Bishop's Vespers for the Feast of St. Grand Martyr Paraskeva-Petka Ikoniyska in Sofiatranslated

On the 27th of October, His Holiness Metropolitan of Sofia and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel served vespers with petotbread for the feast of the light of the Great Martyr Paraskeva-Petka of Ikonijsk in the capital’s church “St. Petka of Samardzhiisk”.

In the service of the byakh, the stavrophoren icon Kiril Didov - the spiritual supervisor of the Sofia diocese, the icon Yoan Kukov, the icon Yoan Alexiev, Archpriest Georgi Spasov - the chairman of the ecclesiastical abbot of the church, and other capital priests, such as Protodeacon Ivan Petkov.

The chants were sung from the singer at the church, the conduction from Assoc. Yordan Banev, together with Dr. Andrey Kasabov – secretary at the Sofiaskata Light Metropolis.

In the words of Negovo Your Highness, remember the life of the Great Martyr Paraskeva and add:

“We can teach you from Paraskeva’s feat of light, that in the midst of torment and suffering on Nay Golemite, you had peace in the soul, strength was strengthened by God.

According to you, you begin to look at the Lord Jesus Christ, who is saying: Everyone who listened to My thoughts and swearing, who was in decency for a prudent husband, who was the one who put the tent on the stone; and the rain stopped, and the river came, and the wind blew, and the hut strained, and you did not collapse, you were protected...