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On the participation of members of the Moscow regional regional organization of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society in the Velikoretsk religious procession.

This year (June 3) marks 135 years since the founding of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, which provides comprehensive assistance to Orthodox pilgrimage to the greatest Christian shrines. Among the memorable events dedicated to this date, it should be noted the participation of members of the Society in the Velikoretsk religious procession.

The Velikoretsk religious procession is one of the unique phenomena of our time. It is one of the longest, not only here in Russia, but throughout the Orthodox world. Its total length is more than 150 km. It has been held in the Vyatka province (Kirov region) for more than 600 years and takes place over six days. In 2000, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus', this procession was given the status of All-Russian.

Every year the religious procession begins on the third of June and ends on the eighth of the same month.
After the early liturgy in the Assumption Trifonov Monastery in the city of Kirov, a prayer service is served in front of the main cathedral, then the ruling bishop addresses the participants in the procession with a parting word and blesses them for the feat of pilgrimage. From this touching moment the religious procession begins. At the head of the entire procession they carry the revered icon of St. Nicholas.

For many people living in developed urban conditions, the religious procession truly becomes a feat. Every day you need to cover from 20 to 50 km and be on the road for 14-17 hours. In reality, 2-3 hours a day are allotted for sleep, often in rather difficult field conditions. About half of the way you have to walk through forest roads that are difficult to pass.
The procession begins in Vyatka (Kirov) and heads to the village of Velikoretskoye on the Velikaya River, which is approximately 90 km from the regional center. After the pilgrims arrive in Velikoretskoye, a solemn service is held in an unusual chapel-altar, not far from which, according to legend, the icon of St. Nicholas was revealed in ancient times. Then the procession returns back to the regional center to the Assumption Trifonov Monastery, where it began. Pilgrims walk three days to Velikoretsky and two days back. Historically, the procession in the forward and reverse directions takes different routes, and their length is different. All these features of the religious procession have been developed over the centuries and are strictly observed to this day.

Each religious procession is interesting in its own way, eventful and has its own unique “face”. This year, according to some estimates, more than 15 thousand people took part in it. Among them are residents of the Russian Federation and those who came from other countries near and far abroad. Among the pilgrims one could see not only Orthodox Christians from the countries of the former USSR, in particular Ukraine, Belarus, and Latvia, who traditionally constantly participate in religious processions, but also those who came from Germany, Serbia, Spain, Italy, and England. The Moscow regional regional organization of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society was represented by Sergei Zaburniyagin and Vladimir Pankov.

The main feature of the current religious procession was the participation of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' in the festive service in the village of Velikoretskoye, who specially arrived for this event from the capital. In 2014, His Holiness gave farewell to the crosswalkers for the first time before the start of the pilgrimage. His speech was recorded after a prayer service at the Holy Dormition Tryphon Monastery in Vyatka. He blessed the participants and lamented the fact that, due to the many obligations assumed by him, he could not directly take part in this wonderful popular movement and then expressed a desire, if possible, to come to the Velikoretsk religious procession. And now this event came true.
On June 6, His Holiness celebrated the late Divine Liturgy on the banks of the Velikaya River and then a prayer service for the water. Concelebrating with His Holiness were: Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, Administrator of the Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate; Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Slobodskoy; Metropolitan Feofan of Kazan and Tatarstan and other bishops. This event was widely covered by the media in many countries.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed the believers with the First Hierarchical word:

“I cordially greet you all and congratulate you on this significant event - the celebration of the cathedral Liturgy here, on the banks of the Velikaya River, in front of the miraculous image of St. Nicholas, which is brought here according to the vows of our forefathers in accordance with the established wondrous tradition - to walk many, many kilometers, regardless regardless of the weather, regardless of any difficulties, to this holy place, so that here, where the miraculous icon was revealed, we can offer prayers to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.”

It should be noted that not only the clergy and believers, but also famous politicians, writers, foreign and Russian journalists, representatives of local authorities, and various social movements take part in the Orthodox procession. This is both its high spiritual significance and its great unifying power.

