The pilgrimage to St. Cuv. Demetrius the New ended: The holy relics were placed in the Patriarchal Cathedraltranslated

The pilgrimage organized on the occasion of the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest, ended on Wednesday evening.

After the last believers worshiped, together with volunteers and representatives of public order and intervention structures, servants of the Patriarchal Cathedral carried the reliquaries in procession from the Baldachinul Sfintilor to the interior of the place of worship.

During the demonstrations, the faithful could worship the relics of Saint Demetrius the New, of Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr, the Fountain of Myrrh, of Saints Emperors Constantine and Elena, as well as of Saint Hierarch Nectarius of Aegina.

This year, on the feast of the Patron Saint of Bucharest, the relics of Saint Elisabeta de la Pasărea were brought for worship.

The pilgrimage program included the proclamation of the Council of the Holy Military Martyrs, celebrated on October 26.

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