The Lord, as he preserved the Russian land, will preserve us alltranslated

On September 6, 2026, on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Council of Moscow Saints, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' led the All-Moscow religious procession with prayer singing to the Most Holy Theotokos and Moscow saints.

At the end of the All-Moscow religious procession, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed the flock:

“I cordially congratulate all of you, dear bishops, fathers, brothers and sisters, on the holiday of the Council of Moscow Saints!

There are not many capitals in the world where such a holiday is celebrated. This suggests that the city of Moscow and our Fatherland were honored to have saints as a spiritual ideal, spiritual and even political mentors (especially in ancient times).

Indeed, the great princes who led our Fatherland, Orthodox sovereigns, who put a lot into strengthening Russia, its well-being, turning it into a world power with enormous power, did a lot for our country and, of course, for our Church.

These times are a thing of the past, and they did not go away easily - through violence, grief, repression, human suffering. Those who led Russia away from this historical path, probably, even in their worst dreams, could not imagine that we...