Divine Liturgy on the day of the celebration of the Casimir Icon of the Mother of Godtranslated

On October 16, 2026, on the day of the celebration of the Kazimir Icon of the Mother of God, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Dormition Convent in the village of Kazimirovo by His Eminence Stefan, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, and His Eminence Ambrose, Bishop of Borisov and Maryinogorsk.

The archpastors were concelebrated by the secretary of the Gomel diocese, Archpriest Georgy Alampiev, the dean of the churches of the Zhlobin district, Archpriest Alexey Smotritsky, the dean of the monasteries of the Gomel diocese, Abbot Theodorit (Zolotarev) with the brothers of the St. Nicholas monastery, the clergy of the deanery and the diocese.

The abbess of the monasteries of the Gomel diocese prayed during the service: Vera (Afonkina) with the sisters of the Tikhvin convent in Gomel, Ioanna (Yarets) with the sisters of the Holy Dormition monastery and Archelaus (Novikova) with the sisters of the Ioanno-Kormyansky convent. The abbess of the Ksenievsky convent of the Borisov diocese in the village of Baran, Abbess Eupraxia (Zubova), also prayed.

The chants were performed by the male combined choir of the Gomel diocese under the direction of the regent, Priest Kirill Savich. During the Liturgy, intense prayers were offered for the restoration of peace.

At the end of the service, the cross took place...