“The history of Russia is a history of miracles”translated

On September 8, 2026, on the feast of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. At the end of the Liturgy, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the believers with the Primate’s word.

I cordially congratulate all of you, Your Eminence Bishops, dear fathers, brothers and sisters, on today’s holiday - on the event associated with the salvation of the city of Moscow and all of Russia!

The great miracles that mark our history are associated with the deliverance of our country and our people from foreign invasions that could destroy the country, destroy the people, and erase our Fatherland from history - so strong were the enemies who entered our land in order to take possession of its riches, conquer it and themselves become the strongest in the world.

But in an amazing way - and this is probably one of the few cases in history - the fateful victories on which the existence of our country, our people depended, turned out to be connected with the action of Divine power, with the manifestation of some Divine miracle.

And the event that we are celebrating today was also connected...