On the day of remembrance of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Primate of the Russian Church celebrated the Liturgy at the Trinity-Sergius Lavra on 10/08/2026translated

On October 8, 2026, on the day of the repose of St. Sergius, abbot of Radonezh, wonderworker, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Lavra of Sergius. Before the start of the service, at the entrance to the Assumption Cathedral, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was met by: the resident of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Archimandrite Macarius (Veretennikov); Secretary of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' for Moscow, Protopresbyter Vladimir Divakov; Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Executive Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Preservation, Reconstruction of the Historical Image and Development of Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region S.A. Pakhomov; Acting head of the Sergiev Posad urban district of the Moscow region A.V. Luzhetsky.

Among those who concelebrated with His Holiness the Patriarch were also representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches: Bishop Stefan of Remesia (Serbian Orthodox Church); Archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky) (Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia); Archpriest Daniil Andreyuk (Orthodox…