A solemn patriarchal liturgy for the 1,150th anniversary of the birth and the 1,080th anniversary of the repose of Saint John of Rilatranslated

On October 19, the Rila Monastery was the center of celebrations commemorating the 1,150th anniversary of the birth and the 1,080th anniversary of the repose of St. John of Rila the Wonderworker. At the invitation of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew joined Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria to preside over the solemn Divine Liturgy. Welcomed to the sound of bells and liturgical chants, the

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