How to go to go a procession. Procession

Do you want to know more about the procession for Easter in 2019? On the eve of this holiday, which is celebrated by Orthodox believers on April 28, 2019, church services are in temples.

Especially solemn car serving on the night from Saturday to Sunday. It goes all night and is called Vigrosive.

When and how is the congestion for Easter in 2019? What time will the procession for Easter? Tell about it in more detail.

This procession got such a name because usually headed by a priest, who carries a big cross. Other clergymen carry icons and Horugwi.

On Easter ahead of the procession, the lantern is labeled, behind him the recent cross, the presidential image of the Mother of God, the gospel, the icon of the Resurrection. Completes the procession to the head of the temple with a trispecie and a cross.

In Orthodoxy there are prolonged and short cross moves. The congestion for Easter, as a rule, is short-lived.

Where and when is the congestion for Easter?

The church service in a passionate Saturday begins in the evening, at 20.00. And the procession passes on the night from Saturday to Sunday.

What time will the procession for Easter? This action takes closer to midnight. All clergymen are becoming at the rank of the throne. Priests and praying in the temple ignite candles. The solemn ringing of the bells - Blagovest - heralds the onset of the Great Minute of the Bright Holiday - Resurrection of Christ.

The clergy and the flies three times bypass the temple, stopping every time his doors. The first two times the doors are closed, and for the third time they open. The doors symbolize the stone that closed the coffin of the Lord and on the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ was discarded.

Now you know when and how the congestion goes on Easter. After making the godfather, with the onset of Easter, the priests are changed in white festive robes and the service continues.

Begins the bright ship, during which joyful exclamations sound: "Christ is risen!" - "Verily Risen!". After the festive liturgy, at about 4 am, believers are fighting painted eggs, slices of a slicer or Easter.

If the day before, in the days of the passionate week, the bells in the temples were silent, then in the Easter week, Blagovest was heard every week. At Easter, it is customary to visit friends and close, treat themselves and treat others.

In the old days, folk fellows were organized these days, drove away dances, swung on a swing. Widely celebrate this holiday and in our time.

I went to the main urban event last week - a procession in honor of the transfer of the holy relics by Alexander Nevsky. In addition to me there were another 99 thousand 999 people (this was calculated the organizers), including the governor, Metropolitan, officials, state employees, deputy Milonov and actor Miigitsko. To participate in the cross procession, I was given props - an empty stick.

How I got a stick

The columns of the participants in the cross movement are formed on the adjacent to Nevsky streets. The most numerous - district columns are collected on Kazan. There are so many people that the street is hardly you can pass. But there are no random people here: arriving organizedly occupy allocated places, receive props - Orthodox flags, icons, paper samples. The shoulder to the shoulder are ladies on heels, ladies in kids and handkerchiefs, men in suits and ties, men in a capes and yellow church clothes. Everyone was built in areas and wait for the start of the course.

- What is it for you? - I ask a man in a yellow, representing the Epiphany Temple on the Gutuvsky Island.

"I don't know who just put on," he was embarrassed.

- This is a stir. Pug a button! - came to the rescue by his colleague from the temple.

In the column of the Central District, they are changed directly on the street: from a large checkered bags get church vestments, the priests disassemble and put on fire salts. The Kronstadt District rehearses the songs with whom will go to the procession: "Virgin Mary, Devo Rejoice", "Save, Lord" and others. The priest distributes leaflets with texts.

Sticks brought more than the tablets. Carry as it is. Stick then Pushkin district will return

- Why did you come here? - Directly asking a lady on heels and with an expensive bag, standing under the sign "Kirovsky District".

- On the call of the soul, we are all here. And from work they let go! - she unlusively cut off.

"We are a kindergarten of the Kirov district," they told the other two. - We are also on the call of the soul, but at work we will have a working day.

- And now at work. I am a deputy Oleg Ivanov, "said a man from the Vyborg District. - And Von, the head of the district stands - garmen Valery Nikolaevich, near his deputy, and there - the director of the school. We are all here! All in a great mood! This event is splitting, unites, "the deputy explained, why came.

The Pushkin District was prepared better than everyone. The entire column was armed with poles with portraits of the royal family. It turned out a whole forest from portraits. Why are they?

"Because we are from the royal village," the parishman of the Panteleimon Temple explained. He was presented to me the pole, but without a portrait.

- But there is nothing there! - I was surprised.