The Velikoretsk religious procession occupies a special place in all of Russian history. In the “Brief Historical Legend of the Miraculous Velikoretsk Icon of St. Nicholas" it is said that one reverent husband from the village of Krutitsa discovered this icon near the Velikaya River when he was walking along the shore on household chores. Walking through the forest, he suddenly saw an unusual light among the trees, as if from many burning candles, but out of fear he did not dare to approach the mysterious place. When he returned home, he again saw the radiance of luminous rays among the forest thicket. Feeling an irresistible desire to approach that place and making the sign of the cross, he made his way through the forest thicket and saw the image of St. Nicholas. The light disappeared at this time. This event happened in 1383. Numerous miracles began to flow from the icon. Those with serious illnesses received healing. Residents of local villages, having learned about the miraculous healings taking place, decided to thank God for the shrine given to them and built a wooden chapel at the site of the appearance of the icon. The fame of the miracles of the Velikoretsk Icon soon reached the capital of the Vyatka region - the city of Khlynov. Later this city became known as Vyatka.

As is narrated in the historical evidence of that time, around 1400 the clergy and residents of Khlynov asked to release the image to them in the city for the sake of greater national veneration. At the same time, a promise was made to bring it to the place of appearance every year. This is how the Velikoretsk religious procession arose over 600 years ago.

Some journalists, using sports terminology, call the Velikoretsk religious procession an Orthodox marathon. This is partly true. However, there is one very significant inaccuracy in this comparison. Unlike any sports competition, the winners are all the participants in the mentioned Orthodox procession without exception. This is especially noticeable after its completion: the pilgrims rejoice from the bottom of their hearts, hug, kiss, congratulate each other... A greeting is constantly heard, signifying the victory of life over death: “Christ is Risen!” - “Truly he is risen!” This is the triumph of Orthodoxy, a true victory - victory over oneself through bearing the cross of life, faith and repentance.

Representative of the Moscow regional regional organization of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society Sergei Zaburniyagin expressed the following opinion about the significance of the Velikoretsk religious procession:

“For Russia, this religious procession has special significance. Mostly people who go to religious processions are those who care about what is happening around them. These are people who care, who love God, who love their Fatherland, their loved ones.
Why did I go to the religious procession? It's just time.
I think this tradition needs to be popularized. Previously, before the revolution, we had a walking, praying Russia. Let us remember how the pilgrims got to Jerusalem then. They walked from the Kursk province on foot: six months there and the same amount of time back.

A procession of the cross is a prayer procession that sanctifies those who walk, whom they remember in their prayers, the land on which they walk...
When we begin to walk in religious processions throughout Russia from church to church, then our country will truly come to life. Now, figuratively speaking, Russia is like a tree in early spring, in which there is no necessary sap flow for the leaves to bloom, flowers to appear and then the fruits to ripen.
If we start going through religious processions, then this will definitely happen, and then Russia will blossom and become a truly great spiritual power and, as a result, an empire prospering in all sectors of life.

The religious procession is both spiritual communication and the development of patience, humility, and the cultivation of all the best human qualities.
I have a proposal that concerns all churchgoers - let's revive the tradition of going in procession to the neighboring church on its patronal feast day. And the parishioners of this temple, in turn, will also come to our parish for the holiday. This will provide an opportunity to feel the power and grace of religious processions, strengthen communication between the flock of parishes and, having gained initial experience of participating in a religious procession at home, will encourage a Christian to go to the Velikoretsk religious procession.

The Velikoretsk religious procession is the most difficult and most blessed of all the mass Orthodox processions that are held in Russia. Yes, we already have quite a few religious processions, for example, Irinarkhovsky, Bogolyubsky, Tobolsk, Tutaevsky and many others. However, we must remember that the religious procession to the Velikaya River is already more than 600 years old and has never been interrupted. During persecution, people risked their lives to fulfill the vow of their ancestors. And this is a very good, blessed tradition that needs to be supported, as they said in the old days in Rus', by the whole world.

It is the duty of every Orthodox Christian to go through the Velikoretsk religious procession at least once in their life..

