Valaam Monastery Choir sings to Russian pilots in Syria

Source: Interfax-Religion

Moscow, January 22, 2016

    

The Valaam Transfiguration Monastery Choir sang on January 20, at the Syrian air base Hmeimin, where the planes of the Russian Aerospace Forces involved in the anti-terrorist operation against ISIL (an organization banned in Russia) are stationed.

"The choir sang in the canteen, which was re-equipped to make a comfortable concert hall, with all necessary sound equipment in a couple of minutes," monastery press officer Mikhail Shishkov told Interfax on Friday.

Over 300 troops were present at the concert.

"They listened with inspiration to the long-cherished songs Oh, the Roads, Talyanochka and Katyusha. They had a special feeling for the songs Wait for Me and I love You, Russia, and when the song Victory Day was sung, the people in the hall rose from their seats and sang with the choir, applauding," Shishkov said.

A festive service was celebrated by military chaplain Ilya Azarin, along with the Valaam Choir before the concert.

The visit by the choir was organized by the Main Department, working with personnel from the Russian Armed Forces.

The command organized an excursion at the base for the choir. The choir singers were also shown aviation equipment.

Interfax-Religion

1/22/2016

See also
Russian servicemen at Hmeimim airbase in Syria's Latakia marked Feast of Baptism of Christ Russian servicemen at Hmeimim airbase in Syria's Latakia marked Feast of Baptism of Christ Russian servicemen at Hmeimim airbase in Syria's Latakia marked Feast of Baptism of Christ Russian servicemen at Hmeimim airbase in Syria's Latakia marked Feast of Baptism of Christ
"Today, the entire group will take part in the Epiphany blessing of the waters because for a person wearing army shoulder boards, especially not on Russian soil, faith is not an idle word. The feast of the Baptism of Christ has always been celebrated very warmly," Chaplain Fr. Ilya said.
The Unbroken Circle The Unbroken Circle
Deborah Sengupta Stith
The Unbroken Circle The Unbroken Circle
Deborah Sengupta Stith
Justin Marler’s spiritual path moves with the motion of a mandala, sweeping through a series of elaborate and oddly beautiful curves, spiraling back upon itself. In 1991, he walked away from a promising musical career with doom-metal band Sleep and, after a few months of soul searching, entered an Eastern Orthodox monastery near his hometown in Chico, Calif. While Sleep started a musical journey with surprising longevity — the band almost sold out ACL Live last year — Marler spent seven years living an ascetic life of prayer, meditation and hard labor in service of Christ.
 The Monastery of St. George of Al-Humaira The Monastery of St. George of Al-Humaira  The Monastery of St. George of Al-Humaira The Monastery of St. George of Al-Humaira
he monastery of St. George is located in Wadi-An-Nadara, or the “alley of Christians”, in the region of Tal-Kalah, sixty-five kilometers from Homs, Syria. It lies on the ancient Roman road that joins the coastal cities with the east, between Homs and Tripoli, near the famous Crusaders fortress, Crac de Chevalier.

Subscribe
to our mailing list

* indicates required
×