Metropolitan Nikita led the Liturgy on the patronal feast of the Krasnoyarsk Church of the Apostle Luketranslated

On October 31, on the day of remembrance of the Apostle of 70 and the Evangelist Luke, Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke at the Road Clinical Hospital of the city of Krasnoyarsk.

His Eminence was served by the rector of the church, Archpriest Pavel Kraskov, and clergy from the churches of the city 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.

The sermon on the sacramental verse was delivered by the rector, Archpriest Pavel Kraskov.

After the dismissal of the Liturgy, Metropolitan Nikita performed the glorification of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke, after which he addressed the believers with an archpastoral word.

The head of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis presented memorial signs “165 years of the formation of the Krasnoyarsk (Yenisei) Diocese” to Archpriest Pavel Kraskov and Archpriest Mikhail Sabadin.