Exaltation of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord in the Transfiguration Cathedral of Balashikha 09/27/2026translated

On September 26, on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuevsky led an all-night vigil with the rite of the Exaltation of the Cross in the Transfiguration Cathedral of Balashikha. On September 27, the day of the holiday, Bishop Nicholas celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the cathedral. During the services, His Eminence was co-served by the clergy of the parish. After reading the Gospel, Vladyka Nikolai delivered a sermon. At the special litany, special petitions were proclaimed and a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. At the end of the Liturgy, His Eminence addressed the concelebrating clergy and those praying with an archpastoral word.