A small bell adjoining the kitchen area is rung after the noon service to summon the fathers to the trapeza, the refectory.
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We only light all the lamps in the church on special feast days. The multi-coloured points of light create a beautiful glow. Fifteen steps lead down to the Church of the Transfiguration. As you pass through the narthex, you can see nothing for a few moments but the blaze of the gold and crystal […] Many pilgrims came this year to celebrate the feast of Saint Catherine. The blessing of the five loaves at the end of vespers. The newly polished lamps were like multi-coloured stars. The icon of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child on the iconostasion. Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina, and Metropolitan Joachim of […] All the lamps and candle stands are being polished for the feast of Saint Catherine, this coming Sunday. |
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