The head of the Don Metropolis celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostovtranslated

On November 10, 2026, on the day of remembrance of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, the city of Rostov-on-Don.

His Eminence was served by the dean of the Central District, the rector of the church, Archpriest Alexander Pyatnitsky, the cleric of the church, Priest Sergius Lysy, and the clergy of the church.

At the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Russia.

The hymns of the service were performed by the church choir under the direction of regent Oleg Gordeev. The sermon before Holy Communion was delivered by the church cleric, Priest Sergius Lysy.

The rector of the church, Archpriest Alexander Pyatnitsky, expressed words of filial gratitude to Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk for joint prayer on the day of the patronal feast.

The Metropolitan addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word, recalling the life path of St. Demetrius of Rostov. In particular, he noted: “St. Demetrius was personally involved in the education of young men who were destined to become shepherds. He singled out those who were especially gifted, talked with them, analyzed the texts of the Old Testament, taught them to read, write sermons and...