Bishop's service on the eve of the day of remembrance of the Holy Martyr Athanasius, Abbot of Bresttranslated

On the evening of September 17, 2026, on the eve of the day of remembrance of the Venerable Martyr Athanasius, Abbot of Brest, His Eminence John, Archbishop of Brest and Kobrin, led a festive all-night vigil in the Cathedral of the Venerable Simeon the Stylite in Brest.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were: Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin; dean of the churches of the Brest urban district, rector of the parish of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Brest, Archpriest Peter Romanovich; Secretary of the Brest Diocesan Administration, Dean of the churches of the Zhabinka district, Rector of the parish of the Church of St. Cyril of Turov in Zhabinka, Archpriest Sergiy Petrusevich; sacristan of the Cathedral of St. Simeon the Stylite in Brest, Archpriest Mikhail Denisenko; as well as the clergy of the Brest diocese.

The diaconal rank was headed by the cleric of the cathedral, Deacon John Shkulepa.

The liturgical chants were performed by the bishop's choir of the cathedral (regent - Deacon Georgy Shevyakov) and the choir of the cathedral (regent - Nadezhda Boksha).

The abbess of the convent of the All-Merciful Savior in Kobrin, Abbess Euphrosyne, prayed during the service...