14 August 2028, Monday (01.08 according to the old style)

Procession of the Precious Wood of the Cross

The Dormition fast begins not with a prohibition but with a cross: on this day it is carried out of the sanctuary into the middle of the church, by the same rite as at the Exaltation. In Russian usage the day is called the Honey …

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