Orthodox Sentinel

The custom of adorning the church with tree branches, flowers, and grass goes back to ancient times. The Old Testament Pentecost was the feast of the first harvest (Ex. 23:16). People brought the first fruits of their harvest and flowers into the court of the Temple. In New Testament times, the trees and other plants in the church symbolize the renewal of people through the power of the Holy Spirit which has descended.

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A hierarch of the Moldovan Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) has been ordered by a Chișinău court to pay compensation for moral damages for “homophobic” statements he made in 2022.