January 19, Epiphany.20.01.2016

January 19 rector of Holy Transfiguration Church, in the village Orlino of Leningrad region, every year along with his sons dips into the font. Residents of Gatchina district, where the priest serves, followed the example of Father Sergius. The temple stands on the banks of the picturesque lake. And on the eve of the Baptism the Jordan was prepared. Priest Sergei Baryshev serves as rector of the Holy Transfiguration Church since 2004. And for 12 years he plunges into the lake on Baptism. Father Sergius has four daughters and two sons. 12-year-old Boris and 8-year-old Vasily courageously entered into the icy water. But parents do not allow daughters to bathe. Every year, about half of the village Orlino follows the example of the priest. Believers from other villages of the Gatchina district join them. Someone does not have the determination to plunge into the Jordan, come to pray in the temple and collect holy water. Tours of St. Petersburg, Russia with j-travel-spb.