Archpastoral visit to the Guslitsky monasterytranslated

On July 23, on the day of memory of the Monk Anthony of Pechersk, Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuevsky visited the Guslitsky Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery and celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Reverend Fathers of the Kiev-Pechersk. His Eminence was co-served by the rector of the monastery, hegumen Seraphim (Golovanov), the dean of the monasteries of the Balashikha diocese, hegumen Evmeniy (Lagutin), the dean of the Orekhovo-Zuevsky church district, hieromonk Andrei (Korobkov) and the brethren of the monastery in holy orders. The abbess of the Byvalinsky Nikitsky convent, Abbess Kapitolina (Filippenko), prayed during the service. Liturgical chants were performed by the monastery’s festive choir under the direction of Nikita Vyacheslavovich Chernigin. After reading the Gospel, Bishop Nicholas delivered a sermon. At the special litany, special petitions were proclaimed and a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. During the Liturgy, the monastery's resident, monk Basilisk (Khorev), was ordained a deacon. Following the prayer behind the pulpit, glorification was performed before the icon of St. Anthony of Pechersk, after which Abbot Seraphim thanked Bishop Nicholas for the performed divine service and care for the life of the monastery, after which His Eminence addressed...