On the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, Metropolitan Eugene will perform solemn services in Ural churchestranslated

On the days when the Church remembers the miracle of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, Metropolitan Evgeniy of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye will perform festive services in Ural churches.

On the evening of October 13, 2026, on the eve of the holiday, the archpastor will perform an All-Night Vigil in the church in honor of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Mountain Shield.  The service begins at 16:00.

On the morning of October 14, on the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, Metropolitan Eugene will celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the courtyard of the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Convent in the city of Sredneuralsk (Sredneuralsk, Severny Proezd, 15). The service begins at 9:00.

The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos is one of the great holidays of the Russian Orthodox Church. Its full name is the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

According to legend, the Mother of God appeared to those praying in the Blachernae Church in Constantinople. This happened in 910, when barbarian troops approached Constantinople. The Mother of God spread her omophorion (head cover) over the people, and this miracle became a sign of intercession and consolation.

A miraculous cover protected the city. The storm that arose scattered the ships of the barbarians, saving the inhabitants...