Gifts of the Magi were brought to Petersburg

The gifts of the Magi, one of the most important Christian shrines, will be exhibited in the temple of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God of the Voskresensky Novodevichy Convent from January 14 to 17. Volunteers will be engaged in coordination of pilgrims, in addition, ten priests will be on duty in lines. As explained in a specially organized headquarters, which is headed by Vice-Governor Vasily Kicheji, the priests will conduct "conversations, consultations and preaching." It is planned to organize two queues, according to the organizers, this will help to avoid crush. In addition to the common line, there will be additional - for parishioners with children, as well as for those who, for medical reasons, cannot stand for a long time. At the same time, the latter will be asked for a certificate.

Priest Alexei Volochkov
Head of the press service of the St. Petersburg Metropolis

The organizing committee is attended by employees of the specialized committees of the administration, firefighters, police officers, representatives of medical institutions, so everything goes at the worst level. The goal is obvious: so that there is no crush

The lines of the pilgrims will go to Moskovsky Prospekt from Kyiv and Chernihiv streets, and not from the metro. The organizers tried to take into account their mistakes made when the belt of the Virgin arrived in St. Petersburg: then the pilgrims interfered with the automobile traffic along Moscow Prospekt. Employees of the traffic police urge believers to get to the Novodevichy Monastery by public transport in order to avoid parking problems. The gifts of the Magi are stored in the Monastery of St. Paul in Greece and leave Athos for the first time in 500 years. All works related to the delivery and transportation of relics are engaged in the Andrei First -Called Foundation, which is supervised by the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin. The same fund in 2011 brought the belt of the Virgin to Russia. From January 6 to 13, the gifts of the Magi were in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. There, the lines of those who wanted to bow the shrine stretched to three metro stations. In St. Petersburg, a large number of pilgrims are also expected. According to the Gospel of Matvey, the Magi gave a gift to the newborn Jesus gold, incense and Smirn. It is believed that the gifts of the Magi are healed "from infertility and demoniac." Voskresensky Novodevichy Monastery, Moskovsky Prospekt, 100 January 14 , from 16:30 to 22:00; January 15 and 16 , from 06:00 to 22:00; January 17 , from 06:00 to 10:00.