“The main thing is the transfiguration of Christ, who calls us to be transformed”translated

With the blessing of Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol, on August 19, on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Head of the Belgorod Metropolis, Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in the city of Belgorod. The day before, the Archpastor celebrated an all-night vigil in the cathedral. During the Divine Liturgy, the Bishop was co-served by the rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Oleg Kobets, and the clergy of the cathedral, Archpriest Alexander Lavrinenko and priest Gennady Postnikov, the rector of the Church of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God, Archpriest Alexey Luporev, the rector of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Archpriest John Borchuk, and the rector of the Church of the Holy Blessed Matrona. Archpriest Sergius Berezhnoy, rector of the St. Nicholas Cathedral, Hieromonk Alexy (Chernyaev). After reading the Holy Gospel, Metropolitan John addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word, in which he reminded them of the deep theological meaning of the holiday.

The Bishop spoke about the gospel event on Mount Tabor, where Christ revealed His Divine glory to His disciples - the apostles Peter, James and John. The head of the metropolis emphasized that the Transfiguration is, first of all, a phenomenon...