Divine Liturgy on the Day of Remembrance of the Great Martyr. Artemia of Antiochtranslated

On the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Artemy of Antioch, November 2, 2026, His Eminence Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the parish of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the urban village of Uritskoye.

His Eminence was served by the dean of the Gomel district, the rector of the parish, Archpriest Artemy Krivitsky, the dean of the Gomel city district, Archpriest Igor Olshanov, the rector of biblical and theological courses, Archpriest Vadim Kochan, the chairman of the Information Department of the Gomel diocese, Archpriest Oleg Kostroma, the rectors of Gomel churches and the clergy diocese.

During the Liturgy, intense prayer requests for the restoration of peace were offered.

At the end of the service, Archbishop Stefan congratulated Archpriest Artemy Krivitsky on his namesake day, wishing him strength of mental and physical strength, God’s help in his pastoral service and future work.

On this day the Church honors the memory of the Great Martyr Artemy of Antioch. The saint was a military leader and governor of Egypt, and during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate he openly professed the Christian faith and denounced the persecution of Christians. For this, the Great Martyr Artemy...