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Holy Fire
23/04/2011 16:05: The faithful waited for the appearance of the Holy Fire, which is considered one of the wonders of Orthodox Christianity
Holy Fire appeared in the Edicule, the chapel inside the church. Before that, the door of the altar sealed a large wax seal - a sign that its inspection is completed and there is nothing inside that would light a fire by conventional methods. After this procedure, the temple ran Orthodox and Arab youth. The presence of young people is a must. They shouted: "Our belief - right, our faith - Orthodox." Then the door of the chapel has been unsealed, Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus went inside and tens of thousands of pilgrims who gathered in expectation of a miracle in the Temple of the Lord and in the surrounding streets, came the waiting. Prayer lasted as long as there was no fire. From him he lit a bunch of candles 33 - age of Jesus Christ, and then he became a believer passed. Pilgrims washed their fire face and head - according to eyewitnesses, in the first minutes it does not burn the skin. Late in the evening a special flight fire will be delivered to the Russian capital. From Moscow, the particles will pass the flame to other regions.
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Holy Fire appeared in the Edicule, the chapel inside the church. Before that, the door of the altar sealed a large wax seal - a sign that its inspection is completed and there is nothing inside that would light a fire by conventional methods. After this procedure, the temple ran Orthodox and Arab youth. The presence of young people is a must. They shouted: "Our belief - right, our faith - Orthodox." Then the door of the chapel has been unsealed, Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus went inside and tens of thousands of pilgrims who gathered in expectation of a miracle in the Temple of the Lord and in the surrounding streets, came the waiting. Prayer lasted as long as there was no fire. From him he lit a bunch of candles 33 - age of Jesus Christ, and then he became a believer passed. Pilgrims washed their fire face and head - according to eyewitnesses, in the first minutes it does not burn the skin. Late in the evening a special flight fire will be delivered to the Russian capital. From Moscow, the particles will pass the flame to other regions.
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