His Eminence the Bishop celebrated the All-Night Vigil on the eve of the celebration in honor of the locally revered icon of the Mother of Godtranslated

On the evening of August 21, on the eve of the festival in honor of the locally revered Icon of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost” of Tiraspol, His Eminence Archbishop Savva of Tiraspol and Dubossary led the service of the All-Night Vigil with lithium in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Tiraspol. His Eminence was served by the clergy of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ and the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Numerous believers gathered under the arches of the main church of the diocese to celebrate the day of celebration of the especially revered image of the Most Holy Theotokos in common prayer. At the end of Great Vespers, a lithium was performed, after which the festive service continued. A special place in the service is occupied by the polyeleos, which takes place on this day in front of the locally revered image of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost” of Tiraspol, which is kept in the cathedral as the greatest shrine.

After the polyeleos and the reading of the prescribed passage from the Holy Gospel, His Eminence Archbishop Sava anointed the concelebrating clergy and parishioners with consecrated oil. Believers reverently approached the festive image of the Most Holy Theotokos, asking the Queen...