- And you imagine what is! Sticks brought more than the tablets. Carry as it is. The stick then the Pushkin district will return, - told the parishioner.

I took a stick.

Here, all the colons came to move - the procession began. Some time I went among royal portraits with a blank stick above my head. Nearby were other people with empty sticks.

Nevsky Prospect was blocked for transport on the eve. But on the streets adjacent to Nevsky, there were columns from stubborn motorists. There were also people waiting for trolley buses and buses at stops. Not indignant, but did not join.

The procession is very strictly guarded. At the crossroads of the streets were blocked by heavy cleaning equipment, along the entire Nevsky - every 10-15 meters - there were police, voluntary guards, warriors, and in some places - metal fences. In order to prevent the entry into the course of strangers, the guards (where there were no fences) were held by the hands - the living chain was obtained. Before the godfather was the platoon of riot.

How my prayer was not released

The procession was headed by Metropolitan of Warmsonofius, Speaker Vyacheslav Makarov, the former vice-governor, now the State Duma deputy Igor Divinsky, acting by Vice-Governor Igor Albin and other officials and priests.

Wellness was disturbed only once: Orthodox activists were quarreled with the police. Believers carried transparencies with slogans: "Matilda is a singing of the Russian people" and "the honor of the state is the honor of the people." Guards of the order demanded slogans to remove, but the sortsmen refused.

- Employees, help! - shouted the police lieutenant colonel, whom Orthodox tried to push out from the slogans.

- Anathema on you! - We have swore bosters believers.

Other participants in the godfather looked at the scuffle with curiosity, but absolutely silent.

In the end, the police won, the transparencies confiscated, but did not begin to delay anyone.

In the hour, we reached the Kazan Cathedral to Alexander Nevsky Square. Here the people stood very tightly. I wanted to leave, but I was not released. The policeman did not get out of the fence, blocked me the road. Dialogue we have such a simple took place.

- May I go out?

- It is impossible!

- And in the toilet?

- I've told! Go forward. We will release one, and then you will lie everything, "the policeman did not retreat.

Some lady came to help me, began to find out from a policeman, whether he believed in God and why not rejoicing when there was such a holiday nationwide. The policeman replied that he, believers, guarded on his day off, and what to rejoice here.

Believers listened to Makarov carefully. Some thought it was Metropolitan Wronsofius and were baptized.

And then we all listened to the festive prayer. Invented in the words of Governor Poltavchenko and Speaker Makarova. Speech speaker turned out to be the most vivid event of the stroke. It was already removed on the quotes of the media, but entirely she produces a very strong impression.

- The Great Purpose of Russia is to solve such problems that no country in the world can solve! Russia is a solid strength, the last hope of God on the planet Earth! That is why the Lord invisibly protects Russia from the enemies, protects her small world for a saving outcome to keep Russia in her heavenly and earthly dimension! I am Russian, I am baptized ... I pray for the Russian king and God. It is the authority of the king, the power of the king and the strength of the state allowed to be invincible our great power - Russia! St. Petersburg is the city of Holy Apostle Peter. The city, which we must leave our descendants to the Great Orthodox City of the Planet Earth. With us, Lord God and faith Orthodox! Said Speaker.

Believers listened to Makarov carefully. But from the rear rows it was incomprehensible who says. Some thought it was Metropolitan Wronophius and were baptized on the speaker.

Singing germanship

The congestion in honor of the transfer of the relics of Alexander Nevsky was held in St. Petersburg for the fifth time. From the city budget for the organization of celebrations spent about 1.5 million rubles. This is 400 thousand more than last year, and 800 thousand more than in 2015.

Cross moves have recently been very popular in Russia. There are new forms - godpass and godparents. So, on the river, the Altai Cossacks held a two-week-to-ship on the ship "Ataman Yermak" with the icon of the Iverland of the Mother of God with the relics of the apostles. In Rostov, Metropolitan Mercury and local officials held an air procession on a helicopter. With the icon of the Don God's mother, they flew off the city and prayed for the well-being of Rostov and Russia. In Taganrog, the glory flying has improved. The priests of the local diocese poured into the reservoirs of amphibian aircraft "BE-200" eight tons of holy water and from a height of 200 meters sprinkled the city and surroundings.

There are harvesters on bikes, motorcycles, buses and catamarans. Petersburg demonstrates to other regions new approaches to expensive. This summer passed (drove) the first car congestion along the route Petersburg - Kronstadt. Tens of cars participated. For those who have no car, they prepared 5 buses. Such a format of the procession, according to the organizers, corresponds to the spirit of the times. "He does not contradict the Orthodox tradition," says the official crossroads of the glooms. RF.

