Bishop's service in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the White in the city of Serpukhov 07.26.2026translated

On July 26, the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Archbishop Aksy of Podolsk and Lyubertsy celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the White in the city of Serpukhov. His Eminence was served by: the secretary of the Podolsk diocesan administration, priest Konstantin Semenov, the dean of the Serpukhov church district, priest Dionysius Koskin, the rector of the church, Archimandrite Kirill (Kostikov), and the clergy of the Podolsk diocese. The liturgical hymns were performed by the bishop's choir under the direction of Roman Gorokh. The deputy head of the city office prayed during the service. Serpukhov O.A. Lebedeva and the abbess of the Vvedensky Vladychny Monastery of the city of Serpukhov Alexy (Petrova). According to the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. At the end of the service, Archbishop Aksiy addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word. Then a religious procession was carried out with the revered image of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost” to the All Saints Church in the city of Serpukhov.