A memorial service for Archbishop Jonah was celebrated at the Holy Dormition Cathedraltranslated

On the eve of the Council of Vyatka Saints, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 4 p.m., a memorial service was held in the Assumption Cathedral for Archbishop Jonah (Tugarinov) and all the archpastors, shepherds, and ascetics of the Vyatka land. The service was performed by Archpriest Andrei Lebedev, a member of the Diocesan Commission for the Canonization of Saints, cleric of the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy in All Who Sorrow.” Believers in joint prayer honored the memory of Archbishop Jonah and all the archpastors, shepherds, and devotees of the Vyatka land. At the end of the memorial service, Archpriest Andrei Lebedev addressed those gathered in the church with a pastoral word: “God bless everyone for their prayers.” May the Lord give rest to the souls of the departed servants of God, ever remembered: Archbishop Jonah, Metropolitan Chrysanthus, all our departed relatives, the brethren of this holy monastery in the villages of the righteous, and He will have mercy on us, for He is good and a lover of mankind. Archbishop Jonah also died, like Saint Tryphon on October 21, 1699, now we are collecting information to glorify him among the saints and venerate him as a great saint of God.

And according to tradition, we have been celebrating a memorial service for many years, together with them we prayerfully remember all those who worked for this holy church, who...