Bishop Ignatius celebrated the Liturgy on the patronal feast day of the St. Panteleimon convent in Braslavtranslated

On August 9, on the day of remembrance of the great martyr and healer Panteleimon, Bishop Ignatius of Polotsk and Glubokoe led the Divine Liturgy at the St. Panteleimon Convent in Braslav.

At the walls of the church with bread and salt and flowers, Bishop Ignatius was met by Abbess Nika (Burak) and her sisters.

During the Liturgy, His Eminence was concelebrated by: the secretary of the Polotsk diocese, Archpriest Alexander Petlitsky, the dean of the Braslav church district, Archpriest Mikhail Koleda, Archpriest Igor Chechukovich, Priest Evgeny Bugaev, Deacon Ioann Kamenkov, and Deacon Boris Marmuzevich.

Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the St. Panteleimon Convent in Braslav under the direction of Maria Klochko, teacher of the Minsk Theological School.

During the service, intense prayer requests for the granting of peace were offered.

Priest Evgeniy Bugaev delivered the sermon based on the sacramental verse.

After the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Ignatius, the clergy concelebrating with him, the abbess, the sisters of the monastery and the parishioners performed a procession of the cross around the church, glorification and a prayer service in honor of the great martyr and healer Panteleimon.

Upon completion, the archpastor addressed those present with the word...