I made a pilgrimage to this mission in Mechanicsburg, PA to see the Hawaiian Myrrh-Streaming Iveron icon when it visited them earlier this year. For those unfamiliar with a bishop's vestments, this is a good introduction.
This is sadly part of a very common occurrence in Kosovo. Vandals enter churches, set them on fire, then they urinate and defecate in them. ...
"The World is trying the experiment of attempting to form a civilized but non-Christian mentality. The experiment will fail; but we must be very patient in awaiting its collapse; meanwhile redeeming the time: so that the Faith may be preserved alive through the dark ages before us; to renew and rebuild civilization, and save the World from suicide."
Beautiful purple vestments. Would love to see a vesting of a Greek Bishop. I know they don't have bells.
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