Tomorrow the Orthodox celebrate the Forgiveness Vespers. You approach every parishioner in turn and ask forgiveness. It’s an exercise in humility and kindness.
My mother called me to remind me that it’s very important to go to Forgiveness Vespers. She told me to ask forgiveness for her because she’s not going.
It is not easy to recover the religious feeling after it’s broken for several generations.
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