Zhlobin pilgrims visited Zhirovichi and Rusakovotranslated

Pilgrims from Zhlobin made a trip to the shrines of Zhirovichi and Rusakovo. On November 7–8, they visited the Holy Ambrose Convent in the village of Rusakovo and the Holy Dormition Zhirovichi Monastery.

The first point on the route was the St. Ambrose Convent. The trip participants got acquainted with the history of the monastery and its modern life, visited the main church, learned about the works of the sisters, monastery workshops and work with medicinal herbs.

Then the pilgrims headed to Zhirovichi. In the Assumption Cathedral they prayed before the miraculous Zhirovichi Icon of the Mother of God. The trip program also included the Yavlenskaya Church, the holy spring, the Minsk Theological Seminary and the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross with the Holy Staircase.

The pilgrimage combined prayer at revered shrines, acquaintance with monastic life and the history of Orthodox monasteries in Belarus.