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The holiday in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary will take place at the Novo-Tikhvin Monastery on July 8translated

July 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The holiday in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary will take place at the Novo-Tikhvin Monastery on July 8 Ekaterinburg diocese

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Ljubica Ilić

In Tikhvinske, we always celebrate on July 9, but here they say July 8. Is it because of the difference in the calendar or something else? It would be nice if the sisters from Novo-Tikhvinska family shared how they will celebrate.

Aleksandra Kaczmarek

In Poland we also celebrate July 9 according to the old style, so the date of July 8 in the article is probably the Julian calendar. I wonder how the sisters from Novo-Tikhvinsk will organize it - will there be a procession with an icon or just a liturgy.

Παναγιώτης Νικολαΐδης

On Mount Athos and in many parishes here in Greece we celebrate the icon of Our Lady of Tikhviniki on July 9 with the old calendar, as Ljubica also writes. The article simply gives the date of the new calendar used by the Russian Church. I would also like to know if they will take out the image in litany.

Ηλίας Δημητρίου

In Greece we also celebrate July 9 with the old calendar, as Ljubica and Panagiotis say. The article simply gives the date of the new calendar used by the Russian Church. I would like to see pictures of their celebration, especially if they take the picture in litany.

Богдана Николова

Here in Bulgaria we also celebrate the Tikhvin Icon on July 9 in the old style. Apparently, in the Russian church, they switched to a new style, and that's why they write the 8th. I wonder if they will export the lithium icon like they do in Athos.

Adam Nowak

In Gdańsk, we also stick to the old style, so July 9 is the right date for us. There will probably be a Liturgy in Novo-Tikhvinskaya, and the procession with the icon is planned for another day, as I heard from friends from Yekaterinburg. Will there be anything special in your parish on July 9?

Michał Kaczmarek

In Gdańsk, we also stick to the old style, so on July 9 there will be a regular Liturgy at 9:30, without a procession. I heard that in Novo-Tikhvinskaya this year they held a procession with the icon on July 8 in the afternoon, because it suited the weather. Are you planning something more than ordinary service in your parish?

Андрей Смирнов

In Tula we always serve on July 9 according to the old style, just like in Greece and Bulgaria. And in Novo-Tikhvinskaya, apparently, they do it according to the new style of the 8th, since the article writes so. I wonder if the icon will be taken out to the religious procession after the Liturgy, as on Athos.

Методи Попов

Bogdana, that's right - here in Bulgaria we still hold on to the old style, that's why July 9. In Yekaterinburg, they apparently switched to a new one, and that's why they write the 8th. I wonder if they actually export the lithium icon? In Athos, I have heard that they do it every year, but here in Varna, I rarely see such a procession.

Кирил Митев

Methods, that's right - here in Plovdiv, we also follow the old style and celebrate on July 9. I wonder if in Yekaterinburg they really export the icon, as you say about Aton. I once saw a small lithia near the dam when I was fishing and it was very peaceful and nice.

Мариана Попова

Yes, exactly, here in Plovdiv we also wait for July 9 in the old style and then we hold a service in the church. I am interested in whether in Yekaterinburg the icon is permanently in the altar or it is carried around the monastery throughout the year, not only on the holiday.

Milica Živković

Yes, Ljubica, here in Kragujevac it is also celebrated on July 9 according to the old calendar. They probably specified a new style here because it is a Russian diocese. It would be interesting to hear exactly how the sisters plan - whether they will serve on both days or only on the new day.

Παναγιώτης Κωνσταντίνου

You are right, Panagiotis, the Russian Church follows the new calendar, that's why they put July 8. Here in Cyprus in our parishes we live in the old one, so we celebrate July 9 just like on Mount Athos. Do you know if in their church they take out the image in a litany on that day?

Екатерина Новикова

In St. Petersburg, we also often celebrate in the new style, but in some churches they preserve the old one. It’s interesting that in Tula you adhere to it so strictly. Do you have a religious procession with an icon after the Liturgy?

Dorota Wiśniewska

Here in Lublin, we also stick to the old style, so on July 9 there will be a regular Liturgy, followed by coffee with a cake that I baked yesterday. We don't do processions because the parish is small. And in Novo-Tikhvinskaya it's interesting that the weather dictates the date - do you also have such a flexible approach in Gdańsk?

Васил Стефанов

Metodi, here in Ruse we also follow the old style and celebrate on July 9. I wonder if in Yekaterinburg they really take out the lithium icon - in Athos they apparently do it every year, but in our parish such a procession rarely takes place. Have you been to such a party in Bulgaria?

Katarzyna Zielińska

Here in Warsaw in Ochota, we stick to the new style, so on July 8 there will be a regular Liturgy at 8:30, and in the afternoon we are planning a small procession around the church, if the weather is good. It's interesting that in Gdańsk you have such a consistent old style. How is the attendance on such days, more people come than usual?

Aleksandar Stojanović

Yes, Ljubica, July 9 is also celebrated here in Kragujevac. It is interesting to me that the sisters from Novo-Tikhvinska may keep both dates - I wonder if they will have a liturgy or only the Liturgy on the 8th according to the new one.

Атанас Ангелов

Yes, Vasile, in Yekaterinburg they really export the lithium icon - the photos from last year show it clearly. Here in Ruse, on July 9 in the "Holy Trinity" church, we also hold a procession, although not every year. Do you go regularly to this feast in the parish?

Jakub Szymański

In Krakow, we also stick to the old style, so on July 8 there will be a full solemn Liturgy with a procession around the monastery garden. The turnout is always a little bigger, especially grandmothers from the neighborhood and families with children, like last year. And in your town in Ochota, after the procession, do you do something else, e.g. share a cake in the garden?