Archpastoral service at the Kazan Monasterytranslated

July 5, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 5, 2026, on the fifth week after Pentecost, Bishop Meliton of Nizhny Tagil and Nevyansk celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the monastery in the name of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the city of Nizhny Tagil. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Meliton addressed Hieromonk Zosima, acting rector of the Kazan Monastery, with warm congratulations. The archpastor congratulated Father Zosima on his anniversary - [...]

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Анна Воробьёва

Father Zosima, happy anniversary to you! I remember how last year, on the patronal feast day in Kazan, you spoke so heartfeltly about the icon in your sermon. Good health to you, father, and continue in the same way.

Тамара Морозова

Thank you Anna, well written. I also remember that sermon by Father Zosima about Kazanskaya - he was still talking about his grandmother at that time, how she saved the icon during the evacuation. Good health to him, may he continue to serve.

Ирина Голубева

Thank you, Anna, you definitely noticed. I, too, stood in the church then and remembered how Father Zosima spoke about the icon - simply, without unnecessary words. Good health to the priest for many years to come, may he continue to serve just as calmly.

Роман Киселёв

Thank you, Irina. I also remembered that moment with the icon - Father Zosima then added that it had been in the monastery from the very foundation. I wish him health, of course, and may he continue to be equally obedient.

Тимофей Тарасов

Father Zosima, happy anniversary to you! I remember how you talked about your grandmother and the icon during the evacuation - simply and to the point. Good health to you, father, and continue to serve in the same way.

Валентина Фёдорова

Yes, Irina, I also stood nearby and thought then - that’s how simple and to the point he told it. Father Zosima is always like this: without niceties, but he gets into your soul. Good health to him, may he continue to serve in the same way.

Дмитрий Семёнов

Father Zosima, happy anniversary to you. It’s good that Bishop Meliton came to personally congratulate. I remember how you talked about your grandmother and the icon during the evacuation - simply, without unnecessary things, and it still sticks in my head. Good health to you.

Светлана Андреева

Thank you, Tamara, I also remember that story about my grandmother - how she carried the icon in a bundle across the Urals and hid it in the hut. Father Zosima always says it so simply that it goes straight to the soul. I wish him good health, of course, for many years to come.

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