Night Divine Liturgy in the Monastery of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearerstranslated

July 17, 2026 · 1 min read

On the night of July 17, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the martyrdom of the holy royal family, Bishop Meliton of Nizhny Tagil and Nevyansk celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the monastery of the holy royal passion-bearers on Ganina Yama. More photos

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Diego Martínez

What a special night it must have been. It caught my attention that Bishop Melitón celebrated exactly on the date of the memory of the saints. Does anyone know if they always do the night liturgy there at Ganina Yama?

Daniel Baker

Yeah, they usually hold the night Liturgy there on the 17th. My mate from Ekaterinburg went a couple of years back and said the quiet at Ganina Yama after midnight was something else. Bishop Meliton seems to make a point of being there every year for the Royal Martyrs.

Marius Marin

I also heard that at Ganina Yama the night of July 17 is completely different, that silence after midnight must catch you differently. Bishop Meliton seems to never be absent, well done. Thanks for the pictures, I'll have a look at them.

Татьяна Михайлова

Here in Munich we also try not to miss the night service on July 17, although it is far from Ganina Yama. I wonder, what church do you usually go to in Novosibirsk? The photographs this year are really very atmospheric, especially after midnight, when almost no one is left.

Daniela Stan

Yes, that silence after midnight at Ganina Yama changes everything, it's like you feel closer what happened there. Bishop Meliton actually comes every year, I saw him once too. Have you ever been there at night?

Katherine Evans

My friend said the cold really hit her around 4 a.m., like the temperature dropped ten degrees once the sun was thinking about rising. Bishop Meliton has been steady with that night service for years now. Did your sister-in-law stay for the whole thing or head back down the hill before dawn?

Alexandra Marin

Yes, the midnight silence at Ganina Yama really does change everything. I was there once at night, in 2019, and the air was so cold and clean that only the singing from the church could be heard. Bishop Meliton really keeps this tradition, good thing he comes every year. Did you stay at work until the end?

Daniel Lewis

My sister-in-law made it through to the end, though she was rubbing her hands together by the final blessing. That 4 a.m. chill is no joke up there; last year my thermos of tea went lukewarm in about twenty minutes. Bishop Meliton really does keep that night Liturgy going no matter what.

Basil Young

Yeah, that 4 a.m. chill hits different up at Ganina Yama. My thermos of coffee did the same thing last time I went—barely lasted through the Epistle. Bishop Meliton really does push through it every year, doesn’t he?

Michael Morris

Yeah, that early-morning bite at Ganina Yama is brutal. My wife packed wool socks for me last year and I still ended up stomping my feet through half the service. Did your sister-in-law say she’d go again?

Bogdan Tudor

Yes, that silence after midnight is something else entirely. I also went once in 2018, also at night, and I remember how only the voice of the choir and the footsteps on the gravel could be heard. Bishop Meliton actually comes every year, it's nice that he keeps the tradition. I stayed until the end, but I could barely feel my legs at the end. Have you been since then?

Petru Munteanu

Yes, that silence after midnight changes everything. I didn't get to Gania Iama, but at the night service at our monastery in Iași I felt the same thing - only the voices and the gravel under my feet. Bishop Meliton is really constant, nice of him. Did you still go after 2018 or did you just have that memory?