I I would also compare the Velikoretsk religious procession with the donor movement, which today is quite developed throughout the world. Why do donors give blood? When a donor donates blood, he is primarily doing it for others, thereby saving their lives. But at the same time, he receives great benefits for himself, both psychological and physical, physiological. Thus, the religious procession can be compared to a donation. Because the people who come here, they do it not for themselves, but for the sake of others. They pray together for those near and far. And this spiritual component, which is in the procession, is precisely aimed at healing, at helping those people who surround us. Therefore, the religious procession sanctifies the lives of many, many, and this is its main sacred meaning.”

Vladimir Pankov

Probably, this event itself and my description of it will cause different emotions, thoughts, questions and disputes. But this phenomenon exists, and I want to talk about it.
When we were traveling to Kirov, we imagined this event as something similar to a festival or holiday that is regularly held in the city and where priests walk around churches in processions, musicians perform, choirs sing, everyone is treated to traditional delicacies, etc. and so on. But everything turned out to be much stronger and deeper.
Believers have always gone on pilgrimages. I'm not talking about modern pilgrims who travel in comfortable buses and buy icons and, in general, everything that is sold in holy places. I'm talking about those who walked and walk to Jerusalem, Santiago, Kiev Pechersk and Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. Someone probably thought about the Way of Santiago, which has recently become a tourist route. Many, even going there as tourists, realize something along the way that radically changes their lives. Not to mention those people who go there purposefully and get what they ask for. But now we will talk about something more powerful, in my opinion. About the Velikoretsk religious procession. The procession of the cross, in my mind and probably in the minds of many, more often goes around the church, or, for example, over some short distance. But the Velikoretsk religious procession is 150 km long and lasts for several days. In addition, all this happens not in the southern regions of Russia, where it is dry, warm and lilacs bloom, but in the Vyatka province, where lilacs also bloom, but temperatures at night in June tend to 0, and at times it rains.
But first, about the origin of the religious procession.

In 1383, the image of St. Nicholas appeared on the banks of the Velikaya River. Miracles began to work from the icon. The peasants built a chapel, and then a church. The times and places were hard, so the icon was moved to Vyatka, and they vowed to bring the apparition to the place every year. The icon visited Moscow twice, and one of the side chapels of St. Basil's Cathedral was consecrated in its honor. At first, the religious procession took place “by water” along rivers, and from the 17th century. became land-based.
The icon that is now being carried is a revered copy of the miraculous icon, and the icon of Nicholas itself mysteriously disappeared when the temple where it was located in the 20s of the 20th century. handed over to be desecrated.

Photo from the Internet

In Soviet times, people also went to Velikoretskoye, they were caught, returned back, but the next year they went again.
And the religious procession was revived in 1989.

Travel route

Route and sailing schedule (I just don’t know what year) ( Photo from the Internet)

Now about the scale of the event: as I already wrote, believers have to walk 150 km, and the most difficult is the second day, when they have to walk almost 50 km. I myself walked 50 km a day only once, and I understand how difficult it is. And if you imagine that both elderly people and children are walking, and from 3 o’clock in the morning - this is already a feat. Part of the route goes along dirt roads, and I think you understand what wet clay is like after a group of people have passed through it. And a group of people in the case of the Velikoretsky Stroke is neither more nor less - thousands of people.

Photo from the Internet

Last year there were, it seems, about 36 thousand, this year - 20 thousand.

The weather played a role: for 3 days people walked in almost constant rain, at a temperature of about 10 degrees. Unfortunately, we did not see how they walked; we saw the pilgrims only in Velikoretskoye on June 6, when they participated in the festive liturgy in the morning and then rested. But what glowing faces everyone had! It was as if the 90 km through mud and rain never happened.
A few technical details. Pilgrims come from all over Russia; in Vyatka they live in tents on the stadium grounds. June 3 The religious procession begins from the Cathedral in the Assumption Trifonov Monastery, goes to the village of Makarye along the highway, the Akathist is served there, and then the procession turns onto a dirt road.

Trinity Church in the village of Makarie

On the first day they walk 15 km, on the 2nd day - the most difficult - about 50.

Photo from the Internet

Moreover, the morning rise is at 2-3 am. Pilgrims carry tents and sleeping bags with them. In villages, schools and cultural centers are also opened for overnight stays; many residents invite pilgrims to their homes. Many groups of pilgrims who come in an organized manner with their priests have something like a car escort, i.e. their tents are already waiting for them in the parking lots.

