Rejoice, our Joy, cover us from all evil with Your honest omophoriontranslated

October 14, 2026 is the Feast of the Intercession of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

The Feast of the Intercession of the Mother of God was established in Rus' during the reign of the blessed Prince Andrei Yuryevich Bogolyubsky. The basis was the miracle of 910, the description of which was preserved in the life of St. Andrew of Constantinople, Christ for the Fool's sake. When pagan barbarians besieged Constantinople, the city's inhabitants gathered in the Blachernae Temple to pray to God for protection from enemies. During the service in the church, the Mother of God miraculously appeared and, as a sign that she was giving her protection to Constantinople, covered the worshipers with her robe - she spread her head covering over the believers. Through the intercession of the Queen of Heaven, the city was saved, and the enemy fled in fear from the walls of Constantinople.

Bishop Vikenty of Tara and Tyukalinsk led the Divine Liturgy at the Spassky Cathedral in the city of Tara.

Concelebrating with the ruling bishop were: the rector of the Spassky Cathedral, the secretary of the diocese, priest Mikhail Safichuk, and the cathedral cleric, priest Georgy Surdushkin.

At the special litany, special petitions were offered, Bishop Vincent read a prayer for Holy Russia.

At the end of the Liturgy...