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Hierarchical liturgy, litany procession and water lighting at the Iskretsky monastir “Assumption of the Theotokos”translated

October 2, 2026 · 1 min read

On the 1st october of the Orthodox Church, the feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the day, in which the people prayerfully ask the heavenly one to shout at God's Mike. The holiday was celebrated solemnly in the “Assumption of the Mother of God” manastir, located on the edge of the village of Iskrets in the Godechka spiritual region. The monastery has a centuries-old history, dating back to the 13th century, which was destroyed by Ottoman slavery and was restored in 1834.

With the blessing of Negovo, His Grace Metropolitan of Sofia and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel served St. Liturgy, headed by Negovo His Eminence Bishop Isaac of Velbzhda - second vicar of the Metropolitan of Sofia. In addition to his service, Archimandrite Januarius is the hierarchal vicar of the Godechka spiritual okoliya and hegumen of the manastir, Archimandrite Sevastian is the hegumen of the Osenovlashkia manastir “Nativity of the Mother of God - Sedem of the Throne,” icon Nikolai Peshov is the chairman of the church “St. St. Cyril and Methodius" in gr. Kostinbrod, priest Krasimir Krastev, priest Todor Todorov, priest Miroslav Kostov, priest Nikolai Penev, as well as Deacon Ioan-Stoyan Ivanov.

Vladikat will be celebrated with flowers and songs at the first class from the educational institution “Sveti Ivan Rilski”, p. Iskrets. For…

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Elizabeth Wright
The children from the Iskrets school singing as they welcomed Bishop Isaac with flowers sounds so lovely. I’ve always thought the Pokrov feast feels especially warm when there are kids involved. Thank you for the report.
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Maria Munteanu
Și eu am fost odată la o slujbă cu copii care cântau la intrarea episcopului, parcă era la mănăstirea din apropiere de noi. Aici, cu florile și vocile elevilor de la „Sf. Ivan Rilski” din Iskrets, trebuie să fi fost cu adevărat frumos. Mulțumesc pentru știre, mă bucur că mănăstirea veche de la 1834 e încă vie.
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