On the 18th week after Pentecost, after the Exaltation, Archbishop Varlaam celebrated the Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of Makhachkalatranslated

On October 4, 2026, on the 18th week after Pentecost, after the Exaltation, the celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Archbishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Derbent celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of the capital of Dagestan.

His Eminence was served by the clergy of the cathedral church.

After reading the Gospel, the bishop addressed those gathered with an archpastoral word.

At the special litany, special petitions were offered. Archbishop Varlaam read a prayer for Holy Rus', performed in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.

The sermon before communion was delivered by the dean of the Makhachkala church district, Priest Sergiy Abasov.

After the dismissal, glorification of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross was performed, and then the Cross was brought into the altars and placed on the throne.

At the end of the service, Archbishop Varlaam held an evangelical conversation with parishioners at the diocesan spiritual and educational center on the territory of the Assumption Cathedral.

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