On Dmitrievskaya Parent Saturday, November 7, a memorial service will be held in Ural churches.translated

Dimitrievskaya Parental Saturday - a day of special remembrance of the dead - is celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church on November 7 this year. Priest Pavel Kononenko, acting senior priest of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Yekaterinburg, spoke about the significance of this day.

On Dimitrovskaya Parental Saturday, funeral services will be held in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. Father Pavel Kononenko invited believers to pray for deceased loved ones and relatives.

– Very soon in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church there will be a commemoration of all those who have died from time to time, all our relatives, all who gave us the opportunity to live, believe, and pray, including inheriting eternal life. And, of course, there will be a special commemoration of all the soldiers who laid down their lives for faith and the Fatherland on the battlefield.

Of course, on the eve, funeral services will be held in all churches, and on the very day of remembrance, funeral Liturgies will be performed, at which we can pray for the repose of all our loved ones.

Therefore, we invite everyone on this day, first of all, before going to the cemetery, to visit the church and pray for all those who are dear to our hearts -...