{"id":278154,"date":"2020-04-25T16:50:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T13:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=278154"},"modified":"2020-04-25T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T13:50:43","slug":"relics-of-st-filofteia-of-arges-protectress-of-romania-taken-in-procession-for-first-time-in-73-years-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/relics-of-st-filofteia-of-arges-protectress-of-romania-taken-in-procession-for-first-time-in-73-years-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Relics of St. Filofteia of Arge\u015f, \u201cProtectress of Romania,\u201d taken in procession for first time in 73 years (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p3\" data-field=\" paragraph\"><strong>Carrying on a centuries-old Orthodox tradition of religious processions in times of suffering and need, the relics of St. Filofteia of Arge\u015f, known as the \u201cProtectress of Romania,\u201d were carried in procession throughout Arge\u015f County on Wednesday, April 22, with prayers to end the coronavirus pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p4\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Her miraculous relics are treasured at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Arge\u015f in south-central Romania. They were last carried in procession during a drought in 1947, 73 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcristian.gheorghe.750%2Fvideos%2F3147213962009235%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p6\" data-field=\" paragraph\">\u201cThe truck carrying the relics drove by the central churches and hospitals in the municipalities and cities to invoke the mediation of the Lord, that Arge\u015f County and Romania would be saved from the coronavirus,\u201d officials from the Archdiocese of Arge\u015f said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p8\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Before the procession began, His Eminence Archbishop Calinic of Arge\u015f read a special prayer for the ending of the pandemic and a prayer to the holy Martyr Filofteia. The Archbishop especially pointed out that St. Filofteia always listens to the prayers of the faithful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p9\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Diocesan archives show that the great saint\u2019s relics have often been carried in procession throughout the county and southern Romania in times of drought, famine, and infectious diseases, reports the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eparhiaargesului.ro\/pelerinajul-sfintei-mucenite-filoteea-in-arges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archdiocese of Arge\u015f<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p10\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The archives also record the thanks of many believers who received healing and relief from troubling circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p12\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The day before,\u00a0a procession was held at\u00a0Sih\u0103stria Monastery\u00a0with the holy habitation\u2019s wonderworking icon of the Mother of God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"os\" data-enum=\"p13\" data-field=\" paragraph\">The wonderworking Madonna Dudu Icon of the Mother of God and the relics of St. Nephon of Constantinople were carried in procession through the streets of Craiova in southwestern Romania\u00a0<u>on March 25<\/u>, the feast of the Annunciation.<\/p>\n<p data-enum=\"p13\" data-field=\" paragraph\">Translated by <a href=\"https:\/\/orthochristian.com\/130523.html?fbclid=IwAR107UH_HOhloxJ9RMD41PrsB4pbRcZS5yMEYUXydD7ah547-BkjigGLf3w\">Orthochristian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of The Archdiocese of Arge\u015f.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrying on a centuries-old Orthodox tradition of religious processions in times of suffering and need, the relics of St. Filofteia of Arge\u015f, known as the \u201cProtectress of Romania,\u201d were carried in procession throughout Arge\u015f County on Wednesday, April 22, with prayers to end the coronavirus pandemic. 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