Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky celebrates his 65th anniversarytranslated

Your Eminence!

The editorial team of the diocesan newspaper "Orthodox Simbirsk", clergy and parishioners of the diocese's churches, and employees of the Simbirsk diocesan administration cordially congratulate you, dear Bishop, on the significant dates of your life - the 40th anniversary of monastic tonsure and the 65th anniversary of your birth!

Having accepted monasticism in the ancient Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, and subsequently the rank of bishop, you gave your life to “the only need” - serving God and the Church of Christ. You tirelessly preach the Gospel, revealing the beauty of Orthodoxy to our contemporaries, many of whom have lost their bearings in the stormy sea of ​​various teachings that have a destructive effect on the individual, family and society.

Your archpastoral care is strengthening the Orthodox witness on the Simbirsk land: old churches are being reconstructed and new ones are being built, the values ​​of Russian culture are being defended, spiritual and humanitarian support is being provided to the participants of the Eastern Military District, and crowded religious processions are being held to unite people. In Ulyanovsk, after a century-long break, a religious educational institution was opened for the training of clergy and other church personnel. These and other projects require a lot of attention...