Honoring Saint Sylvester, Archbishop of Omsk in Taratranslated

July 16, 2026, the day of the discovery of the relics of the holy martyr Sylvester, Archbishop of Omsk.

With the blessing of Bishop Vikenty of Tara and Tyukalinsk, on the eve of the holiday, the all-night vigil in the Spassky Cathedral was performed by the sacristan of the cathedral, Archimandrite Thaddeus (Cherednichenko), and the rector of the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul in the village of Zalivino, Tara region, and the cleric of the cathedral, Hieromonk Theodosius (Dolgov).

During the polyeleos, the icon of St. Sylvester of Omsk with a particle of his relics and part of the robe in which the saint was dressed during burial was carried from the altar through the Royal Doors by the serving priests to the middle of the temple.

The image was made in 2025, in honor of the 130th anniversary of the Omsk diocese, and was donated to the Tara diocese by Metropolitan Dionysius of Omsk and Irtysh.

On the day of the holiday, July 16, the Divine Liturgy in the Spassky Cathedral, with the blessing of Bishop Vincent, was performed by the sacristan of the cathedral, Archimandrite Thaddeus (Cherednichenko) and the rector of the Transfiguration Church in the village of Lozhnikovo, Tarsky district, Priest Georgy Surdushkin.

At the end of the Liturgy, the clergy performed glorification in front of the icon of St. Sylvester of Omsk.

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