Tot astăzi se sărbătorește descoperirea moaștelor Sf. Serafim de Sarov, unul dintre cei mai iubiți sfinți ai Ortodoxiei.
Sfântul Serafim a fost sanctificat la 70 de ani de la trecerea lui în veșnicie. In anul 1903, la data de 19 Iulie (care era și ziua sa de naștere) în urma unor procesiuni impresionante, moaștele Sfântului Serafim sunt dăruite tuturor spre închinare.
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At noon on July 16, the first day of the festivities, Metropolitan Anthony offered a Memorial Service for the ever-memorable Hieromonk Seraphim in the Dormition Cathedral. Services also took place in the monastery's other churches.
The next day Metropolitan Anthony and Bishop Nazarius served a Memorial Liturgy in the Dormition Cathedral. At 5:00 that afternoon, the bells of Sarov began to ring, announcing the arrival of Tsar Nicholas and his family. Metropolitan Anthony greeted them and then led them to the Dormition Cathedral for a Service of Thanksgiving.
The royal family attended the early Liturgy on July 18th and received the Holy Mysteries. Later that morning, the final Memorial Service for the repose of Hieromonk Seraphim's soul was offered in the Cathedral. These would be the last prayers offered for him as a departed servant of God. From that time forward, prayers would be addressed to him as a saint. At 6 P.M. the bells rang for Vigil, the first service with hymns honoring St Seraphim, and during which his relics would be exposed for public veneration.
Sfântul Serafim de Sarov este sărbătorit atât la 2 Ianuarie (ziua morții sale) cât si la 19 Iulie, ziua glorificării sale de către Biserică.