Pilgrimage to the monastery, Friday – May 10, 2024

Every year, in the first week after Easter, on Friday, there is the celebration of the “Spring of Healing”.

At the Izbuc Monastery, there is a special occasion for celebration, because it is the patron saint. One of the churches of the monastery is patronized by “Izvorul Tamăduirii”. Also within the monastic complex there is a spring, unique in Europe, declared a monument of nature since before 1989, which “bursts” at greater or lesser time intervals. The water of this spring has healing powers according to the testimonies of those who found relief from various ailments here.

The program of the holy services:

• Thursday – May 9, the vigil will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by the procession to the Healing Spring; the mystery of the holy butter, prayers and absolutions, then the midnight liturgy.
• Friday – May 10 at 7:00 a.m. the consecration of the water at the spring, and from 8:00 a.m. the Holy Liturgy begins, performed by the Most Reverend Father Sofronie, the Bishop of Oradea surrounded by a great council of priests and deacons. The answers to the Liturgy will be given by the Anastasis choir, of the episcopal cathedral in Deva.

After the Liturgy, half-liter containers of holy water from the spring of the Mother of God will be distributed.

“Rejoice, you who are the giver of life!”

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