On the day of remembrance of Righteous Simeon, the Right Reverend Archpastors of the Yekaterinburg Metropolis celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the St. Nicholas Monasterytranslated

Today, September 25, 2026, on the day of the dedication of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the day of the transfer of the relics of the holy righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye, a festive Divine Liturgy was traditionally celebrated in the spiritual capital of the Urals. The service was led by Metropolitan Ekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Eugene, co-served by Bishop Feognost of Serov and Krasnoturinsk, Bishop Pavel of Trinity and South Ural, Bishop Sergius of Alapaevsk and Irbit, Bishop Meliton of Nizhny Tagil and Nevyansk.

Concelebrating with the Eminence Bishops were numerous clergy of the Yekaterinburg Metropolis, including the rector of the Transfiguration Church in the city of Yekaterinburg, mitered Archpriest Nikolai Ladyuk; rector of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Yekaterinburg, mitered archpriest Nikolai Maleta; Secretary of the Ekaterinburg diocese, rector of the Church of All Saints, Archpriest Nikolai Tarantin, dean of church districts and heads of departments and divisions of the Ekaterinburg diocese, rectors of churches, as well as the brethren of the St. Nicholas Monastery in holy orders, led by the abbot, Abbot Jerome (Mironov).

The hymns of the liturgy were sung...