Georgian Church Launches Annual March on Family Purity Day

Marş dedicat familiei la Tbilisi

Georgian clerics, their supporters, and parishes participated in the annual march dedicated to Family Purity Day, reports Georgia Today.

The demonstrators gathered on 17 May at the Tbilisi Concert Hall (Philarmony) and on Rose Revolution Square. They went to Kashueti Church on Rustaveli Avenue, where an outdoor service was held.

Afterward, the participants of the march went to the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where, in the afternoon, the Patriarch of Georgia blessed the gathered people and their families.

The Orthodox Church of Georgia announced May 17 as the Family Purity Day in 2014.

The Patriarchate has held demonstrations annually on May 17 since 2014.

 

 

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