The icon of the Mother of God from Păngărați arrived at the church in Călărași where PS Vincentiu will serve for the Nativity of the Mother of Godtranslated

The icon of the Mother of God brought on pilgrimage from the German monastery of Pângărați arrived on Thursday evening at the Volna Church in the municipality of Călăraşi, a place placed under the protection of St. Imp. Constantine and Elena.

All the priests from the three deaneries of Călărași county and approximately 1400 believers welcomed the holy odor near the "Holy Apostles Peter and Paul" Church in Călărași and carried it in procession to the Volna Church, where a Te Deum was celebrated.

The smell was met by the hierarch PS Vincentiu welcomed on Thursday, in Călărași, the Icon of the Mother of God brought on pilgrimage from Pângărăți Monastery, Neamț county. Photo: Bishopric of Slobozia and Calarasi His Holiness Father Vincentiu, Bishop of Slobozia and Călărași, thanked His Holiness Father Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina, and the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Petroniu, for this spiritual gift and further attended the vigil service officiated by clerics from the diocese.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, on the feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, His Holiness Father Vincentiu will officiate the Holy Liturgy in the Volna Church, where the icon remains for veneration throughout this period.…