Bishop's service in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Spreader of the Loaves” in the Lviv microdistrict of the city of Podolsk 10/28/2026translated

On October 28, Archbishop Aksy of Podolsk and Lyubertsy celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Spreader of the Loaves” in the Lviv microdistrict of the city of Podolsk. On this day the parish celebrated its patronal feast day. His Eminence was served by: the secretary of the Podolsk diocesan administration, priest Konstantin Semenov, the dean of the Podolsk church district, priest Seraphim Pokatilov, the rector of the church, priest Dimitry Voyuev, and the clergy of the Podolsk deanery. The liturgical hymns were performed by the bishop's choir under the direction of Yaroslav Filipsonov. After the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. At the end of the service, glorification was performed in front of the icon of the Mother of God “Spreader of the Loaves.” At the end of the service, Father Demetrius turned to the bishop with words of gratitude and presented him with an icon of St. Ambrose of Optina. Then Archbishop Aksiy addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word.