Archpastoral visit to the Church of St. Basil of the Ryazan village of Protekino, Zaraisky urban district 07/04/2026translated

On July 4, 2026, on Saturday of the 5th week after Pentecost and the memory of St. Maxim the Greek, Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsky and Kolomna led the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Basil of Ryazan in the village of Protekino, Zaraisky urban district.

His Eminence was served by: the dean of the Zaraisk district, the rector of the church, Archpriest Pyotr Spiridonov, and the clergy of the deanery.

Praying during the service were: Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Honorary Citizen of the city of Zaraysk Nikita Yuryevich Chaplin, Head of the Municipal District of Zaraysk Viktor Anatolyevich Petrushchenko and parishioners of the temple.

The liturgical chants were performed by a choir under the direction of Priest Nikolai Glukhov.

After the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'.

The sermon on the sacramental verse was delivered by the rector of the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the village of Radushino, Priest Andrei Spiridonov.

At the end of the service, Bishop Paul addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word.

Metropolitan Pavel also led the funeral litany and the reburial ceremony at the Zaraisk city cemetery of the remains of Nikita Yuryevich Chaplin’s grandfather, Vasily Nikitovich Stepnov.

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