On the day of memory of the righteous youth Artemy Verkolsky, the vicar of the Rostov diocese celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Rostov-on-Dontranslated

On November 2, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the righteous youth Artemy Verkolsky, the vicar of the Rostov diocese, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Rostov Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

His Eminence was co-served with the secretary of the Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk for the city of Rostov-on-Don, Archpriest Ioann Osyak, the chairman of the parish council of the cathedral, Archpriest Alexander Bryantsev, the head of the Department for interaction with the Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies, Archpriest Valery Voloshchuk, the rector of the Don Theological Seminary, Archpriest Timofey Fetisov, and the vicar of Donskoy. Starocherkassk Ephraim Monastery Hegumen Sergius (Kolomits), Chairman of the Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Don Metropolis Hieromonk Mavrikiy (Zvyagintsev), Dean of the Taganrog District Priest Boris Gushchin, Dean of the Azov City District Hieromonk Ambrose (Plakhotny), Rector of the Church of the Pentecost at the Don Theological Seminary Priest Andrey Mironov, clergy of the cathedral.

At the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Russia.

The hymns of the service were performed by the cathedral choir under the direction of the regent, Protodeacon Vladimir Zubritsky.…