7/16/2021
Kyrylo Myazha
Within the nation of Georgia, there are numerous holy sites that are located within an hour of the nation’s capital of Tbilisi and are connected with the conversion of the Georgian nation itself to the Christian faith in the fourth century AD.
Recently through the grace of God, two Turkish catechumens (a married couple) were able to immigrate from Turkey to Batumi, Georgia, to not only receive Holy Baptism within Orthodox Georgia but also to reside in an Orthodox nation where their faith could be nurtured properly.
The spiritual situation for an Eastern Orthodox Christian immigrating from the Western world to Orthodox Georgia is one of the best within the Post-Soviet countries.
Two pious stories involve this holy site, with one occurring during the medieval age of Georgia.
Moving to Georgia has been hugely helpful for my Orthodox faith, as being a devout Orthodox Christian within Georgia is looked upon positively, especially for an individual like myself who converted to the faith as an adult. In addition to this, there are numerous holy sites, churches, and monasteries I can visit throughout Georgia.
Before the start of the English language community, the liturgical languages found within Georgia were Georgian, Church Slavonic, Greek, and Aramaic, because of the Patriarch’s desire to have each Orthodox minority hear the Liturgy in its native language.
Yesterday, on the feast of the Prophet Elias, the nation of Georgia celebrated the saints day of Patriarch Ilia II, who is currently eighty-eight years old, and the most respected public figure within the nation despite recent attempts to discredit the Church itself after the July 5 anti-LGBTQ demonstrations.
Kyrylo M'yazha
Despite the actions of the Church in calling for non-violence and the Church being the main calming influence in making this an overall very peaceful demonstration, the Church is now being portrayed as the enemy of the nation by the mass media.
