Clergy of the Rostov-on-Don diocese, caring for the deaf, co-served with His Holiness Patriarch Kirilltranslated

On October 11, 2026, on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Venerable Schemamonk Kirill and Schemanun Maria (c. 1337), parents of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, the feast of the discovery of the relics of the Venerable Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth and the nun Varvara (1918), His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

The service was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf and the 35th anniversary of the revival of church care for people with hearing impairments. More than 300 people from 27 dioceses and 35 Orthodox deaf communities arrived to participate in the service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior: clergy who know sign language and care for deaf parishioners with hearing impairments, members of Orthodox deaf communities and the All-Russian Society of the Deaf (VOG) from different regions of Russia.

With the blessing of the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk, the Rostov-on-Don diocese was represented by the coordinator for work with the deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind, the confessor of the Rostov community of the deaf, the rector of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Sovereign in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Priest Anthony Osyak and the rector...