Each parking lot has dry closets, a field kitchen and water. The entire route and especially overnight stays are treated against ticks, which is very important for the Kirov region.

The pilgrims are accompanied by the Ministry of Emergency Situations with walkie-talkies (cellular communications are scarce where they work), and if something suddenly happens, such as a sprained leg, etc., the victim is taken on an ATV to the asphalt road, where an ambulance is on duty.
This religious procession was almost the most difficult in many years due to weather conditions, but the people I spoke with are already planning to go again next year. They describe an amazing climb, when they all walk together, sing the Akathist to St. Nicholas, and all the churches along the route greet them with the ringing of bells.

On June 6, there are festive services in Velikoretsky, and then the pilgrims rest, and then leave on June 7. A few photos of what we saw on the evening of June 6 in Velikoretsky.

St. Nicholas Church

Transfiguration Church

Huge tent camp

Some cities are very organized

In general, there are tents everywhere

Along the path to the river there is an impromptu market, pilgrims can buy something they need or not)

Great River

The clearing where the Liturgy takes place and the church-altar

Font and source

In Soviet times, when the move was prohibited, various legends arose, for example, that the icon was found on a pine tree and if you crawl under the roots of the pine tree, you will be lucky) Nowadays no one seems to crawl, but they tie ribbons.

People come from everywhere, for example, a bus from the Stavropol Territory.

At the Kovcheg guest house, the owner hosts a bunch of people; people sleep on beds, on the floor, and in tents in the yard. By the way, the house itself is very cozy, and if you come here not during a religious procession, then there is peace and quiet, and you can easily relax for a week in the lap of nature, go for mushrooms, especially saffron milk caps, which are famous throughout Russia.

In my impression, almost the entire city took part in the procession. Here and there we heard talk about him. In Velikoretskoye we met an amazing woman who, together with her husband and several pensioners, is restoring the village of Oshet, creating the Vasnetsov route there and also preparing wonderful cheese. But that is another story. To be continued)

The route of the Velikoretsk religious procession will change due to the fact that the beginning of the religious procession this year coincides with Trinity Parents Saturday and Holy Trinity Day.

In this regard, a decision was made to change the route after stopping at the Trinity Church (in the village of Makarie). This year, the religious procession will go along Pavel Korchagin Street towards Comintern Square, then through the crossing and along Iskra Street towards the village of Zaborye. There will be an hour-long halt in Zaborye, and the religious procession will move through the village of Kassiny. There, pilgrims will cross the Podgoryanka-Shikhovo highway and head to the village. Bobino, and then along the usual route.

In addition, it is necessary to take into account that many Kirov residents will go to cemeteries on June 3 to remember their relatives and friends, including Staro- and Novomakarevskoye. To prevent emergency situations and ensure unhindered movement of public transport, pilgrims are not blessed to stop for rest at the turn of Pavel Korchagin Street, as well as on the territory of the Memorial Military Burial Complex of the Great Patriotic War.

The changes will also affect the time of services in the Assumption Cathedral of the Trifonov Monastery. So, on June 3, 2017, the Liturgy in the cathedral will begin at 8.00, a prayer service with an akathist to St. Nicholas (on the street) - at 10:00, and the procession itself will take place at 11:00, which is an hour later than usual.

Velikoretsk religious procession 2017 schedule:

7:00 - memorial service in the Assumption Cathedral.
8:00 — Divine Liturgy in the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Kirov, led by Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Slobodskaya.
10:00 — a prayer service with an akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the cathedral square of the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery in the city of Kirov.
11:00 - the beginning of the procession from the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery in Kirov.
12:30 — meeting of the procession in the Trinity Church in Kirov.
14:00 — exit of the procession from the Trinity Church in Kirov.
18:30 - meeting of the religious procession in the village. Bobino. All-night vigil.

3:00 - exit of the procession from the village. Bobino.
9:30 - meeting of the religious procession in the village. Zagarye. Divine Liturgy.
12:30 - exit of the procession from the village. Zagarye.
20:00 - meeting of the religious procession in the village. Monastyrskoe.

