On September 1, a plane landed at Irkutsk airport with a shrine, the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, the Inexhaustible Chalice, brought from the Serpukhov monastery for the annual Orthodox exhibition. The icon was met by church representatives and transport organizers, then a brief prayer service was held in the airport chapel, where passengers were present. The shrine will be on view at the Orthodox Rus exhibition forum at Sibexpocenter from September 2 to 9.
At Irkutsk Airport on September 1, an aircraft carrying a shrine on board landed. The miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” was brought for the annual Orthodox exhibition.The deeply venerated shrine was brought to Irkutsk from the Serpukhov Monastery, accompanied in flight by two nuns.
The miraculous icon was met by the rector of the Church of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Dmitry Donskoy, Archpriest Konstantin Kozhukhovsky, and the church elder of Dmitry Donskoy.
The shrine was also met by representatives of the company that organized the delivery. This was reported by the press service of Irkutsk Airport.
After landing, the icon was taken to the “Graceful Sky” chapel on the second floor of the domestic terminal.
There, a brief prayer service was held, which passengers attended. Citizens were informed about the arrival of the shrine over the loudspeaker system.
At the fifth exhibition-forum “Orthodox Rus,” which will take place from September 2 to 9 at the “Sibexpocenter,” visitors will be able to see the icon.