The godpaving on the catamaran with the list of the icon "Inspromandable Bowl" last week came from St. Petersburg to Kerch. The event held a public organization Orthodox St. Petersburg.

In the St. Petersburg diocese, it is believed that there needs to be developed further. Representatives of the Diocese appealed to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation with a proposal to support the idea of \u200b\u200bthe country's travels throughout the country on the Day of People's Unity. For the beginning of Russia, at least one all-Russian congestion is needed, and then everyone goes apart and at different times. A single procession will contribute to the consolidation and mobilization of society.

In 2017, St. Petersburg will become an absolute leader among Russian regions in the number of major processions. According to the portal of harvesting. RF, in St. Petersburg this year it took place (and will take place) 9 of the goddes. In second place among Russian regions, Vyatka Metropolis (5 processions). The Moscow Diocese is lagging behind - only 4 godparents.

Elena Rotkevich

What can be obtained for photos with hashtag # cropping1209

In the St. Petersburg diocese stimulated participation in the procession through the Internet competition. Photos (family or selfie) were taken to the competition, made during the procession and published in social networks. Prerequisite - the presence of hashtega # cropping1209.

Winners will be announced on September 25. The first place that will receive, according to the official press release, a large "maritime" cross from the Orthodox jewelry company. For the second place will give an album-encyclopedia. For the third - also an album. All winners will still give "the sizes of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, consecrated on his relics, first arrived in Russia from the city of Bari."

According to the "City 812" in the company store of a jewelry company, from August 4, products were delivered to the store, consecrated on the relics of Nicholas of the Wonderworker. The amount of consecrated products is limited. The sizes of St. Nicholas are still on sale (10 pieces), cost 650 rubles each.

Where did the power of Alexander Nevsky come from

Alexander Nevsky died in 1263 and was buried in Vladimir in the Nativity Monastery of the Virgin. According to the chronicles, in 1380 his remains were taken out of the coffin and saw that they were not thinned. This was considered miracle and put the remains "in cancer (coffin) on top of the Earth."

In 1491, a strong fire happened, after which, according to one sources, the remains of burned down, in others - miraculously survived.

Alexander Nevsky was canonized in 1547.

In 1723, Peter first decided to transport the power of Alexander Nevsky to St. Petersburg. But along the way, they will overtake fire again, probably after which the "printed figure" was put in cancer - a doll from the wool with a wax head.

In this form in 1724, the cancer was transported to St. Petersburg and installed on September 12 in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra (then it was a holy Trinity monastery). Since then, Alexander Nevsky is considered a defender of the city in heaven.

In 1917, the priests examined the priests secretly. The fact that they found there were told in the press center of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

"Under the cover of cancers, they discovered an open cypress coffin with a wax head and a" chuckle "of the prince, made of cotton wool, covered in silk bags. Genuine power was placed in it - part of the skull, the bones of the hands and legs and two ribs. On paper lying in a bag with small bones, it was stated that the power were collected by "after church burning", "the press center site says.

According to the same source, the priests put in cancer only "genuine power", the rest was thrown.

In 1922, during an antireligious campaign, the Bolsheviks opened cancer with the relics of Alexander Nevsky. The remains found were transferred to the Museum of History of Religion and Atheism. There they were kept until 1989, then returned to Lavra.

The congestion usually opens with damagers in the preview of the lantern with a burning candle, these as if sacred banners, under which the Church of the militant will face here on Earth; The Horughs are the Cross of the Lord, like a trophy - a sign of victory and the celebration of the faith of Christ, followed in front of the icons of the saint, and these last before the icons of the Mother of God and the Savior. With the participation in the cross procession of many priests, the younger priests will be published from the church, and then older in turn and pairwise; Closer to the Primer, with two hiereheans, the pressure cross and the gospel - a cross on a dish, which is covered with air, and the gospel is a cross on a dish, which is covered with air, and the gospel of the chest, without a shield. During the procession of the laity, carrying Horugwi, crosses and icons, when changing their own, should not stop all the progress or go ahead too far from the clergy, but also the priests themselves should not fall behind each other, neither to be ahead, and go so So that the cross movement line is not interrupted by unauthorized persons who entered it from the sides. The priests must submit an example of conscious and reverent participation in the procession. The clergy should be far from lagging behind the icons who are carried in front, go pairly in a row, and not as it happens; not to crumble familiar, do not smile, do not talk on the road with the laity and between sobody (UK. St. Sin. 1830 Apr. 28 days), not shy away from the direct path and to be held between the crowd of laity, do not protect yourself from sunlight And the pr. umbrellas, and even more so do not protect their heads from the cold and bad weather with caps and hats (R.D.S.P. 1886, №14).

