An event was held at the children's social rehabilitation center for the holiday of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of Godtranslated

On November 4, a meeting was held at the children's social and rehabilitation center "Open House" dedicated to the holiday in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and National Unity Day.

The rector of the church in the name of St. John Chrysostom in the village. Prigorodny, cleric of the Annunciation Church in Ulyanovsk, Priest Alexy Palevka told the children about the history of the celebration of National Unity Day and the history of the discovery of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.

Then the center’s wards, together with the priest, watched the cartoon “Meeting,” dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, directed by Natalya Fedchenko.

The guys discussed the cartoon together with the head of the department for working with youth of the Simbirsk diocese, Sergei Nikolaev. The children were interested in whether non-believers can believe in Christ, how to gain faith and what to do if a believer is overcome by doubts.

The head of the diocesan youth department spoke about the tradition of making a religious procession with the revered shrine of the metropolis - the Kazan Zhadov Icon of the Mother of God and donated small icons with the Kazan image of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the wards of the Open House.