On the 20th week after Pentecost, Archbishop Varlaam celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Makhachkala Cathedraltranslated

On October 18, 2026, on the 20th week after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of Saints Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Macarius, Philip, Job, Hermogenes, Tikhon, Peter, Philaret, Innocent and Macarius, wonderworkers of Moscow and all Russia, Archbishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Derbent celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition 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 Russia, performed in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

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

At the end of the service, an evangelical conversation with parishioners was held at the diocesan spiritual and educational center on the territory of the Assumption Cathedral, which was conducted by the secretary of the diocese, Priest Pavel Kalikin.

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