On the eve of the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the Head of the Don Metropolitanate held an all-night vigil in the Rostov Cathedraltranslated

On November 3, 2026, on the eve of the celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (in memory of the deliverance of Moscow and Russia from the Poles in 1612), the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury, performed an all-night vigil in the Rostov Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

His Eminence was served by the vicar of the Rostov diocese, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog, the chairman of the parish council of the cathedral, Archpriest Alexander Bryantsev, the confessor of the diocese, Archpriest Nikolai Uryvsky, and the clergy of the cathedral.

The hymns of the service were performed by the cathedral choir under the direction of Protodeacon Vladimir Zubritsky.