Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Sunday, October 4, 2026: what will happen in the church?translated

On Sunday, October 4, the celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord is celebrated. The celebration lasted 7 days, and today the texts of the Exaltation are heard for the last time in the service.

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Also on this day, the Church remembers the discovery in 1752 of the relics of St. Demetrius of Rostov, wonderworker and author of the collection of lives of saints.

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Sunday, October 4, 2026, Commemoration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord

On the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate first of all the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord. For several days, prayers were offered and bows were made in front of the Cross lying in the center of the church. And on the day of the dedication of the holiday, the service will be no less solemn than on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross itself on September 27. Thus, at the beginning of the church year, the Lord strengthens us spiritually and...