On Dimitrievskaya Parental Saturday, Metropolitan Evgeniy will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and memorial service at St. John the Baptist Cathedraltranslated

Tomorrow, November 7, 2026, on Dimitrievskaya Parent Saturday, Metropolitan Ekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy will celebrate the Divine Liturgy and memorial service at St. John the Baptist Cathedral.

The service begins at 8:30.

Demetrius Parental Saturday - the closest Saturday before the day of remembrance of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki (October 26/November 8) - was established after the battle on the Kulikovo Field. Initially, commemoration was performed for all the soldiers who died in this battle. Gradually, Dimitrievskaya Saturday became a day of funeral commemoration of all deceased Orthodox Christians.

If it is not possible to visit a church or cemetery these days, you can pray for the repose of the deceased in home prayer. In general, the Church commands us not only on special days of remembrance, but every day to pray for deceased parents, relatives, known people and benefactors. For this purpose, the following short prayer is included in the daily morning prayers:

Prayer for the departed

Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names) and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

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