Pilgrims from the Gomel Diocese visited Zhodino, Rusakov, and the Minsk Theological Seminarytranslated

By the blessing of Archbishop Gomel and Zhlobin Stefan, from October 30 to 31, 2026, a pilgrimage tour was organized to the St. Ambrose Convent in the village of Rusakov, the St. Dormition Monastery of Zhodino, and the Minsk Theological Seminary. The group was accompanied by Father Andrei Kisel, head of the Department for Development of Pilgrimage and Bringing of Relics of the Gomel Diocese. The first stop on the route was the St. Ambrose Convent. The pilgrims were given a tour of the history of the convent, its layout, the monastic way of life, and the daily activities of the sisters.

Next, the participants of the tour went to the St. Dormition Monastery of Zhodino, where they participated in the Divine Liturgy and received the Holy Mysteries. A special place in the program was taken by prayer before the miraculous Icon of the Mother of God of Zhodino. After the Akathist to the Mother of God, the pilgrims prayed for their loved ones and sought help in their life circumstances.

At the monastery cemetery, near the Holy Cross Church, Father Andrei Kisel conducted a memorial service for the late Metropolitan Philaret (Vakhromeev), the first Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus. Together with him, the pilgrims prayed for the repose of their...