The transferring of the relics of the blessed elderess Matrona
On April 30, 1998, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II during the solemn chanting of the Easter troparion "Christ is Risen from the Dead ..." the transfer of the holy remains of the Blessed Matrona to the Church of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils was accomplished. In the evening, the brothers of the monastery served a funeral vigil.
The Mother Superior Theophania and nuns greet the relics of the blessed Matrona in the Pokrovsky Convent. May 1, 1998
On April 30, 1998, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II during the solemn chanting of the Easter troparion "Christ is Risen from the Dead ..." the transfer of the holy remains of the Blessed Matrona to the Church of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils was accomplished. In the evening, the brothers of the monastery served a funeral vigil.
On May 1, 1998, on Friday of the 2nd week of Easter, on the eve of the 46th anniversary of the repose of the blessed Matrona, the Divine Liturgy and the requiem in the same church was performed by Archbishop of Istra Arseny. There were many worshipers during the service, although officially that event was not announced.
On the same day, the coffin with the holy remains of the blessed Matrona was forwarded to the Pokrovsky Convent. It was solemnly greeted by the abbess Feofaniya and the nuns of the monastery.
Now the holy remains of the Blessed, known as holy relics, rest in this monastery, where people come and ask for help.
The Mother Superior Theophania and the nuns greet the relics of the blessed Matrona in the Pokrovsky Convent. May 1, 1998
Archbishop of Istra Arseny and the Abbess of Pokrovsky Stavropegic Convent Mother Feofania
Lithium at the relics of the blessed Matrona. Pokrovsky Convent. May 1, 1998