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Pilgrimage to St. Parascheva in Iasi: relics, processions and Liturgy, October 8-15, 2026
What the video says
The video is a prayer hymn to Saint Parascheva, called the much-helpful one, the flower and protectress of Moldova. It asks God in His saints, who intercede, pray and weep for us, to hear the prayer. The refrain repeats the petition: 'O Holy Mother Parascheva, bless Romania.'
Key moments
- The hymn addresses God in His saints who intercede, pray and weep for us.
- Saint Parascheva is called 'much helpful, flower and protectress of Moldova'.
- The refrain repeats: 'O Holy Mother Parascheva, bless Romania.'
The Archdiocese of Iasi announced a pilgrimage gathering in Iasi, Romania, from October 8 to 15, 2026, for the feast of St. Parascheva, known as St. Petka, the protectress of Moldavia. The gathering opened on Thursday, October 8, at 6 o'clock with the reading of the Akathist to St. Parascheva. After the Akathist, the relics of St. Petka and of St. Paisius of Sihastria were carried in procession around the Metropolitan Cathedral and placed in a specially prepared reliquary, where the faithful could venerate them.
On Sunday, October 11, at 19:00, the traditional procession 'Path of the Saints' took place, in which the relics marked the prayerful gathering of the faithful through the streets of Iasi. After the procession, around 20:30, the relics were again placed for veneration. On Monday, October 12, the pilgrimage program continued with services in the Metropolitan Cathedral.
On the feast itself, Wednesday, October 14, the Divine Liturgy will begin at 9 o'clock on the plateau in front of the altar of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The liturgical responses will be sung by the Academic Choir 'Byzantion'. The announcement describes the gathering as an occasion for common prayer and veneration of the saint whose relics the faithful have honored for centuries.
The source is the official press release of the Archdiocese of Iasi, 'Sărbătoarea Sfintei Cuvioase Parascheva (Iași, octombrie 2026)', together with the schedule of services from October 8 to 15, 2026. A hymn to the saint accompanies the announcement, calling her the much-helpful one, the flower and protectress of Moldova, with the refrain 'O Holy Mother Parascheva, bless Romania.'
Main points
- The pilgrimage gathering in Iasi runs from October 8 to 15, 2026, for the feast of St. Parascheva, protectress of Moldavia.
- It opened on October 8 at 6 o'clock with the Akathist, followed by a procession of the relics of St. Petka and St. Paisius of Sihastria around the Metropolitan Cathedral.
- On October 11 at 19:00 the 'Path of the Saints' procession went through the streets of Iasi; the relics returned for veneration around 20:30.
- On the feast, October 14, the Divine Liturgy begins at 9 o'clock outside the cathedral, with the Academic Choir 'Byzantion' singing.
- The hymn's refrain asks: 'O Holy Mother Parascheva, bless Romania.'