In Kizlyar, Princely and Republic Cross Processions Took Placetranslated

On September 26, 2026, during the eve of the World Feast of the Life-Giving Cross of our Lord, Archbishop of Mahachkala and Derbent Varlaam conducted all-night vigil in the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Kizlyar.

Archbishop Varlaam was served by the eparchial secretary, dean of the Kizlyar canonical district priest Pavel Kalikin, and clergy from the Mahachkala eparchy.

The sixth psalm and kafism were read by the abbess of the monastery, nun Antonina (Pavlova).

After the Great Blessing, Archbishop Varlaam conducted the rite of raising the Cross.

On September 27, during the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, Archbishop of Mahachkala and Derbent Varlaam conducted Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Kizlyar with the participation of the eparchial clergy.

The sermon at the Gospel was delivered by Dean Dionysius Stepanishchev of Taramov district.

After the dismissal, Archbishop Varlaam addressed the gathered with an archpastoral word.

Then, participants of the liturgical service, Orthodox residents of Kizlyar, Kizlyar and Taramov districts, and numerous pilgrims proceeded on a cross procession from the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross to the Holy and Most Holy Cathedral of St. George.…