During the fall of the cross for four countries from the Primate, with the crop, follows the deacon to be chosen: "Lord will pray, Retz Si", or "Lord Pray, RSC WSI"?

In the "order of consecration of the temple, from the Criton's bishop" at the end, it is said that when the bishop "falls the cross to three times on four sides," the "Protodiankon" comes against the cross on three times and translate the verbolet: the Lord is praying, RSC WSI. " And in the "Following, how consecrated antimiss to put in the new church" about the similar action of the Presbyter, it is true: "Start the following cross and, becoming in the middle of the temple, it falls on three times to four countries: east, west, south, north. Deonon is the same as an honest cross on custom, I can go to it. " So, the actions and the introduction of the consecration of the temple at the end of the china are the same with the actions and leadership during the procession; Therefore, when the cross of the cross during the Cross Diakon, the country, having entered the country, should be brought to the country with a cross from the cross of the country to the country: the Lord will be prayed, RSC MSI "(R.D.S.P. 1899 №35) .

Can a priest entrust the psaller to one to follow the procession from his church to another?

During the procession, the prayer on the paths and intersections is going on to consecrate both people and everything that is needed for life, that is, at home, paths, water, air and the very earth, as the sinners trapped and deserved in the footsteps "( Simeon Solun., Ch. 353; new screen., P. 544-545). In view of this order, what will it be for the procession if one Psalmist will participate in it? During the commissioning of the glory moves, the special rise of religiosity is noticed, and the pastry should not impede this, reducing the advent of the congestion with his absence (C. West. 1894, No. 7).

Today in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation will be held a round table "Extension as a form of social consolidation and spiritual mobilization". About multi-day crosses, weekdays, life and wonders - conversation with Andrei Bardge, the organizer and head of the hiking moves, including one of the longest in the history of Russia, whose participants in 2015 passed 2000 km along the route Sevastopol-Kerch Smolensk.

Christianity needs to be lined up - here and now

- Andrei, tell me why people go to the procession? What kind of task are in front of you?

One of the tasks of the multi-day procession is to form a community. In the routes with a length of less than 1000 kilometers a community, as a rule, does not have time to work out. If you need to pass 1500-2000 kilometers, everything is very tired, and such projects are not always justified. This is a very important and interesting process, when completely unfamiliar people of different ages, who came from different regions and dioceses, representing various estates and professions, begin to try to each other - and take it into Christ. They learn to pray with each other, help each other, share the last, shoulder to substitute, literally "wearing each other's burden." This is what she is calling for pastoral sermons and good books. In practice, unfortunately, it is not as often found, and in the procession it happens every day every minute. And since everything is done at the limit of forces, it is immediately visible who is who really.

If a person goes with a prayer, she worries in the sweat of his face, erases his legs into the blood, gives God his strength and time, disinterestedly, voluntarily sacrificing what he has, it is comparable to the feat of the Verig, with the pillarism. As one bishop said in his preaching, for participating in such a cross procession, for the patience of voluntary suffering and sorry to the glory of God, God forgives many sins.

Of course, any participation is good, but agree, there is a difference: make a waist bow or with the eliminated tears of a hundred terrestrial. In this case, everyone participated in various ways - with his time, legs, prayer, money, pies, someone gave survival with a bath ... The Lord appreciates not what it is easily given to us, and our efforts. That's for them, for prayerful work in patience and humility and gives God the right to anyone to catch something from him. The more effort made, the feeling the result.

- Sometimes with goddes call comfortable bus trips and excursions ...

I think that it is not entirely correct to call such events with godders. In general, over 15 years of the existence of processions in Russia, various traditions were formed in different places, in different dioceses, not always, in my opinion, correct. It is difficult to transplant the same tradition on another soil. She does not come true. It's one thing - to go a few days, and quite another - a few weeks or months. This is the same as inviting a person who recently learned to ride a bike in the yard, participate in Rally "Paris-Dakar". There is a completely different scale, other stresses, from a person requires other efforts. There is a difference: come and live in a monastery for several hours or hard to work in it month, two, three.

