Divine Liturgy for the 24th Sunday after Pentecosttranslated

On the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, November 15, 2026, His Eminence Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the parish of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the village of Pobolovo.

His Eminence was served by the secretary of the Gomel diocese, Archpriest Georgy Alampiev, the dean of the Rogachev district, Priest Alexey Sergeev, the rector of the parish, Archpriest Vladimir Rudenok, and the clergy of the diocese.

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

On this Sunday, during the service, an excerpt from the Gospel of Luke was read about the healing of the Gadarene demoniac (Luke 8:26-39). The Gospel narrative reminds us of the power of God, freeing man from the power of evil, and of the freedom that he gains by trusting his life to Christ. It also draws attention to the danger of internal addiction to sin, when a person ceases to notice what deprives him of spiritual freedom.

On the third Sunday in November, which marks the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a litany was held during the service for all those killed in road traffic accidents. Such commemoration is performed in the churches of the Gomel diocese in accordance with...