Bishop Vincent performed a memorial service on the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repressiontranslated

October 30, 2026 is the day of remembrance of all Orthodox Christians who were innocently killed by atheists or who were innocently imprisoned.

On this day, Bishop of Tara and Tyukalinsky Vikenty performed a memorial service for all those who died innocently during the years of repression.

During the service, special petitions and prayers were said for those innocently killed:

- “We also pray for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God in the days of hard times, those who were innocently killed, who endured suffering and torture, who in exile and imprisonment received a bitter death, whose names You Yourself, Lord, weigh”;

— “In the blessed dormition, grant eternal peace, O Lord, to Thy servants who have departed, who were killed innocently in the days of hard times, who endured suffering and torture, who in exile and imprisonment received a bitter death, whose names You Yourself, Lord, weigh, and create for them eternal memory.”

At the end of the funeral service, the archpastor addressed those gathered with an instructive word, in which he emphasized the importance of preserving historical memory and respect for the deceased, not forgetting the tragic pages of our history and passing on this memory to future generations.

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