St. Elias Church (Ukrainian Catholic–Eparchy of Toronto), Brampton, ON Canada.
A tonsure is the cutting of hair, and is a part of the sacrament of baptism–an offering of self to God.
t always consists of the cutting of four locks of hair in a cruciform pattern: at the front of head as the celebrant says “In the Name of the Father,” at the back of head at the words “and the Son,” and on either side of the head at the words “and the Holy Spirit.” In all cases, the hair is allowed to grow back; the tonsure as such is not adopted as a hairstyle. The hair which has been cut is burnt in the censer. (Source: http://orthodoxwiki.org/Tonsure)
On Sunday, March 1, Michalina Anna Korbabicz and Veronica Catherina Gouravski were baptized and Chrismated. Today, the 8th Day Ablution and Tonsure were performed. May God Grant them Many Years–Многая Літа!
(Raw footage by Maria-Lynn Turi)
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