Billi Mitsou braves the rain to retrieve the Cross at Frankston Pier Epiphany

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A dense rainy time successful Melbourne didn’t stop radical from gathering astatine Frankston Pier with take portion successful and witness the Blessing of the Waters.

While the gathering was not arsenic ample arsenic it was successful different places oregon had the weather been better, but a important magnitude faithful still showed up.

The rainfall had conscionable stopped astir 1pm for when the priests arrived astatine the pier.

Twelve boys and men were brave capable to dive into the water to retrieve the transverse and it was Billi ‘Vasilli’ Mitsou who was successful successful retrieving it.

“It was an astonishing experience,” Mitsou told Neos Kosmos pursuing his blessing.

“There was 10-15 of us wondering however acold they’ll propulsion it and it went each the way to the end.

“I was with some of the boys up and conscionable saw it and grabbed it.”

This was his archetypal clip diving successful for the transverse and 2nd clip attending a Blessing of the Waters lawsuit successful person, having been to Rosebud past year.

Mitsou, who is from Clayton and had been waiting astatine the Frankston Pier since 11.30am, said helium thinks he’ll bash it again adjacent year and the pursuing years.

“It’s a large feeling, you ne'er regret being portion of something similar this.”