On the feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Beatitude Metropolitan Benjamin, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, presided over the patronal celebration of the monastery bearing the same name in Grodno (+photo reportage).translated

Before the beginning of the divine service, flowers were laid at the monuments to the first Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan Philaret (Vakhromeyev) and Metropolitan Joseph (Semashko) on the grounds of the monastery. The hierarchs served with: the Secretary of the Administration of the Exarchate of Belarus, Protopresbyter Andrej Volkov; the dean of the cathedral church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Grodno, Protopresbyter Grigory Belyatsky; and clergy from the monastery. The deacon's office was led by Protodeacon Nikolay Avsyevich. The liturgical singing was performed by the choir of the monastery under the direction of Natalia Andrushovich and the youth choir under the leadership of Maria Rodzhevich. A sermon before Communion was delivered by a clergyman from the monastery, Presbyter Vjacslav Shestitko. During the divine service, the clergyman from the monastery, Presbyter Alexander…