In the Holy Trinity Monastery of Simferopol, the dressing gowns of medical workers were consecrated

CrimeaPRESS reports:

In the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Convent, in the days of memory of St. Luke, the Archbishop of Crimea and Simferopol, a water-blessing prayer service was held with an akathist «to the good and merciful doctor.» After the prayer service, the ceremony of consecrating the white coats of medical workers at the shrine with the holy relics of the Prelate traditionally took place.

It is very important to preserve such long-term traditions and pass them on to young people . Here in the cathedral there used to be the episcopal chair of Archbishop Luke of Crimea. This great man was an outstanding scientist and surgeon, devoted his whole life to serving people and God. And today we turn to him with prayers , — the press service of the Acting Minister of Health of the Republic of Crimea Konstantin Skorupsky quotes.

Archpriest Gregory wished the medical workers the strength to turn the tears of the sick into joy and that requests for healing turn into gratitude to the doctors and God.

Earlier, a prayer service and the rite of consecration of white coats was also held in the Alexander Nevsky Temple in Yalta, where students and teachers of the Yalta Medical College took part.

For reference: Archbishop Luke (in the world Valentin Feliksovich Voino-Yasenetsky) is a Russian and Soviet religious figure, surgeon, scientist and spiritual writer, author of works in anesthesiology and purulent surgery. Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Theology, Professor.

330448 In Crimea, a long-term tradition of consecrating white coats on the Days of Commemoration of the Archbishop and Doctor St. Luke has developed. Since 792 the Society of Orthodox Doctors of Crimea named after St. Luke has been operating in the republic.