The clergy of the Vyborg diocese concelebrated with Metropolitan Barsanuphius at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburgtranslated

On November 4, on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Barsanuphius celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Kazan Cathedral of St. Petersburg, which celebrated the patronal feast.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were Bishop Benjamin of Kronstadt, Bishop Mitrofan of Gatchina and Luga, Bishop Silouan of Peterhof, as well as representatives of the Vyborg diocese - the secretary of the diocesan administration, Archpriest Igor Aksenov, and the abbot of the Konevsky Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery, Archimandrite Alexander (Arva).

Among the concelebrating clergy were also the keymaster of the Kazan Cathedral, Archpriest Andrei Gerasimov, the chairman of the parish council, Archpriest Alexander Pashkov, clergy of the cathedral, deans and clergy of the St. Petersburg diocese.

The governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov, the chairman of the city's Legislative Assembly Alexander Belsky, government officials, philanthropists and numerous parishioners prayed during the service.

Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Kazan Cathedral under the direction of Svetlana Rumyantseva, the youth choir “Irmos” under the direction of Margarita Galechik and a mixed…