His Eminence celebrated the All-Night Vigil on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Crosstranslated

On the evening of September 26, on the eve of the great twelfth feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, His Eminence Archbishop Savva of Tiraspol and Dubossary celebrated an All-Night Vigil with lithium and the rite of the Exaltation of the Cross in the capital's Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Concelebrating with His Eminence, the rector of the parish, was the cleric of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Archpriest George Skobil, hieromonks John (Traito) and Simeon (Lupashko), and Protodeacon Sergius Afteni. In accordance with the instructions of the church charter, the polyeleos with the reading of the Holy Gospel on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was performed in the altar. After the Great Doxology, His Eminence, together with the concelebrating clergy, carried out the Honorable Cross of the Lord from the altar, decorated with fresh flowers. While singing the festive troparion “We worship Your Cross, O Master, and glorify Your holy resurrection,” the Archpastor, the clergy and the worshipers bowed three times to the Honorable and Life-giving Cross of the Lord.

After this, Archbishop Sava anointed the clergy and parishioners with blessed oil. At the end of the service, believers reverently venerated...