But most people have families, work, and they have no time nor the strength to participate in a debt and large-scale procession.

I agree. As a rule, people at such multi-day projects really do not have time, but they can go into one-day crosses (for example, in Yekaterinburg). And other people can go to five-day, like, for example, the Great or Irinarhovsky procession. Tens of thousands of people take part in them, but there is another return.

- Do you have a lot of young people in the crosses?

As a rule, the main participants are not young people. This youth is not forces. In young and needs, there is no conscious need, there is no understanding of the purpose and meaning of the procession. For no accident, our participants are often 50, 60 and even 70 years. They saw life, know the price and matters. Some of them looked at death. But they again and again choose the procession as the most significant thing in their lives. To understand, you have to try and survive yourself - to draw. Here, unnecessary pathos and empty conversations pass quickly, a real estimate of themselves, its life, and perhaps a new, right goal. Christianity must be drawn, and not the efforts of the former generations, but here and now - to each of us. One conversations and photographs could not do.

With a prayer about the world

- Tell us how to create a route.

Any procession should have a topical topic, a logical beginning and end, fit into a reasonable time frame, to go on new settlements and, if possible, away from federal tracks. Many things have to take into account. When we are planning the route with God's assistance, we never know whether we will pass it to the end, whether all the difficulties will overcome all the difficulties that will be on the way, all adversity, bad weather. For example, in 2004, it was rained in 2004, and 2010 was, as you remember, very hot. It happens, the entire route is not immediately. So in 2015, he was not given long, "even Sevastopol and Smolensk did not appear immediately. Was the idea to go with a prayer about the world along the border with Ukraine, and when, how and where to go through - the question.

By the way, we talked with the Metropolitan Smolensk Isydore that the delegation of Smolensk Metropolis was previously in the Crimea at the feast of the post of the Mother of God, because we have an icon of cover! I think this is the fishing of God - to go around the places of the Great Patriotic War along the border with Ukraine from Sevastopol to Smolensk, where the icon of the Mother of God "Odigitria" is located in the Cathedral, which is a lot of centuries for our Orthodox Luda.

Going to the godfather, a person changes

- In the procession of Sevastopol-Smolensk participated in experienced gests?

Most participants were newcomers from the Crimea. In my opinion, there is no such big cross moves in the Crimea. There, after all, short distances - a day, two, a week can go a procession, rarely more. During this time, a person does not have time to really get tired nor get sick or even get rid of it. We walked not three days, and more than three months. Here you need another approach, another margin of safety. We have a tough discipline, although not army.

In this procession, several military, who have their idea of \u200b\u200bdiscipline and order participated in this cross. Although these are Russian Orthodox people, first it was very difficult with them. Fortunately, we broke up with friends. Here people actually change for the better. This is repentance.

According to the established tradition, at the end of the godfather, I leave a notebook on the table and ask those who want to take part in the next project, leave your phone and address. And almost everything wrote: and our military, and grandmothers who went with us. One of them, an old familiar, I drove twice from the godfather for disobedience. For her it was a real tragedy. But she was able to find the strength to ask for forgiveness, repent and return. And we stayed friends. I think that all these 65-70-year-old grandmothers (like, for example, Schimonakhin Seraphim) will go to the procession again.

- How and for what purpose do people get into your projects?

We are extremely naked, we come as it is, and it turns out that we don't need anything from God

Most people come through the "Sarafan Radio", although sometimes through sites, social networks, mail. They again and again come to us in search of the truth, which they often lack, - a simple truth, understandable to them. It seems to me that people love the procession for his sincerity. In modern life, there is too much pricing, lucavia, lies, betrayal, fabulous, empty conversations, benefits. And here there is no soil. Here we receive communication with like-minded people and, most importantly, dare to turn to God. We are extremely naked, we come as it is, and it turns out that we do not need anything from God, by and large.

How not to be?! Read the prayers - in them we usually ask health, work, accommodation, some well-being for your grandchildren, children ...

In the glory progress it turns out that there are things to be more likely, here a person is manifested by the most unexpected way. You yourself seemed so right and good, well, just very Orthodox, rarely - in something a little bad. And suddenly, when you, concentrating in practice, in constant tension you go and pray, overcome the difficulties of continuous everyday walking movement, regardless of weather and well-being, you suddenly turn to the neighbors, friends and yourself with some kind of new, not always good faces. It is necessary to change, learn to be better - without this, do not survive here, do not get along with others, do not pass. Through repentance with God - change.