3:00 — exit of the procession from the village of Monastyrskoye.
9:00 — arrival of the religious procession in the village. Gorokhovo. Divine Liturgy.
12:00 - exit of the procession from the village. Gorokhovo.
16:30 — 17:00 — Bus departure from the St. Seraphim Cathedral in Kirov to the village. Velikoretskoe.
18:00 — meeting of the religious procession in Velikoretsky Compound. Prayer service to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
18:30 — All-night vigil on the banks of the Velikaya River. Confession.
18:30 — All-night vigil in the Transfiguration Church. Confession.
18:30 — All-night vigil in St. Nicholas Cathedral.
19:00; 20:00; 21:00

1:00
3:00 — Early Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral.
5:00 — Early Divine Liturgy in the Transfiguration Church.
6:00 — Middle Divine Liturgy on the banks of the Velikaya River.
From 6:00 to 8:00— Departure of buses with pilgrims from the St. Seraphim Cathedral in Kirov to the village. Velikoretskoe.
10:00 — Late Divine Liturgy on the banks of the Velikaya River.
13:00 — Procession to the source. Blessing of water at the source and on the Velikaya River.
14:00 — transfer of the icon from the bank of the Velikaya River to the Transfiguration Church of the Velikoretsk Compound.
14:00 — 18:00 — prayer services with an akathist before the Velikoretsk Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Transfiguration Church.
9:00 — 19:00 — departure of buses with pilgrims from Velikoretsky to Kirov (as the buses become full).

1:00 — prayer service with akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Transfiguration Church of the Velikoretsky Compound.
2.00 - exit of the procession from the village. Velikoretsky.
14:00 - meeting of the religious procession in the village. Medyany. Canon of the Velikoretsk Icon of St. Nicholas.
17:00 - exit of the procession from the village. Medyany.
19:00 — meeting of the religious procession in the village. Murygino.

3:00 — exit of the procession from the village. Murygino.
4:00 — meeting of the religious procession in the village. Girsovo. Prayer service to Saint Nicholas.
13:00 — meeting of the procession in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” (Kirov, Luganskaya, 5a). Prayer service with akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, blessing of water.
14:30 - exit of the procession.
16:30 — meeting of the procession in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Trifonov Monastery of Kirov. Prayer service with akathist to St. Nicholas.
18:00 - end of the procession.

The Velikoretsk religious procession is the most ancient, famous, crowded and majestic of all religious processions in the Vyatka land. It begins on June 3 from the Holy Assumption Cathedral in the city of Kirov. The final destination is the village of Velikoretskoye, where prayer services are held in churches and on the banks of the Velikaya River. Thousands of pilgrims from different cities and villages of Russia walk the 180-kilometer path. More than 50 thousand people, including foreign guests, are present at the services in the village of Velikoretskoye.

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What you need to know before setting off on a 150-kilometer pilgrimage.

In 2017, the Velikoretsk religious procession will have its own characteristics. Firstly, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' plans to visit it. In connection with this, it is expected that there will be approximately twice as many pilgrims as usual, that is, about 130 thousand people. Secondly, the day of the start of the procession this year fell on Trinity Saturday, and in order not to create a crowd in the part of Kirov across the river, the procession will change its route. There are other issues related to the safety of pilgrims. Let's talk in more detail.

The Patriarch will walk a procession of the cross for just over a kilometer

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church will stay in Kirov for only one day, June 6. In the morning he will fly to Pobedilovo airport, and from there he will go by helicopter to Velikoretskoye. Therefore, his visit will not affect the road situation in the regional center, as well as the course of the religious procession itself.

In Velikoretskoye at 9.30 am, Patriarch Kirill will lead the Divine Liturgy on the banks of the Velikaya River. For the convenience of pilgrims, several large screens will be installed right on the shore so that everyone can see the patriarch, the service and the process of blessing the water in the river.

His Holiness the Patriarch plans to take the Velikoretsk religious procession together with the pilgrims from the bank of the Velikaya River to the temple complex, which is about 1.2 kilometers,” said Vitaly Lapshin, secretary of the Vyatka diocese.

