Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” in Ulyanovsktranslated

On September 11, on the day of the feast of the Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice” in Ulyanovsk.

Concelebrating with His Eminence was the rector of the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Chalice”, Archpriest Svyatoslav Parmakli, the head of the protocol service of the Simbirsk diocesan administration, Priest Valery Stavrovsky, Deacon Ioann Kosyakov, and Deacon Grigory Shevchenko.

At the special litany, special petitions were read out for those suffering from the disease of drunkenness and drug addiction.

An address from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of Sobriety Day was read.

At the end of the Liturgy, a religious procession was held around the regional drug treatment hospital.

Metropolitan Longin congratulated Deacon Ioann Kosyakov on his birthday and name day and presented him with a congratulatory address.

The Bishop's male choir of the Simbirsk Metropolis sang during the service under the direction of regent Roman Khitev.