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Bishop's Vespers for the feast of St. VMC Mina in Obradovsky manastirtranslated

November 11, 2026 · 1 min read

On November 10, Negovo, His Grace Metropolitan of Sofia and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel served the bishop’s vespers with petochread at the Obradovsky monastery “St. Martyr Mina.”

In service of Byakh stavroforen icon Boris Petrov - and. D. abbot of the monastery, icon Lazar Georgiev, archpriest Irinei Mitov and priest Nikolai Penev.

The chants were performed by the choir “St. Naum Ohridski” with the conductor Dr. Andrey Kasabov – secretary at the Sofiaskata Metropolitan of Light.

In the region for the divine service, Patriarch Daniel said a word, and in some way said:

"Daily tuk, in manastira, idvat khora, for let them pour out pain and sorrow, let them pray to the light for help in difficulties and nourishment for their belly. And the light of Mina is a helper, bestowed with the gift of wonderworking."

Somehow the persecution of Christians began in Asia Minor, when he served as a warrior in the Roman army, Saint Mina initially moved away from the city. He did not want to be a witness to the torment of the Christians, and he sought and stood before himself from temptation.

But this is how he spent time and moved away from the light in one piece. Not for yes, I’ll give it to worldly pleasures, not for this, but for this, I’ll give it to...

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