- You said that all the way from Sevastopol to Smolensk passed 20 people, and how many people went with you?

In the procession, thousands of people participated fragmentary, that is, they went with us for an hour or two or three, sometimes a day or two. There were cases when people came to the day, plunged into it, saw the beneficial effect of the godfather and returned through time again. The procession ended on the day of the celebration of the Icons of the Mother of God "Odigitria". And I came to the phone and mail a lot of congratulations from those people who somehow took part in the procession. They wrote, for example: "Thank God, you reached! We are watching the "Union" channel, read the newspapers Orthodox, are sick for you. We were sure you would come. Thank God, it happened. " Ask about what will happen next. We discussed possible options for the development of events with representatives of the Smolensk Diocese. Having plunged into this project, they are unexpected for themselves, it seems to me that they see what they need themselves, it is necessary to Orthodox residents of Smolensk, Roslavl, those smaller settlements that were on our path. None of them remained indifferent. This is all touched in the best possible way - connected to each other and with God.

- Did you remember some vivid cases?

In this cross procession there were two people, not newcomers, participants of our former projects. One in the Urals constantly lives, the second in Moscow. They came at the beginning of the week two in the Crimea, then if necessary, left home, and when they returned, both said: "We returned to another procession." The same, with the same people, but by other, changed, who have become a little better. This is a very serious, important moment.

Here the Lord manages, explicitly showing that he is always near

- What makes the same people take part in the goddes?

The road actually goes -

The search for God and the truth of him. The person who entered this story can already often come out of it, because there is nothing like anything else. This is already some other existence, I will venture to say - more correct. Different people, priests from Moscow, from other major cities spoke more than once and not two that they live in urban conditions where noise, passion, urban problems, dynamics, running, fuss. And they strive to break out to the procession at least for a day or two, a week to live, breathe other air, another spirit. Here the road actually goes - in yourself. But at the same time this movement passes Cathedral, together. It is very difficult here - to tears, to fainting, and you are amazing! - That's happy. Because - for the sake of Christ is done, in any way.

We go with Jesus Prayer, which creates miracles with people. To the one who sincerely asks God, the Lord helps. He is always there. We often come to church holidays that is exactly the temple where there is a chapel or a readable image. For example, I specifically not planning, we came to the Trinity Temple of the city of Azov. The holiday of Holy Equal-Apostles Prince Vladimir we "randomly" met in the temple dedicated to him in the village of Pluted on Bryansk region. Here the Lord manages, explicitly showing that he is always near that he is with us.

That is why the real hiking procession is a huge, colossal force, as if the Banner of Victory was carried. These are not us invented words, but a replica of the representative of the administration, a small-churred person from. It was so worked for him, he felt it so much, saw. I think he saw right.

- What happens that the sorts are falling into the despondency?

Once during another procession in one of the Ural dioceses, we were unsuccessfully placed on three nights. Despite the preliminary arrangements, it turned out that there was no place to sleep, wash, treat, feed more than a hundred people. The first thought was to go until the next settlement, where everything would be more or less good. But it could offend those few parishioners who were waiting for us here. We approached the city, stand, talk. Place nowhere. Suddenly the car stops, the man comes out and says: "I built the house, in which there is no one. I was going to move to that week. Absolutely new home with extensions, kitchen, bath. Live! " And we stopped in it for two days. It was such an unexpected holiday with a treat from welcoming owners! In the cross procession, we do not eat meat, but the kebabs and barbecue from sturgeon were glad. For the host of the house it was also a holiday, a peculiar consecration of housing is definitely. We once again felt the explicit presence of God. When some problems arise, it immediately helps.

Concern how to preach

- Sweets felt physical fatigue, having passed 2,000 kilometers?

Sure. But they then understand: this is the price of their real churching on the way to God. In the procession, everyone receives not only asking, but even more so. People come with their aspirations, problems, requests. Some of them share. But a joint prayer for God about the world, about the church is very cool brings. Prayer "Lord, Pomemui" is a prayer for Russia, and for Ukraine, and for the entire church-Christian people, and not only Christian.