In connection with the Patriarch's visit, enhanced security measures will be taken in Velikoretskoye. So, according to I. O. Deputy Chairman of the regional government Vladimir Beketov, despite the fact that a site for a helicopter landing near the village has already been prepared, where exactly the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will land will be decided by the Federal Security Service. The place where the liturgy will take place will be surrounded by a so-called sterile zone, so that participants in the procession will not be able to get close to the patriarch.

In the afternoon, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church will visit the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Kirov.

This will happen somewhere between 16:00 and 17:00. This does not mean that he will be there for exactly an hour,” explained Priest Vitaly Lapshin. - Within this time frame, 10-15 minutes will be allocated for visiting the cathedral, so that His Holiness the Patriarch can venerate our shrines, the shrine of St. Tryphon of Vyatka and the icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands, and bless our parishioners, residents of the city of Kirov.

The religious procession will change its route and leave Kirov an hour later than usual

Due to the fact that the beginning of the Velikoretsk religious procession this year coincided with Trinity Parents' Saturday, it was decided to slightly change its route. In order not to block the access of Kirov residents to the Novomakarievsky cemetery, pilgrims will reach the village of Bobino not through Makarye, but through the Comintern, along the streets of Pavel Korchagin, Bauman and Iskra, and then through the villages of Zaborye and Kassiny they will take their usual route.

The changes will also affect the time of services in the Assumption Cathedral of the Trifonov Monastery. On June 3, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. a memorial service will be celebrated, at which all believers will be able to remember their departed loved ones. The Divine Liturgy in the cathedral will begin at 8.00, a prayer service with an akathist to St. Nicholas on the square in front of the Assumption Cathedral - at 10.00, and the procession itself will begin at 11.00, which is an hour later than usual.

Traffic will be blocked in the center and across the river part of Kirov

In connection with the Velikoretsk religious procession, traffic restrictions will be introduced in Kirov and its environs. From 11.00 to 13.00 it will be impossible to drive along Lenin Street from the street. Gorbachev to st. Profsoyuznaya, on the street. Profsoyuznaya to the old bridge and further to Makarya. Until 15.00, traffic along the Slobodsky tract to the Novomakarevskoye cemetery will also be limited. And from 16.00 to 19.00, traffic will be limited on the Podgoryanka-Shikhovo highway until the turn to the village of Bobino.

On the day the pilgrims return, June 8, traffic restrictions will affect another part of the city. From 5.00 to 10.00 a reverse ( along certain lanes - approx. ed.) traffic along the Vyatka highway from the village of Girsovo to the New Bridge. From 11.00 traffic will be blocked from the New Bridge along the street. Dzerzhinsky, and from 14.00 along Luganskaya, Lomonosov, Proizvodstvennaya and Moskovskaya streets. Traffic will open as the streets are cleared of pilgrims.

It is better not to drink water from the source in the Trifonov Monastery

According to Rospotrebnadzor, the water in the holy spring on the territory of the Trifonov Monastery does not meet sanitary standards. Recent tests have shown that it should not be drunk. Therefore, pilgrims should not take it with them in flasks or bottles. As an alternative, the city authorities will install a cistern with clean drinking water at the Labor Reserves stadium next to the monastery.

To bring the water in the source to a standard state, it is necessary to carry out very long-term, painstaking and expensive work,” explained Vladimir Beketov. - Unfortunately, we won’t be able to change anything until June 3. Therefore, we simply ask pilgrims to refrain from drinking it. Last year, several dozen people who drank from this source were forced to consult a doctor.

They will provide insurance against ticks right on the territory of the Trifonov Monastery

As for the danger of catching a tick, the organizers of the procession traditionally provide a whole range of services.

Firstly, anti-tick treatment has already been carried out in all places where pilgrims usually stop for the night. Secondly, on June 2-3, on the territory of the Trifonov Monastery, it will be possible to insure against tick bites, and the insurance will begin to operate immediately from the moment the contract is concluded. You can also buy repellent there. Thirdly, along the route of the pilgrims - on June 3 at the first aid station in the village of Bobino and on June 5-6 at the office of the general practitioner in Velikoretsky - a reception of sucking ticks will be organized for analysis.

