On the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Archbishop Sava celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the cathedraltranslated

On October 25, the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the holy fathers of the VII Ecumenical Council and the festival in honor of the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God, His Eminence Archbishop Savva of Tiraspol and Dubossary celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. His Eminence was served by the cathedral clergy. During the service, an excerpt from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 7:11–16) was read, telling about the resurrection of the son of the Nain widow by the Lord Jesus Christ. This gospel event testifies to the mercy of the Savior, who, seeing the sorrow of the mother, took pity on her and returned her son. The miracle demonstrates Christ's power over death and reminds us of the hope of resurrection. At the end of the service, the Archpastor and the concelebrating brethren went to the locally revered image of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost” in Tiraspol, where glorification was performed.

Before the locally revered icon, the stichera “Higher than the heavens and purest of the sun’s lordships, who delivered us from the oath, Let us honor the Lady of the world with songs” was sung, after which the clergy, choir and parishioners sang a hymn to the Queen of Heaven. Then Archbishop Sava addressed the believers with an edifying word of sermon, in which he reminded about...