Palm Sunday - April 13, 2025

On April 13th, Father Aleksey celebrated a beautiful Liturgy for Palm Sunday, and following Liturgy, he blessed pussy willows, which were given to parishioners and guests to carry during a procession around the church and then take home.

Father Aleksey is standing in front of the Royal Doors, facing the congregation. He's wearing a green vestmenet and is holding a white cross in his right hand. Visible in the foreground, is the center table, which has an icon, two vigil lights, a gold cross and gold bowl, a brown binder, and pussy willows on top of it. The icon is surrounded by a purple cloth that serves as a frame. Looking from the nave of the church, Father Aleksey is standing in the vestibule, looking to the left of frame, into the nave. He's holding a gold bowl in his left hand and a brush in the other, and the brush is inserted into the holy water within the bowl. A woman holding pussy willows and wearing a white and black paid jacket is standing on the right side of the frame, just inside the nave. A man is in black coat is visible between the woman and priest, and he stands in the vestibule, in front of the doors that lead to outside the church. Aleksey is standing in front of the Royal Doors, facing the congregation, and with an altar server standing in front of him behind the center table. The alter server's back faces the camera, and he's wearing a gold vestment. The center table is covered in a green cloth. On the table, there's an icon that is now surrounded by a green cloth that serves as a frame. The table also holds two tall white candles in gold candle holders, two vigil lights, a gold cross, and some pussy willows. There are also two icon tables on either edge of the frame. Father Aleksey stands in the right third of the frame, in front of the front of the center table, and he's facing left while holding a prayer book. An altar server stands to his right and is facing the camera. The center table contains an icon, two vigil lights, a gold cross and gold bowl, a brush, and pussy willows . The icon is surrounded by a green cloth that serves as a frame. An altar server in a gold vestment is carrying a large, wooden cross as he walks to the left, outside of the church. There's a young boy walking ahead of him and holding a small, wooden cross. There's a black, wrought-iron fence in the foreground, and it's very ornate. In the background, a neighborhood house and several cars are visible. A woman and a young boy standing in a the last pew as viewed from the left side of the pew. The woman is facing towards the left side of the frame, looking towards the out-of-view front of the church, and the boy is smiling and looking at the camera. A man can be seen standing in the pew across the aisle, in the same row. A few pews can be seen in front of the people, and there's an off-white railing partially shown on the right side of the frame. Part of the procession line outside of the church. There's a man on the left side of the frame, and Fr. Aleksey is on the right side, walking behind the man while holding a censor in his right hand and pussy willows in his left. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where three people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. A man with white hair is holding some flowers and pussy willows in his left hand, and he's followed by a younger man with brown hair and glasses. The young man is wearing a light brown jacket and has his hands at his side. A man with glasses, and wearing a black coat, is partially visible over his left shoulder. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where three people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. A man with glasses, and wearing a black coat, is holding flowers and pussy willows in his right hand, and he's followed by another man, who is also holding flowers and pussy willows in his right hand. The second man has white hair, and a white beard and mustache, and he's wearing a gray coat and looking at the camera. There's a brunette woman in a bright, blue coat walking behind him into view at the northeast corner of the church. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where three people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. A brunette woman in a bright, blue coat is holding flowers and pussy willows in her right hand as she walks towards the bottom-left corner of the photo. A man behind her has gray hair and is is dressed in a blue suit with a light blue shirt. He's also holding flowers and pussy willows in his right hand, and he's looking at the camera. A woman in a medium brown coat is parially visible behind him. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where three people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. A white-haired woman, in a medium brown coat, is holding flowers and pussy willows in her hands in front of her. She's also wearing glasses, and her coat has a royal purple collar. There's a blond woman with glasses behind her, and she's wearing a pinkish-tan coat and is carring flowers and pussy willows in her right hand. There's a woman behind her who is partially visible and wearing a hat, a black coat, and a yellow surgical mask. She's carrying pussy willows in her right hand. Part of a man's suit is visible in the lower left corner as he steps out of frame. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where three people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. A woman in a black coat, back and gray hat, and a yellow surgical mask is carring pussy willows in her right hand and has her left hand resting on her abdomen as though she may be holding her coat closed. She looks towards the camera with a glimmer in her eye. Theys a young, possibly teenaged, woman with a long, brown ponytail behind her. She's wearing a long, flowered dress and a denim jacket and is carrying pussy willows in her right hand. A young, brunette girl follows behind her, and she's wearing a flowered dress or skirt and a denim jacket. She's holding pussy willows in both hands. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where four people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. Two woman are walking together and appear just to the left of the center of the photo. The woman on the left has her right arm in a sling, and the woman to her left (towards the center) is holding onto her arm. The second woman is possibly the mother of the first woman, who is wearing a teal jumpsuit with a pattern of white and black dots. The second woman is weating an orangey dress with blue, white, and teal flowers, and a deep blue bottom edge. She's also wearing a royal blue sweater. They're both carring pussy willows. The man behind them is wearing a medium brown shirt and dark blue pants. He's carrying and looking down at where he's stepping. A man behind him is wearing a green shirt and blue pants and is only partially visible. Part of the procession line outside of the church, where three people are visible, walking from the right side of the frame to left. A man with a white beard and mustache is wearing a brown shirt and blue pants, and he's holding pussy willows in his right hand. The blond man behind him is wearing a green sweatshirt and blue pants and is carrying flowers and pussy willows in his hands. There's a man behind him wearing a two-tone gray shirt and tan pants. He is blond, with glasses, and he's holding pussy willows in his right hand and is looking down to watch where he's stepping.
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