On the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Theodosius celebrated the Liturgy in the St. Sophia Cathedral of Samaratranslated

On November 4, Wednesday, the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity, Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuybyshevsk led the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Sophia the Wisdom of God. His Eminence was served by the clergy of the cathedral and the clergy of the Samara Metropolis. Liturgical chants were performed by the provincial male choir “Sofia” under the direction of Deacon Andrei Popov, the bishop’s choir of St. Sophia Cathedral under the direction of Anastasia Gorbatenko and the Diocesan Children’s Mixed Choir “Blago” under the direction of Maria Sinitsina. At the end of the Liturgy, a religious procession took place from the St. Sophia Cathedral to the chapel of St. Alexis of Moscow. The metropolitan clergy and numerous believers took part in the procession. A prayer service was held at the chapel. For the festive service, the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Deliverer from Troubles” was brought to St. Sophia Cathedral from the Holy Trinity Convent in the village of Tashla. You can venerate the shrine until November 5 inclusive. St. Sophia Cathedral is located at: Samara, st. Sokolova, 1A.

Prayers will take place in front of the Tashlinskaya Icon: The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered images in the Russian Orthodox Church. The icon was found...