Bishop's all-night vigil on the eve of the day of remembrance of the Royal Passion-Bearers in Yekaterinburgtranslated

On the evening of July 16, on the eve of the day of remembrance of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers, a solemn bishop's all-night vigil took place on the square in front of the Church-Monument on the Blood in the city of Yekaterinburg. A large-scale service within the framework of the international days of remembrance “Royal Days 2026” was led by a host of 18 bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church and Local Orthodox Churches. Among the bishops who arrived to participate in the memorable celebrations was Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuibyshevsk. The archpastors were assisted by numerous clergy, and the liturgical chants were performed by the combined choir of the Yekaterinburg diocese. As part of the morning service, the worshipers were anointed with oil; several thousand of them gathered in the square in front of the temple. At the end of the service, the head of the missionary department of the Yekaterinburg diocese, Priest Daniil Ryabinin, addressed the pilgrims with a sermon, reminding them of the importance of the upcoming prayer procession to the monastery on Ganina Yama. At the end of the all-night vigil, for believers who arrived from all over the country, rest was organized in a tent camp, deployed by military personnel of the Central Military District and cadets of the Ural Institute...