The relics of St. John the New from Suceava were taken to the Mirauti Monastery, the first place of settlement after bringing them to Moldovatranslated

The relics of the Holy Great Martyr John the New from Suceava were taken Sunday evening to the Mirauti Monastery, the place where they were placed for the first time after they were brought to Moldova, at the initiative of ruler Alexandru the Good and Metropolitan Iosif I Musat.

Racla was accompanied by a delegation coordinated by Archimandrite Valerian Radu, great ecclesiarch of the Archbishop's Cathedral in Suceava.

As part of the event, a procession took place, which was led by Vicar Bishop Damaschin Dorneanul of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuțil.

After placing the reliquary in the Church of "Saint George the Great Martyr" of the Mirăuți Monastery, the service of the Akathist was celebrated.

"An Encouragement and a Call" His Holiness Father Damaschin Dorneanul explained that the initiative of the periodic return of the reliquary to Mirăuți expresses respect for the first place where they were placed in Moldova, as well as the honor shown to St. John the New.

"The presence of a saint, through his holy relics, is, on the one hand, an encouragement and a call. It is an encouragement because we see that there are people who really listened to God and loved God and reached what...