Archpriest Andrei Tkachev: It would be safer for the enemies not to see us. All their lives it seems to them that Christianity is living out its “last days.” But Christianity will still “catch a cold at the funeral” of its enemies - Reflections of a famous Orthodox priest on the past multi-thousand All-Moscow Cross Processiontranslated

September 7, 2026 · 1 min read

The famous Orthodox priest and missionary Archpriest Andrei Tkachev shared his thoughts on the thousands-strong procession of Orthodox believers along the streets of Moscow, which took place in the capital last weekend, in his Telegram channel.

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Paul Collins

Saw the photos of that huge Moscow cross procession – must have been something to see that many people out together. Fr Tkachov’s line about Christianity catching a cold at its enemies’ funeral made me chuckle, he’s got a way with words. We get the same quiet digs here sometimes, but the faith just keeps going.

Антон Комаров

Yes, the religious procession in Moscow is impressive when so many people come. Tkachev definitely aptly said about “he’ll catch a cold at the funeral” - he smiled, as did Paul. Here in Rostov there is also a decent amount of gathering for the throne, but it is far from reaching such a scale.

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