Metropolitan Nikita celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Krasnoyarsk.translated

On October 26, on Monday of the 22nd Week after Pentecost, on the feast day of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God (brought to Moscow in 1648), Metropolitan of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk Nikita celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Krasnoyarsk.

His Eminence was assisted by the dean of the Right Bank Eparchial Region of Krasnoyarsk, the rector of the church, Archpriest Maxim Smolyakov, and clergy of the Krasnoyarsk and Yenisei Diocese.

The liturgical hymns were sung by the church choir.

During the Liturgy, special prayers and a prayer for Holy Rus' were raised. By the blessing of the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, this special prayer is recited in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church after each service.

The sermon after the Gospel was delivered by the staff clergy of the church, Hieromonk Martin (Romanov).

After the Liturgy, Metropolitan Nikita conducted a thanksgiving prayer for the fulfillment of the petition and every divine benefaction. Following this, the "Many Years" was chanted for the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, the clergy, and all Orthodox Christians, and for Archpriest Maxim Smolyakov on the occasion of the anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

The Head of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis congratulated Father…