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Russia: An Icon of the Virgin Mary Goes Into Space
Vatican Insider ^ | 11/17/11

Posted on 11/17/2011 7:38:09 PM PST by marshmallow

A new crew has arrived at Moscow’s space station. The whole world can now see the image of Our Lady of Kazan which had been entrusted to Patriarch Kyrill

Spiritual mission accomplished. Last March, the image of Our Lady of Kazan, which is one of the most venerated Russian Orthodox icons, was donated by the Patriarch of Moscow, Kyrill, to the then director of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov. “I hope that the icon will be taken on board the space shuttle that will be launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first man in space,” the religious leader said, referring to the Soyuz TMA-24 space flight. Shortly afterwards, on 30 March, the shuttle would fly to the International Space Station (ISS), conducted by the mythical Russian cosmonaut and pilot, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. The Patriarch made mention of the astronauts, saying: “As well as performing their complex and important duties, they will also embark on a spiritual mission with the icon.”

As reported by the Asia News agency, on 16 November, while the world was celebrating the arrival of a new crew aboard the ISS and as the astronauts spoke about their experiences, two images were clearly displayed behind them: one of the first man to enter into Space, the Russian cosmonaut, Gagarin, and one of Our Lady of Kazan.

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1 posted on 11/17/2011 7:38:11 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
Absolutely mind-boggling.
Amazing.
Only the Russians would think of that...and do it. That HAS to be a first in human history. Our Blessed Lady in space. Well, she's the Queen of Heaven, so it fits.
Bravo to the Russians.
2 posted on 11/17/2011 7:50:46 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: marshmallow

Has the Eucharist ever been in space?


3 posted on 11/17/2011 8:03:47 PM PST by WPaCon
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To: cloudmountain

This shows how deeply the Russians have embraced the Orthodox religion and turned their backs on atheistic Communism. It is a great day for all Christians in a time when Christians are facing suffering in many parts of the world.


4 posted on 11/17/2011 8:04:23 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
This shows how deeply the Russians have embraced the Orthodox religion and turned their backs on atheistic Communism. It is a great day for all Christians in a time when Christians are facing suffering in many parts of the world.

Amen.

5 posted on 11/17/2011 8:08:01 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: marshmallow

Beautiful

6 posted on 11/17/2011 8:16:59 PM PST by Mike Darancette (999er for Cain.)
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To: cloudmountain

I imagine the Muslims are not too happy about this.


7 posted on 11/17/2011 8:20:10 PM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: marshmallow

Well, bully for Russia!


8 posted on 11/17/2011 9:15:45 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: cloudmountain

I was in Baikonur (Russian launch center in Kazakhstan) last year and visited the church that holds the icon that went into space previously. The church was built about 5 years ago - first Orthodox church ever in Baikonur (they tried to build one for like 20 years but the authorities wouldn’t let it happen). The priests were relatively young and said that the church was well attended (althugh the Russian population of Baikonur is in steady decline).


9 posted on 11/17/2011 9:17:38 PM PST by happyathome
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To: marshmallow

NASA is now a Muslim outreach program and Russia promotes Christianity in space. Never thought I’d see the day. The article does make a mental image of a dashboard saint on a spacecraft tho!


10 posted on 11/17/2011 9:42:58 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
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To: af_vet_rr

Don’t worry, when they get around to it, they’ll send a piece of their religion up there too. A bomb belt perhaps?


11 posted on 11/17/2011 9:49:11 PM PST by KOZ.
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To: KOZ.

Islam will never ‘get around to it’. These vermin have been regressing to the sixth century ever since Mohomo died. They will never make it to rocketry.


12 posted on 11/17/2011 9:53:15 PM PST by MHGinTN
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To: marshmallow

Wonderful!


13 posted on 11/18/2011 3:52:13 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Russia - The third Rome?


14 posted on 11/18/2011 4:08:22 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.)
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To: marshmallow
I'm sad to say that Russia is looking like a better option every day. It is more corrupt on the surface now but the US is getting more Soviet-like every day. Russia has a 20% cap on all taxes combined (federal local, etc) and welfare programs for only those that truly can't work (old and disabled). The US has made a terrible mistake creating a growing welfare state.

The biggest difference is their complete lack of PC-based decay. The US has been so infected by this PC propaganda and glorification of stupidity that it's looking more like a terminal disease every day. If I look at any MSM, I want to vomit.

Russia has all the materials and potential to succeed. A true Russian Republic with strong influence by the church could end up as a new world leader.

15 posted on 11/18/2011 5:52:10 AM PST by varyouga
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To: don-o
Hey friends, and I mean ALL y'all: I think you'll love this brief but thrilling Vatican Space Program Video.

http://www.badcatholics.com/

(Oops, the site is being reconstructed. You'll have to come back in a week. Please remember to do this, it's wonderful and funny.)

In compensation, here's proof that the Roman Catholic Church is ordaining Extraterrestrial Space Aliens as priests:

Mirabile dictu, ya know??

16 posted on 11/18/2011 8:01:01 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("When in Rome, do like you done in Milledgeville." - Flannery O'Connor)
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To: marshmallow

Was it Our Lady of Fatima who was asking Catholics to pray for the conversion of Russia? Looks like all those millions of prayers over the last 90-some-odd years have been asnwered!


17 posted on 11/18/2011 11:36:06 AM PST by Rosie405
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To: don-o

Legends say that in a dark age, when Europe has fallen away from Christ—The Third Rome (Russia) will come and save them for Christ—Orthodox Faith will dominate and the Roman Catholic Church bow to them. Or something like that.


18 posted on 11/18/2011 3:13:19 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: marshmallow
Earlier examples of Russian Orthodox icons on space station
19 posted on 11/20/2011 2:15:23 PM PST by onedoug (lf)
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