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Bishop of St. The Liturgy was served at the Chelopechensky Manastir “Nativity of the Mother of God”translated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

On the 6th september of the Chelopechensky manastir “Nativity of the Mother of God” bleaching 14th Week of the Pedigree Day with the bishop’s liturgy. The monastery has a centuries-old history, dating back to the Middle Ages, when it was destroyed and rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries.

With the blessing of Negovo, His Grace Metropolitan of Sofia and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel served St. Liturgy, headed by Negovo, His Eminence of Branitsky, Bishop Ioan - vicar of the Metropolitan of Sofia. Also serving with him were the priest Peter Vasilev, the ephimerius of the manastir, and the deacon of Christ of Christ.

For the hymns of the church, behold the church singers from the capital.

Bishop Ioan sent a sermon to the region for the Liturgy and gather all Christians, and speak clearly from the Gospel today from the parable of the Holy Supper, and say:

“Text on the Tazi is the parable of the end: “Mnozin is called, but little is chosen” (Matthew 22:14). Interpret in Tozi the text of the beatitude Theophylact of Ohrid and St. John Chrysostom speaks of generosity to the Lord, for which He had the election of Israel, for which Moses, and for all the prophets, for which He decreed, for the sake of the Israelites, and that they may receive Christ, they beat...

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Basil Johnson
The choir from Sofia really made the service special. Bishop Ioan's sermon on the Parable of the Great Supper and those words from St. John Chrysostom about God's generosity hit home—many are called, few chosen. Nice to see the old monastery keeping its rhythm after all those centuries of rebuilds.
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