Work is also underway on the banks of the Velikaya River. This year it was decided to renovate the chapel of St. Nicholas, where the main services are held. The builders have already repaired the wooden doors, replaced and painted the steps. Soon the walls of the building will be painted in the same color scheme as the chapel above the source and the font.

This year, the celebrations on the Velikaya River will be led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. In this regard, security measures will be strengthened throughout the entire temple complex and on the banks of the Velikaya River. Pilgrims are asked to be understanding about the changes and possible inconveniences.

On his visit to the Vyatka Metropolis, Patriarch Kirill will lead the celebrations of the All-Russian Velikoretsky religious procession, and will also visit the Assumption Cathedral of the St. Tryphon Monastery.

Let us recall that it was previously reported that in the Velikoretsky courtyard of the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery on June 6, 2017, Patriarch Kirill will lead the Divine Liturgy and perform a prayer service before the Velikoretsk Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The service will take place on the banks of the Velikaya River at 9.30. It became known that His Holiness will also visit the Assumption Cathedral of the Trifonov Monastery.

Schedule of the Velikoretsk religious procession in 2017

7.00 Memorial service in the Assumption Cathedral.

8.00 — Divine Liturgy in the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Kirov. The Liturgy is headed by Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Slobodskaya.

10.00 — Prayer service with akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the cathedral square of the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery in Kirov.

11.00 — Beginning of the procession from the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery

12.30 — Meeting of the procession at the Trinity Church in Kirov.

14.00 - The procession leaves the Trinity Church.

18.30 - Meeting of the procession in the village. Bobino. All-night vigil.

3.00 — Exit of the procession from the village. Bobino.

9.30 - Meeting of the procession in the village. Zagarye. Divine Liturgy. Great Vespers with reading of kneeling prayers.

12.30 — Exit of the procession from the village. Zagarye.

20.00 — Meeting of the procession in the village. Monastyrskoe.

3.00 – Exit of the procession from the village. Monastyrskoe.

9.00 — Arrival of the procession in the village. Gorokhovo. Divine Liturgy.

12.00 — Exit of the procession from the village. Gorokhovo.

16.30-17.00 — Bus departure from the Seraphim Cathedral in Kirov to the village. Velikoretskoe.

18.00 — Meeting of the religious procession in Velikoretsky Compound (Velikoretskoye village). Prayer service to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker at St. Nicholas Church.

18.30 — All-night vigil on the banks of the Velikaya River. Confession.

18.30 — All-night vigil in the Transfiguration Church. Confession.

18.30 — All-night vigil in St. Nicholas Church. Confession.

19.00; 20.00; 21.00 — Departure of buses with pilgrims from the village of Velikoretskoye to the city of Kirov (as the buses become full).

1.00 – Early Divine Liturgy in the Transfiguration Church.

3.00 — Early Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Church.

5.00 — Early Divine Liturgy in the Transfiguration Church.

5.30 – Middle Divine Liturgy on the banks of the Velikaya River.

6.00 to 8.00 - Departure of buses with pilgrims from the Seraphim Cathedral in Kirov to the village. Velikoretskoe.

9.30- Late Divine Liturgy on the banks of the Velikaya River. The Liturgy is led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

13.00 — Procession to the source. Blessing of water at the source and on the Velikaya River.

14.00 — Transfer of the icon from the bank of the Velikaya River to St. Nicholas Church (Velikoretskoye village)

14.00 – 17.00 prayers with an akathist before the Velikoretsky image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the St. Nicholas Church.

17.00 – 18.30 — Evening service in St. Nicholas Church. After the evening service, the transfer of the icon of St. Nicholas to the Transfiguration Church.

9.00 – 19.00 — Departure of buses with pilgrims from the village of Velikoretskoye to the city of Kirov (as the buses become full).

1.00 - Prayer service with akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Transfiguration Church of the Velikoretsky Compound.

2.00 — Exit of the procession from the village. Velikoretskoe.

14.00 — Meeting of the procession in the village. Medyany. Canon of the Velikoretsk Icon of St. Nicholas.

17.00 – Exit of the procession from the village. Medyany.