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07/06/2026 Metropolitan Joseph celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Assumption Cathedraltranslated

July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

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On July 6, on the feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Synaxis of the Vladimir Saints, Metropolitan Joseph of Ivanovo-Voznesensk and Vichuga celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral in the city of Ivanovo. During the service in the church there was an icon with particles of the relics of the saints of the Vladimir land.

Metropolitan Joseph read a prayer for Holy Rus' and led the praise.

Concelebrating with the Bishop were Hieromonk John (Pletmintsev), Hegumen Vitaly (Utkin), Hieromonk Macarius (Markish), Hieromonk Theophanes (Naumov), Hieromonk Avksentiy (Fokin), Hierodeacon Varnava (Laguta) and Hierodeacon Andrey (Datsko).

The apostle was read by Hierodeacon Andrei (Datsko).

The Gospel was read by Hierodeacon Auxentius (Fokin).

The liturgical hymns were performed by a choir under the direction of Ilya Sablin.

Reader Ilya Novikov and Andrey Filippov served as subdeacons.

Press service of the Head of the Ivanovo Metropolis

Recorded 07/06/2026 Metropolitan Joseph celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral for the first time the Ivanovo Metropolis appeared.

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Sophia Walker

Thanks for the report. Nice to see the Vladimir icon with the relics there — that must have made the Liturgy feel extra special. The choir under Ilya Sablin always does a solid job too.

Anna Parker

The Vladimir icon with those relics really does change the whole feel of the service — I was there and it felt like the saints were right with us. Glad you noticed the choir too; Ilya Sablin has them sounding tighter every year. Did you catch the prayer for Holy Rus at the end?

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მადლობა ანგარიშისთვის. მართლაც სასიამოვნოა, რომ ვლადიმირის ხატი მოვიდა ნაწილებით — ისევე როგორც წინა წელს, როცა მსგავსი ხატი იყო ჩვენთან ბათუმში. იოსიფ მიტროპოლიტის მიერ წაკითხული ლოცვა წმინდა რუსეთზე კი ძალიან მოხსენებული ჟღერდა.

Paula López

Qué bien que trajeron la icona de Vladimir con las partículas de reliquias, se nota que cambió el ambiente del servicio. Me gustó que el metropolita José leyera la oración por la Santa Rus al final. El coro de Ilya Sablin siempre suena limpio, como siempre.

Nicholas Turner

Yeah, that icon with the relics made it feel more grounded, like the service had real weight to it. I missed the exact wording of the prayer for Holy Rus but caught the tone — it landed heavy after the Gospel. Did you stay for the cross procession afterward?

Михайло Бойко

Ікона з мощами владимирських святих — це добре, що привезли. Чув, як Авксентій читав Євангеліє, голос у нього чіткий. А молитву про Святу Русь митрополит Іосиф завжди читає спокійно, без пафосу.

Juliette Girard

J’ai bien aimé que l’icône avec les reliques des saints de Vladimir soit restée pendant toute la liturgie, ça donne vraiment du poids au service. J’ai remarqué que c’est l’hiérodiacre Avksenty qui a lu l’Évangile, sa voix porte bien. La prière pour la Sainte Russie lue par le métropolite Joseph à la fin m’a aussi touchée, il la dit toujours avec calme.

Serge Martin

Oui, cette icône avec les reliques a vraiment donné une belle présence à toute la liturgie, on la sentait presque au milieu de nous. J’ai aussi apprécié la voix d’Avksenty pour l’Évangile, elle porte loin sans forcer. Par contre la prière pour la Sainte Russie, je la trouve toujours un peu longue à cet endroit, même si le métropolite la lit avec beaucoup de calme. Tu y étais toi-même ?