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Bishop Porfiry celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Bishop's Compound in honor of St. Paisius the Holy Mountaintranslated

August 15, 2026 · 1 min read

On August 14, 2026, on the Feast of the Origin (destruction) of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the day of remembrance of the holy Maccabee martyrs, Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Bishop's Women's Compound in honor of the Monk Paisius the Svyatogorets in the village of Olzhevo.

Liturgical chants were performed by the sisters of the monastery.

During the service, intense prayers were offered for the restoration of peace.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Porfiry performed a small consecration of water, and then the consecration of honey, after which he addressed the worshipers with a word of edification and gave a blessing.

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