Procession at the Cathedral of Reunification in Alba Iulia: the relics of St. George the Pilgrim were welcomed by IPS Irineutranslated

On Tuesday, Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia welcomed the casket with the relics of Saint George the Pilgrim to the Cathedral of Reunification, brought on the occasion of the feast of the Pious Confessors Visarion and Sophronie and the Holy Martyr Oprea, the Holy Confessor Priests John of Galeș and Moise Măcinic of Sibiel.

The chalice was brought from the Văratec Monastery, Neamț County, by a delegation that included Stavrofora Iosefina Giosanu, the abbess of the monastic settlement, the Proto-Singhilian Lucian Demian, clergyman of the settlement, as well as two other nuns.

Next, there was a procession with the venerable relics around the Archbishop's Cathedral. Clerics, students and many believers participated in the demonstration.

His Holiness Father Irineu highlighted the virtues of Saint George the Pilgrim, originally from the town of Șugag, Alba county. At the same time, he emphasized the important role that the Transylvanian Confessors played in the 18th century, in order to defend the true faith.

The program continued with the celebration of Vespers with the Litany at the exterior altar, set up in front of the Archbishop's Cathedral.

The crucible will remain for worship in the municipality of Alba...