Bishop's service on the eve of the Feast of the Removal of the Trees of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lordtranslated

On the evening of August 13, 2026, on the eve of the Feast of the Bearing of the Trees of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Archbishop John of Brest and Kobrin performed a statutory service with the Rite of Bearing the Cross of the Lord in the Cathedral of St. Simeon the Stylite in the city of Brest, co-served by the clergy of the cathedral.

At Matins, during the singing of the great doxology, His Eminence performed the Rite of Carrying the Cross of the Lord from the altar of the cathedral to the center of the church for worship by all believers.

During the service, Archbishop John anointed the faithful with blessed oil.

At the end of the service, Archbishop John addressed the worshipers with words of archpastoral edification on the theme of the Feast of the Removal of the Trees of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord.

Press service of the Brest diocese.

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