On September 11, on All-Russian Day of Sobriety, a religious procession “For life and sober Russia” will be held in Nizhny Novgorodtranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 11, on the All-Russian Day of Sobriety, a religious procession “For life and sober Russia of the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolis” will be held in Nizhny Novgorod

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Stephen King

Good to see the cross procession tied right to the All-Russian Day of Sobriety on the 11th. I pray it brings some real awareness here in Chicago too—our youth group has talked about starting something small like that after Liturgy.

Sophia Young

Our parish in London does a small walk after Liturgy on the feast of the Beheading, and it always makes me think how sobriety really starts with the little daily choices. Nice to see it tied directly to the All-Russian Day of Sobriety on the 11th. Hope the procession in Nizhny goes smoothly.

Δέσποινα Νικολαΐδου

It is good that they connect the pilgrimage to the cross with the day of sobriety on the 11th. In our parts, the Church talks about the same topic every year after the Feast of the Epitome, but usually keeps to words. I would like to see something more organized here as well, like the walk they do in London after Mass.

Сергій Мороз

Here in Lviv, after the beheading, they also mention sobriety in the sermon, but we don't do such a procession of the cross. It's good that in Nizhny Novgorod they linked it to September 11, maybe at least a few people will think about it. And you, fathers, are you planning something similar here?

Mathilde Lefebvre

At home in Strasbourg, we also talk about sobriety after the feast of the Beheading, but it is mainly during the sermon. The idea of linking this directly to September 11 with a real крестный ход in Nizhni Novgorod seems concrete to me, it could move things more than words alone. Perhaps we should discuss it at the next parish council.

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სალომე დოლიძე

It is good that the crucifixion is directly connected to September 11 in Nizhny Novgorod. In Kutaisi, in St. George's Cathedral, even after the apotheosis, they always talk about Nafa, but we don't have a crucifix. Maybe we should start a small procession after the liturgy, as they say in London.

Katherine Johnson

Our parish here in Dallas always mentions sobriety in the sermon right after the Beheading too, but tying the cross procession straight to the 11th like they’re doing in Nizhny Novgorod sounds like it could actually get folks moving. Maybe we could start with something small after Liturgy that day. Has anyone here tried linking it to a specific local event before?

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