In the procession of Sevastopol-Smolensk, we could not unleash the Armenian village. And in one of the previous congestion, the area of \u200b\u200bthe Compact residence of the Tatars, where there are no Orthodox churches. But we were able to build normal friendly relationships with the Tatar and Armenian communities. In the Armenian Church, its idea of \u200b\u200bChristianity is incorrectly in our opinion. But these were our fellow citizens, our compatriots, good, good people who, waiting for us, prepared food, treated the baths, brought water from the wells to drink us. It was humanly sincerely and great. I hope, through this event, they will act differently to Orthodoxy.

- What kind of difficulty do you have?

Different. Everyday physical exertion, lack of familiar comfort and mutual understanding, unpredictable events (for example, bad weather). In the procession, there are pride, rather radical people. After all, there is open space for discussion, but also the hospital, correctional colony, if you want. Any Orthodox person can get a blessing and participate in the procession, fulfilling the main minimum rules: to go with Jesus prayer, not to drink, do not smoke ... On the other hand, it entails certain difficulties, because everyone has its own ideas, convictions, addiction in Small things, their own rolls in the worldview. We pass 8-10 hours a day, it happens more. But for communication there are valves, evenings, there is a vacation on Saturday and Sunday. Often there are some discussions on political, economic, but above all, of course, on spiritual topics. Well, when a person does not insist on his delusions, but seeks to truth. It is very important that there are intelligent shepherds to communicate and with the participants of the cross move, and with the local population. Need good books for distribution. After all, we often overnight in schools, especially in those places where there is no church. Teachers, parents, high school students come to us with questions. If there are radical people among us, the result of these conversations is not always good. But God for some reason gives everyone the opportunity to improve, salvation? We are all exchanged experiences, some knowledge.

- Was there cases when people left the procession?

It's one thing - when you preach on the Internet, lying on the sofa, and completely different - in the procession. Here you need a special responsibility!

Yes, there were two or three cases when I had to say goodbye to those people who were distinguished by non-church glances, rudeness, inappropriate radicalism. Unfortunately, no one is insured against mistakes, misunderstanding, delusions. At home, we can afford proudly chatting on various topics on the Internet, lying on the sofa. We have a free country. But when you begin to preach from the face of the godfather, on behalf of the church, it is much more serious, and we must try to be a responsible person, because many residents perceive information from the gathering people as truth. And although the procession contributes to the eradication of nonsense, it is necessary to try it yourself. Here you need a real sermon, and not self-catering, audacity and stubbornness.

Check for patience

- With what feelings did people leave the procession, if they were expelled?

It is necessary not only to make a universal step for everyone, but in general our all our life is subordinate to the neighbor

In any case, this is disturbing. The man walked with some hope, with some question to God. This is because one of the chances that a person is given to be tested and participated in church. And the man could not, broke on nonsense. There are different levels of the problem, a different reserve of strength in people and different forces. We are not always able to endure the features and wonderful quirks, the stubborn habits of each other. Coming to the temple on the liturgy, you do not allow yourself to make noise, chat, gnawing seeds, drink alcohol, brying with weapons? Refer to the cross movement needed to be for worship. This is not a rally, not a concert, not a sports or a journey, but a church service. Of course, you can always briefly suffer a non-church man in the hope of correcting it, but it is difficult to endure for a long time. Simple household example: someone can sleep for 6 hours a day, and a few and 8 hours. The first one gets up early, noise, wakes up the rest and stubbornly does not want to understand his petty permit. It seems to be a trifle, but there is such a problem. We need not only a universal step to do for everyone, not only the pace and rhythm of movement, but in general the whole of our life is to subordinate to the neighbor, create a convenient mode for all. It's complicated.

In addition, we pass different territories, detention. Some close to Metropolines, dioceses, where a more or less prosperous situation with temples, there are good priests, missionaries, confessors. And there are other places where there are no churches, books where we have to even baptize people.

Let's say, going through Udmurtia and the Urals, on average we passed 30-40 kilometers a day. In the procession of 2015, Sevastopol-Smolensk, the distance between the settlements was less and the average transition was 20-30 kilometers. Therefore, life was a little easier. But there were other problems. We left the Crimea in the spring, the summer came to my heels, and the heat breathed in the back of the head. Only came out of the Krasnodar Territory, from the Rostov region, and there immediately heat for 40 degrees. Thank God, we left the heat in time, because you can move in such a temperature only at night. And to move at night in the dark it is difficult: it is anxiety for traffic cops, for the participants of the movement, etc.

On one ship called "Church"

- Are all the dioceses turned out to be at the height?

