On the 23rd week after Pentecost, Archbishop Varlaam celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Makhachkala Cathedraltranslated

On November 8, 2026, on the 23rd week after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica (c. 306), Archbishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Derbent celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of the capital of Dagestan.

The night before, the ruling bishop led an all-night vigil in the Assumption Cathedral.

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 cleric of the Assumption Cathedral, Priest Rustik Korneychik.

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

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