Patriarchal Liturgy for the Feast of St. Martyr Paraskeva-Petka Ikoniysktranslated

On the 28th of November Negovo, His Holiness Metropolitan of Sofia and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel led the Light Liturgy for the Feast of the Light of the Great Martyr Paraskeva-Petka of Ikonijsk in the capital’s Church “St. Paraskeva” (G. S. Rakovski St. No. 58).

In service of the byaha, stavrophoren icon Kiril Didov - first spiritual supervisor for the Sofia diocese, icon Vasil Tanev - second spiritual supervisor for the Sofia diocese, stavrofor icon Ioan Chikalov - chairman of the ecclesiastical rectorate, archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk - chairman in Russian church-monastery “St. Nicholas of Myra the Wonderworker”, the church clergy and the capital’s priesthood, together with Protodeacon Ivan Petkov.

The chants for the matins were performed by the church singers, and the light of the Liturgy was announced by the church choir with the conductor Mrs. Neli Trosheva.

In the region on Velikoto, the glorification of the chetirima enoriashi byakha tonsure for the chetzi, singers and candle bearers.

Negovo His Holiness congratulate the Great Martyr Paraskeva on the holiday and add:

"From this life we know that she endured the same amount of suffering for the sake of her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Her life and her martyrdom are a clear testimony for the silat of the Christian faith and for the unshakable...