attendance, especially the children. |
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The Dismissal. |
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Bishop IRINEU
emphasizes the importance of this special occasion and thanks Fr. Ivanov for
this opportunity, with the blessings of Metropolitan Ambrozie of Dorostorum. |
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At the end of the
Liturgy, the faithful came forward to venerate the relics and be anointed by
His Grace. |
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It was more than an
hour and a half before the line of faithful came to an end. |
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