On National Unity Day a festive religious procession took place in Samaratranslated

On November 4, on the Day of National Unity and the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, a festive prayer service was held at the chapel of St. Alexy of Moscow in Samara. The solemn prayer service was preceded by the Divine Liturgy in St. Sophia Cathedral, which was led by Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuibyshevsk. His Eminence was served by the clergy of the cathedral and the clergy of the Samara Metropolis. For the festive service, the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” was brought to St. Sophia Cathedral from the Holy Trinity Convent in the village of Tashla. The cathedral icon “Patron Saints of Entrepreneurs” was also brought to the service. At the end of the Liturgy, believers who wished to take part in the procession walked from St. Sophia Cathedral to the chapel of St. Alexis of Moscow. The clergy of the metropolis and parishioners of Samara churches took part in the procession. After the prayer service, Metropolitan Theodosius addressed those gathered with an archpastoral word: “Dear fathers, brothers and sisters!

I thank everyone for the common prayer and for participating in the procession. Today is National Unity Day, today is the day of celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the memory of the deliverance from foreigners and the end of the Time of Troubles...