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#372346 - 11/26/11 02:27 PM Virgin Mary belt visits Moscow
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From the New York Times...


click here to see the whole article

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#372356 - 11/26/11 09:07 PM Re: Virgin Mary belt visits Moscow [Re: Alice]
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Video excerpts of the belt of the Theotokos arriving at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow


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#372362 - 11/27/11 01:05 PM Re: Virgin Mary belt visits Moscow [Re: Alice]
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Just think about the direction Russia has travelled toward since 1991, and contrast that with where we have gone, as a country, since that time. Could you imagine Barack Obama officially receiving such a relic? Short answer: No!

Dn. Robert


Edited by Deacon Robert Behrens (11/27/11 01:06 PM)
Edit Reason: punctuation correction

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#372363 - 11/27/11 01:10 PM Re: Virgin Mary belt visits Moscow [Re: Alice]
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How absolutely beautiful and magnificent the event on this video was....thank you Apotheon for sharing it. May the mercy of God through the prayers of His Holy Mother be with us all.

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