More than just honey - lessons of love and mercy at the Oshmyany TCSONtranslated

Honey Spas is not just a harvest festival. Blessed honey on this day reminds us of the spiritual sweetness with which the Lord strengthens believers, and of the gracious power of the Cross of Christ, capable of transforming the bitterness of earthly trials into heavenly joy.

On the day of the celebration of the Origin of the venerable trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the cleric of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Priest Sergius Miguel, together with the pupils of the Sunday school and the sisters of the sisterhood of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, visited the department of social rehabilitation and habilitation of the disabled at the TCSON of the Oshmyany district. The purpose of the visit was to share the joy of the holiday with young people who from an early age experienced the cross of illness.

The head of the department, Elena Vatslavovna Katkovskaya, warmly greeted the guests and invited them to the festive hall. The Sunday school students, together with their teachers, prepared for the children a literary montage “Three Saviors: about food or about Christ?”, which helped listeners to better understand the historical and spiritual meaning of the August Lord’s holidays. At the end of the speech, the elder sister of the sisterhood summed up the conclusion, noting that the Personality of the Lord Jesus must always stand behind the external traditions of the Honey, Apple and Bread Spas...