Putin's NIGHT WOLVES brought Kusturica to the relics of St. Basil of Ostrog, then the real MIRACLE happened (VIDEO)
Traditionally, under the walls of Ostrog, the feast of St. Basil of Ostrog, was celebrated by thousands of believers from Montenegro, the region and beyond. The area in front of the monastery was overwhelmed with tents, blankets and bags of those who arrived the night before to attend festive midnight wake, where in the Church of the Presentation Metropolitan of Montenegro-littoral Amfilohije served a prayer and a song.
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Amfilohije served the central liturgy, in front of the Upper Monastery, with the con celebration of Metropolitan Sergius Ternopoljski and Kremenjecki, from Western Ukraine, and Bishop of Budim and Niksic Joanikija. After that believers have joined for holy communion glass.
In the words Joanikije said that the sanctity is inherited, but not by blood, but by the spirit and the best witness to it is Basil of Ostrog, who lived in a time of great temptations.
Metropolitan Sergius said that people who live by faith and who rejoices faith resists all temptations, and that it was this faith which unites the nation.
To him, Joanikij and Valuev, a former boxing champion, and now Putin's party deputies in the Duma (Russian parliament), Amfilohije was giving icons of Sv. Vasilij, and to Emir Kusturica, who was baptized in the name of Nemanja baptismal name, a medal of the Order of St. Stefan Lazarevic. Amfilohije reminded of the opening of the first Orthodox film festival within which films are in Podgorica, Niksic and Berane.
- We are especially pleased to participate in this festival with, among others, our famous film directors Nikita Mikhalkov, who will be delivered in Podgorica positioning, and Nemanja Kusturica who is not only the bearer of the great truth that art and beauty saves the world, but only when the art is combined with good, virtue and shame, as said by the famous Tarkovski, only that art saves the world, sanctifies, enlightens, beautifies the soul and the body that feed on that art - said Amfilohije.
Thanks to the medal Kusturica expressed his respect for the Church and the saints especially "when the Christian Orthodox religion and culture are under attack and it survives the difficult moments".
- Since we are the heirs of Christian culture, not just a religion, it is good to renewed one kind of experience from the film and that in the last century was hardly panting under the weight of technology, and now has practically disappeared. I think that the movie festivals it will come to life again - said Emir Kusturica
He was accompanied by "Night Wolves", the world's most massive motorcycle club.
- There was about ten of us, one from Russia and two from the Repiblika Srpska to honor the relics of the saint and to be our brother and escort guest Nemanji skeleton. Whenever we have time favorite driving us to Ostrog, and to do it at least once a week - said Zeljko Vukcevic, President of the Division "Night Wolves" from Montenegro.
The cross was brought to Ostrog, sanctified on Golgotha on Easter this year, which will go through Orthodox sanctuaries until it will be placed on the place reserved for the future temple of Sv. Prince Lazar in Kingisep Petrograd area, on Vidovdan.
(Telegraf.co.uk / source and photos official portal of Ostrog / Vijesti.me)
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