The Committee of Families of Soldiers of the Fatherland visited the ancient Assumption Cathedral of St. Joseph of Volotskytranslated

On October 31, the day when the Church honors the memory of the discovery of the venerable relics of St. Joseph of Volotsky, the Committee of Families of Soldiers of the Fatherland visited the monastery of the same name to its founder. There, relatives and friends of the SVO participants venerated the relics of St. Joseph and prayed in the ancient Assumption Cathedral at the saint’s shrine, as well as at the revered Volokolamsk Icon of the Mother of God.

Guests of the monastery, who were accompanied by priest Roman Lazarev, responsible for interaction with the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation in the Istra deanery, were offered two educational excursions: about the history of the monastery and its holy founder, the Monk Joseph (the sightseeing took place in the open air, facilitated by a fine autumn weekend), and also to the Museum of the Bible, where pilgrims had the opportunity to see unique ancient handwritten and early printed editions of the books of the Holy Scriptures XV-XVIII centuries, get acquainted with works of art (Dürer's engravings and biblical works by Salvador Dali) and view the exhibition of liturgical vestments and personal belongings of Metropolitan Pitirim (Nechaev), who was the renovator and rector of the Joseph-Volotsk monastery from 1989 to 2003. During the break between excursions, the monastery…