Worshipers wait in line for more than eight hours to worship The Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos.
One of them, who stood in line on Thursday around 11:30 p.m., and reached Pojas around 8:15 a.m. on Friday, says that the priests rushed them so much in the Church of St. Sava that in the end she almost didn't see him.
"Just the corner of the eye, some part of the belt," he says. When there were six or seven people in front of her, the priest approached them and told them to start praying and just continue on.
The belt will be in the temple of Saint Sava until Saturday, June 6, when, after the Holy Liturgy led by the Serbian Patriarch Porphyry, to be solemnly escorted to the Vatoped monastery on Mount Athos. The Serbian Orthodox Church announced that they are in the process of preparing for a ceremonial send-off.
It was originally announced that the belt would be in Serbia until May 29, but the deadline was extended twice due to the great interest of believers.
Photo: IISCP states that preparations are underway for the ceremonial send-off of the Belt
Iz Serbian Orthodox Church they indicated that more than half a million people have paid homage to the shrine so far.
The Girdle of the Blessed Virgin arrived in Belgrade on May 20 from the Vatoped Monastery in Greece. A day later, it was carried in the Spasovdanska litia from the Church of the Ascension to the Church of St. Sava. Thousands of citizens and representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church participated in the procession.
The SPC also states that "Holy tradition teaches that the Virgin Mary wove a Girdle from camel hair" thanks to which "numerous miracles happened, and she especially helps childless families to have offspring."
The Holy Girdle of the Blessed Virgin Mary among the Serbs: The Miracle in the Temple of Saint Sava
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