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Bishop Ignatius celebrated the Liturgy at the Parish of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the village of Tsvetino, Miory deanerytranslated

September 19, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 19, on the day of remembrance of the miracle of the Archangel Michael, who was in Khoneh (Colossae), Bishop Ignatius of Polotsk and Glubokoe led the Divine Liturgy in the Parish of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the village of Tsvetino.

At the walls of the church, Bishop Ignatius with a loaf of bread and flowers was met by Oleg Nikolaevich Pluto and Elena Cheslavovna Nedvetskaya.

During the Liturgy, His Eminence was served by: the secretary of the Polotsk diocese, Archpriest Alexander Petlitsky, the dean of the Miory church district, Archpriest Viktor Vabishchevich, the rector of the church, Archpriest Vasily Meshcheryakov, Deacon John Kamenkov, Deacon Boris Marmuzevich, Deacon Dionisy Lavrinovich.

Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Epiphany Cathedral in Polotsk under the direction of Natalia Semashko.

After the special litany, Bishop Ignatius offered a prayer for the restoration of peace.

Based on the sacramental verse, the sermon was delivered by the rector of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Archpriest Vasily Meshcheryakov.

Upon dismissal, the rector of the church, on behalf of all those present and parishioners, thanked the administrator of the Polotsk diocese for the archpastoral visit and joint prayer.

Next, the archpastor addressed those present with a word of edification.

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