The Rurikid Alexander Newski, Prince of Novgorod (from 1249 Grand Prince of Kiev), brought the advance of the Swedes into Russian territory to a halt at the Battle of the Neva in 1240, and in 1242 in the Battle of Peipus also that of the Teutonic Order. He has been officially honored by the Russian Orthodox Church since 1547 as a saint. The Nevsky Prospekt, a 300-year-old grand boulevard of 4.5 kilometers, connects the Tsar's winter palace to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery at the other end. In the monastery, the bones of the Saint Prince Rurikid are buried.
Along the boulevard you will also find the Kazan Cathedral, erected more than 200 years ago. It was built with St. Peter's in Rome as a model. The cathedral was built over an older predecessor, the Church of the Virgin Mary. It is named after an icon of the Mother of Kazan who is venerated in the cathedral.
The church is considered a memorial church for the victorious defense against Napoleon's campaign of 1812. In it, Field Marshal Michail Kutusov is buried, who as the Russian commander-in-chief, directed the defense. The Field Marshal had prayed before the fighting in the just finished church and asked the Mother of God for help.
After the Communist October Revolution, the cathedral was plundered and devastated. In 1918 the Archpriest of the Church, the philosopher Ornatsky, suffered martyrdom together with his two sons. Ornatsky had celebrated a requiem for the victims of the Communists. Shortly after, he and his two sons were then arrested. He was allowed to say a prayer for those condemned to death on a cliff above the Finnish Gulf, then he, his sons and 30 other men were shot and their bodies thrown over the cliffs into the sea.
In 1922 all the valuables, liturgical implements, and icons were confiscated by the Soviet government, and the cathedral was transformed into a museum of atheism in 1932.
In November 1990, the Sacred Liturgy was celebrated for the first time in consultation with the Museum Directorate - the museum has renamed the Museum of Religious History after the end of the Soviets. In 1999 the evacuation of the museum and the return of the cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church was agreed. The transfer was completed in 2001. In 2002 the icon of the Mother of Kazan was returned to the church. Since 2017, the cathedral has once again been the seat of the metropolitan of Novgorod and Saint Petersburg.
After more than 90 years, the first cross-procession took place in 2013, which commemorates the transfer of the relics of the Rurikid Prince Nevsky to the monastery named after him at the end of the Nevsky Prospect. The video shows recordings of the fourth cross procession since its revival (September 2016).
That would bring a tear to your eyes ,of joy for the Russian people ,and sadness for what has been taken from us in the west .
ReplyDeleteMay our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ & the Holy Trinity bless Holy Mother Russia.
ReplyDeleteOn June 13, 1929, in the Presence of the Most Holy Trinity, Our Lady said to Sister Lucia:
Delete"The moment has come in which God asks the Holy Father to order and make in union with all the bishops of the world the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, promising to save it by this means."
In the 1950s, She said to Sister Lucia:
"Make it known to the Holy Father that I am still awaiting the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart. Without the consecration, Russia will not be able to convert, nor will the world have peace."
Please check out www.fatima.org. They're the best resource on Fatima.
I know a traditional bishop who consecrated Russia to the immaculate heart last May.
DeleteHe is know dying & giving his life for consecration of Russia and the Roman Catholic church.He is celebrating holy sacrifice of the mass daily and literally suffering and dying.
Its very humbling and touching to witness this man.
After he dies I will give you his name.Until them mum is the word.If I am not mistaken,a few traditional bishops (sedevacantist although he hates that term) did the consecration simultaneously in their respective cities.
He said they are doing this because no one else cares or is trying.He is hopeful but doesn't dare play the role of prophet.
Only time will tell if he and his fellow emergency bishops were/are successful.
What a miraculous scene one hundred years after the 1917 Revolution! We must hope for similar miracles in the West.
ReplyDeleteDespite his many faults, both real and imaginary, Vladimir Putin has done a lot in restoring pride in the Russian people, pride for their country, their traditions, their history, their religion.
ReplyDeleteHe also would very much like to restore something else in Russia, which many believe WILL happen before a few years are out...not so much for a historical sense, but again, out of Russian pride. Also because there is a growing movement among the people for it's return. That is the return of the Russian monarchy...the Czar ...and the return of the Romanov family. This time however, the Czar won't be an an absolute autocrat. He will have real power...much more than the British monarchy which are largely ceremonial....but there will also be the elected bodies of representatives...and Putin himself...who will wield substantial power.
