07/08/26 Metropolitan Joseph took part in the celebrations in the city of Murom dedicated to the day of remembrance of the holy blessed Prince Peter and Princess Fevroniatranslated

On July 8, Metropolitan Joseph of Ivanovo-Voznesensk and Vichuga took part in the celebrations at the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom, Vladimir Region, where the relics of the patrons of the family and marriage of the faithful Prince Peter, in monasticism David, and Princess Fevronia, in monasticism Euphrosyne, the Murom miracle workers, rest. The Divine Liturgy in the open air on the monastery square was led by the chairman of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Nikandr of Vladimir and Suzdal. Concelebrating with him were Metropolitan Joseph of Ivanovo-Voznesensky and Vichuga, Bishop Nil of Murom and Vyaznikovsky, Bishop Gideon of Vyksa and Pavlovsk, Bishop Stefan of Alexander and Yuryev-Polsky, as well as clergy from among the clergy and guests of the Murom diocese.

The liturgical hymns were performed by the Bishop's Choir of the Vladimir Diocese under the direction of regent Roman Klimentovsky.

The sermon before communion was delivered by the rector of the Moscow metochion of the Vvedensky Stavropegial Monastery of Optina Pustyn, Archimandrite Melchizedek (Artyukhin).

At the end of the Liturgy, the glorification of Saints Peter and Fevronia was performed.

Then the bishops addressed the clergy and laity with words of greeting and...