I sincerely thank the Smolensk diocese, where the surprise of Tolkovo everything was organized, although there was no experience in conducting processions. From the very beginning, the faithful tone was asked the active participation of many priests of Roslavlovsky degree led by the adolescent - father Mikhail. Several times came to us and the father of Jacob. His friends, relatives, children took part either in the congestion itself, or in our placement, in the organization of life. This is a very important moment of the godfather, Christian life as it is: with a real hospitality, stirring, rejoicing. The fact that we are, unfortunately, we lose in everyday life, it is miraculously reanimated and lives.

The fact that the Smolensk diocese was at the height, great merit belongs to the secretary of the diocese Father Paul and above all the Metropolitan Smolensky and Roslavl Isidor. In his preaching, he said that the procession unites our people at all levels, including even household. If earlier you, for example, did not greet a neighbor on the street, did not notice it, then, in the same procession, they realized that you were like-minded people, the co-workers. You lived all my life in one settlement, but only now they were on the same ship, which is called "Church".

- And the secular authorities helped?

Sure. In all the dioceses, where we walked, a lot of secular authorities were done. They provided support on the roads, accommodation, meals, the solution of household problems, because people need to wash every day, treat, they need to be washed. A pleasant surprise was the fact that many representatives of the authorities personally participated in the procession, went next to us with a prayer. Nobody forced them. So they saw something present here. The assignment of the governor or the boss can be performed differently. You can attach a soul or not to invest. It seems to me that people invested their soul into this case. As a result, one of the main tasks of the cross move was solved - the association of the whole society. Our congestion Sevastopol-Smolensk has achieved all possible purposes, overcoming all obstacles, troubles and difficulties. And, God for God, so that in God's blessing, with the support of the spiritual and secular authorities, our business has received a further continuation.

The mention of the first crosses is found in the Old Testament. Among them - the journey of the sons of Israel from Egypt to the promised land, the procession around the ark of God, towing around the Jericho walls, the transfer of the Ark of God David and Solomon.

Cross moves are regular (or calendar) and emergency. Regular processions are performed on certain days. They pass several times a year in honor of the shrines and the great church events, for example, the Great Handling, which is performed annually in early June, etc.

Calendar processions also take place on the day of the Baptism of the Lord, for Easter, on the holiday of the second rescue for water binding. During the procession, the bell ringing sounds, which is called Blagovest. The clergymen are necessarily ridiculed into liturgical apparers.

Emergency processions are collected in poor cases, for example, during the war, hunger, epidemics, natural cataclysms. Such crosses are accompanied by enhanced prayers for salvation.

The procession can continue both a few minutes and a few days and even weeks or months. In this case, people are inhabited to have a snack during stops, as well as pick up the bedding with them for overnight, waterproof raincoats, reliable shoes and the necessary medicines that may be needed on the way.

Processions can pass both on land and in the air. The priests take with them on board the aircraft all the necessary attributes and reading the prayer, while the city is sprinkled by the city of Holy Water. In addition, there are marine processions, when the clergymen make prayers or memories on board the ship or other vessel.

Take part in the cross procession - means to accept spiritual cleansing and remind other people about the strength of Orthodox faith, since this procession symbolizes the carrying of his cross and following the Savior's word.

Sources:

• website of the Sayan Temple of Annunciation

In Orthodox Christianity, the many traditions exist. One of these is the crosses committed on special solemn holidays.

The practice of criticism has a very ancient history. Even since the establishment of Christianity as the main religion of the Roman Empire (IV century), the crusades were tightly entered into a church civil servietary life.

The procession is the procession of believers with icons, remote crucifixes and downtown through the streets of the settlement. Cross moves are a visible symbol of the evidence of the Orthodox faith in front of people. Such processions can be carried out not only through the streets of the city or villages, but also just around the temple. At the same time, the clergy and choir sing certain prayers, excerpts from the Holy Scriptures are read.

According to the god, the charter of the Orthodox Church, the goddes are committed during the prestial temple holidays. Also, the move can be carried out on other memorable church dates. The making stroke can be determined by the abbot of a particular temple.

Cross moves can take place in days when various shrines arrive in the city. For example, the miraculous icons of the Mother of God. In this case, the clergy and people can march with a miraculous icon of one temple of the city to another. Cross processions can also be performed on holy sources. When believers come to the holy source, water binders are performed.

The main component of the procession is the prayer of believers. Each member of such a procession should pray for himself about their needs, as well as the needs of their neighbors. In addition, during the glory moves, a prayer is carried out for the entire population of Li Villa.