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PILGRIMAGE TO THE TOMB OF SAMUEL THE PROPHET
Orthodox flock to Samuel's Mountain for the
yearly commemoration of the mighty prophet
Praying towards Jerusalem
from Samuel's Mountain
2 Chronicles 6:38 and if they turn back to you with all their heart and soul in the land
of their captivity where they were taken, and pray toward the land you gave their fathers,
toward the city you have chosen and toward the temple I have built for your Name;
Candles are lit in honor of the Prophet Samuel
Various Orthodox groups make use
of the opportunity to take collections