Today is Dimitrievskaya Parental Saturday - The strict commemoration of the deceased was established by decree of Emperor Nicholas II in 1903translated

Demetrius Parental Saturday, a day of special remembrance of the dead, is traditionally celebrated on the Saturday before the memory of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, celebrated on November 8.

The commemoration of the deceased was established by the holy and blessed Grand Duke Dimitri Donskoy, who, after performing the Kulikovo...