The military priest served with Bishop Justinian of Elista at the Divine Liturgy in the Church of Tsarevich Alexy in Gorodovikovsktranslated

On October 18, 2026, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Moscow saints and the name day of the holy passion-bearer Tsarevich Alexy, Archbishop Justinian of Elista and Kalmyk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church of the holy passion-bearer Tsarevich Alexy in the city of Gorodovikovsk

At the invitation of Archbishop Justinian and with the blessing of the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury, Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov concelebrated with His Eminence at the Divine Liturgy. At the end of the Liturgy, a religious procession took place around the church of Tsarevich Alexy with icons of Moscow saints, the holy passion-bearer Tsarevich Alexy and the image of St. Spyridon of Trimifunt with an ark containing a particle of his relics. The banners were carried by students of the Cossack cadet corps named after O. I. Gorodovikov.

Next, Bishop Justinian addressed those praying in the church that day with an archpastoral word, paying special attention to the martyrdom of the family of the last Russian emperor.

“We believe that the sovereign follows the path of Christ and loves not only those who love him, but also those who hate him... The holy passion-bearer prays for his Fatherland even now before the Throne of God...