LIVE: Holy Liturgy for the feast of Saint Pious Parascheva from Iașitranslated

The Holy Liturgy for the feast of Saint Pious Parascheva is celebrated at the outdoor altar located on Ștefan cel Mare Boulevard in Iasi.

Metropolitan Dimitrie of France and Exarch of Europe from the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Metropolitan Gheorghe of Kitros, Katerini and Platamonas from the Orthodox Church of Greece are part of the council of hierarchs who perform the Holy Liturgy.

The pew responses are given by the Byzantion Academic Choir and the Mini Byzantion Choir.

This year, along with the relics of Saint Pious Parascheva, the relics of Saint Paisie from Sihăstria were placed for worship.

By Wednesday morning, more than 180,000 people had worshiped the relics of the two saints since the beginning of the pilgrimage.

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