Metropolitan Nikita celebrated the Liturgy in the church-chapel of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonicatranslated

On November 8, on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, on the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki, in memory of the great and terrible shaking (earthquake) that happened in Constantinople (740), Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church-chapel of Demetrius of Thessalonica in the city of Krasnoyarsk.

His Eminence was served by: the rector of the Krasnoyarsk churches of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called and Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Priest Vitaly Walter and the clergy of the churches of Krasnoyarsk.

The church choir performed the liturgical chants.

During the Liturgy, special petitions and prayers for Holy Rus' were offered. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, this special prayer is performed in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church at every service.

At the funeral litany, prayers were offered for the repose of the souls of all the killed soldiers of law enforcement agencies on the battlefield and in every place, their lives and souls for the Fatherland, who laid down law and order at the hands of lawless victims.

The sermon on the sacramental verse was delivered by the rector of the church, Priest Vitaly Walter.

Metropolitan Nikita and the clergy performed glorification of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, after which the bishop addressed...