Russia is returning to their religion and tradition with great pride. It is wonderful to see. Too bad the Roman Catholic Church doesn't lean that only a return to Catholic tradition will save.restore our Church, a return of a true Mass, and true Pope. Not the fabricated/iconoclastic protestantized Novus Ordo, or a Pope who now is contemplating married priests....not a Pope like Bergoglio. But more a Pope like a Pacelli or Sarto.
Damian Malliapalli
And it is precisely that return to its Christian roots---advocated, whether sincerely or not, by Putin---that the globalists in the West cannot and will not forgive him. Hence, all the lies and exaggerations and demonizing we constantly see in the press, including the so-called "conservative" press. Jailing the blaspheming and sacrilegious "P__y Riot" was the ultimate offense for these miserable monsters. They would love nothing more than a full war with Russia which has not provoked the USA---they are that evil.
DeleteHoopla about transfering of St. Isaac Cathedral to R.O.C. and cultural war in Russia:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=13587
http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=13602
Condom factory across from Historic and Holy Shrine?
http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-condom-factory-bogolyubov-orthodox-protests/28159870.html
https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/protesters-against-church-construction-gain-rare-victory-48718
Sacrifice of 20,000 R.O.C. Priests murdered by Communists;
http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=13550
How utterly, breathtakingly, heart-achingly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there is anything more breathtaking than a full, traditional Pontifical High Mass/Coronation of a new Pope. It outdoes this beautiful Russian ceremony. I've never seen one, of course, but my uncle has our family film library where we have about 100-200 films now made into dvd's of events my grandfather took when he was working in Rome (1951-63) as a professor of East Asian History and Art History. Then he taught at Harvard (1964-87), and at the U of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia(not Penn State) from 1987-98 and then retired. But he made tons of film coverage of Pope Pius XII including the very last appearance of Pope Pius outside the Vatican (Castel Gandolfo, Oct. 1, 1958), as well as the coronation Mass of John XXIII (abou3 hrs. worth), his death, and the election of Paul VI. Tons of clips of monks, nuns, crowds, etc.
ReplyDeleteBut a Papal coronation would outdo this Russian procession. Sad what we have lost. But easily brought back when we have a real Pope open to it. Benedict XVI tried to bring back some, and the liberals like Bergoglio mocked him for it.
I do believe (because I'm still young), that God willing I miay see both a Papal coronation again with a new Pope , and also a return of the Czar in Russia.
Don't believe all the anti-Putin garbage you hear in the USA press....mostly the liberals, but also people like McCain. Putin is a thug, it's true....but he's done a lot for restoring Russian pride in the way things used to be (not Communism, but rather Imperial Russia). North Korea is who we have to demonize.....not Putin and Russia.
Damian Malliapalli
Damian Malliapalli, It would be great if your family would get the copyright of all the footage your grandfather took and make them available for the world to see. Many would see what we actually lost due to the Modernist heresy. Catholics would be demanding it back. I watched the Coronation Mass of St. John XXlll on you tube. I was astonished. Never seen the likes of it.
Delete"Salvation will come from the East"
DeleteFr Malachi Martin said this many times over the years.
The message of Our Lady of Fatima tells the triumph of Christ over the evils our age.
In the end my Immaculate Heart will
triumph.
Russia apparently will be and has been an instrument of God's will.
Who knows Holy Russia's role in coming geo-political events.
Those of us who lived through the Comd War have prayed but certainly
are pleased to see the face Our Lord and Our Lady paraded publicly through the streets by and with govt officials.
We have seen American govt and civil society come unglued yet the so-called 'enemy'allows for teaching christianity in public schools.
Eighty years of materialist philosophy has devastated Russian public and civil life but that's the entire point.
God's grace can rebuild Holy Russia
and if so they may be called by God to scourge or evangelize the world.
Sometimes that is difficult for Western ears.
Spasitel mira, krome Rossii i Ameriki.
Savoiur of the world, save Russia
and America.
Spasitel mira, krome Rossii
DeleteSaviour of the world save Russia
i Ameriki!
Deleteand America too
When I saw this crowd in the tape, processing down the street with all the priests in beautiful vestments, all I could think of is the annual Corpus Christi procession with the tens of thousands of faithful, nuns, friars, priests, bishops and Cardinals. Then I thought of our worthless Pope, Bergoglio, who doesn't even participate in it, but makes an appearance at the end. Big deal.
ReplyDeleteI bet he would never participate in something like this either.
Damian Malliapalli
If the orthodox would reunite with the catholic church we would suddenly have over 100 valid traditional Bishops and everyone would stop sweating the future holy orders or traditional priests/bishops.
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