Post by Jaga on Jun 30, 2017 20:36:08 GMT -7
I think that this is quite remarkable that Russians feel that Orthodox religion gave them a sense of identity. It makes people to feel a sense of being something bigger than themselves. see the video below
www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/why-more-than-a-million-russians-have-lined-up-tosee-one-of-theribs-of-saint-nicholas/2017/06/28/02aae204-5696-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_russiamiracle-1030pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.c551a724eed2
They have come to pray for the health of loved ones. They have come to ask for help to pass a tough exam or just to get by in hard times. But mostly, they have come to be part of a once-in-a-millennium spiritual event: Saint Nicholas has come to town.
Since relics of Russia’s most beloved saint were brought to Moscow on May 21, more than a million people have waited in line as long as 10 hours to spend just an instant at the gilded ark that holds one of his ribs.
This mass act of devotion provides a snapshot of how important the Orthodox Church has become to Russians’ contemporary sense of identity.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/why-more-than-a-million-russians-have-lined-up-tosee-one-of-theribs-of-saint-nicholas/2017/06/28/02aae204-5696-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_russiamiracle-1030pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.c551a724eed2
They have come to pray for the health of loved ones. They have come to ask for help to pass a tough exam or just to get by in hard times. But mostly, they have come to be part of a once-in-a-millennium spiritual event: Saint Nicholas has come to town.
Since relics of Russia’s most beloved saint were brought to Moscow on May 21, more than a million people have waited in line as long as 10 hours to spend just an instant at the gilded ark that holds one of his ribs.
This mass act of devotion provides a snapshot of how important the Orthodox Church has become to Russians’ contemporary sense of identity.
