Metropolitan Nikita celebrated the Liturgy at the Krasnoyarsk monasterytranslated

On November 14, Saturday of the 24th Week after Pentecost, Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “The All-Tsarina” of the Monastery of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Krasnoyarsk.

His Eminence was served by: the head of the administrative secretariat of the Krasnoyarsk diocese, the dean of the churches of the Left Bank urban district of Krasnoyarsk, the abbot of the Assumption Monastery, Abbot Innokenty (Nilov), and the clergy of the churches of the Krasnoyarsk diocese.

The monastery choir performed the liturgical chants. During the Liturgy, the inhabitants of the monastery, parishioners and honored guests prayed: the head of the Public Relations Department of the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Roman Barinov; First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory Evgeniy Stepanov; head of the selection point for military service under contract in Krasnoyarsk, Mikhail Izrailev.

At the Liturgy, special petitions and prayers were offered for Holy Rus'. 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.

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