At the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour began the night Easter service, which was headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The cathedral is full – it gathered no less than seven thousand people. Several hundred faithful with lighted candles and lamps gathered at the temple walls in anticipation of festive religious procession.
to complete the last service of Holy Saturday – Midnight, on which the clergy came out in white liturgical robes, replacing black mourning attire and Lent Holy Week. Shroud – the image Entombment Savior, which is applied to the pilgrims during the Holy Friday and Saturday – carried off the altar. Cathedral filled with light, lit all the candles and lamps. In the center of the temple carried the icon of the Resurrection in white and red vibrant colors.
The procession around the cathedral symbolizes the Myrrh-bearers march to the tomb of Christ. By the end of his first time this year sounded triumphant cry of “Christ is risen!”
At night Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior brought the Holy Fire from Jerusalem. From the airport, it gave the delegation the St. Andrew Foundation. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill kindled from the lamp brought candles from which the lamps lit their participants in the procession of Easter and all those in the church.
In the church – many believers with children. Invitations to an Easter service patriarchal spread through Moscow churches. With preference given to large families, as well as the elderly, the disabled, children from shelters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also met Easter holiday together with the parishioners of Christ the Savior in Moscow. They arrived at the temple shortly before midnight and start the main solemn prayer in honor of the Holy Resurrection of Christ. It has become a tradition since 2001, when the restored Cathedral of Christ the Savior was held the first Easter service. Together with the heads of state at the Easter service, there are also the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, other public and political figures.
Easter services are held in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church, which there are about 30 thousand. Together with Russia, Easter is celebrated 15 of the Local Orthodox Churches – Serbian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Konstantinolskaya, Hellenic, Antioch, Jerusalem and others.
The live broadcast of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are Russian TV channels and BBC News website .
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