On the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, Archbishop Sava celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the cathedraltranslated

On November 15, the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, His Eminence Archbishop Savva of Tiraspol and Dubossary celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. Concelebrating with the Most Reverend Bishop was the cathedral clergyman and Archpriest Vladimir Martynov, assigned to the cathedral. During the service, an excerpt from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 8:26–39) was read, telling about the healing by the Lord Jesus Christ of the Gadarene demoniac, possessed by many demons. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, glorification was performed before the locally revered image of the Most Holy Theotokos “Seeking the Lost” of Tiraspol. The Ruling Bishop offered a prayer to the Mother of God, after which he bowed to Her holy image.

Then His Eminence addressed the clergy and parishioners with a sermon, in which he touched on the spiritual meaning of the Gospel story about the healing of the Gadarene demoniac, noting the power of God’s grace that frees a person from the power of evil, and the need to maintain faith and trust in the Lord in any life circumstances.