Metropolitan Alexy celebrated the festive Liturgy in the Chelyabinsk Church of the Martyr John the Warriortranslated

On the feast of Martyr John the Warrior, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Chelyabinsk Church of St. John the Warrior. Concelebrating with the archpastor was the rector of the church, the head of the Social Department of the Chelyabinsk Diocese, Priest Pavel Kurbatov, the dean of the Miass-Rural District, Priest Evgeniy Novokreschinov, and other clergy. Saint John the Warrior served in the army of Emperor Julian the Apostate in the 4th century. He was a secret Christian, supported his fellow believers, for which he himself was subjected to torture. He was released when the emperor died, and Saint John continued to help people. In his sermon, Metropolitan Alexy said that, following the example of the holy martyrs, we should not be afraid of sorrows, since we can do everything through Jesus Christ who strengthens us. The martyrs rejoiced when they confessed Christ, and they rejoiced when they had to suffer for Him. And it is precisely to joy that the Church calls people. “Christianity teaches a simple, godly life.

So that there is peace in the heart, so that children can be raised in faith, in the fear of God, in respect for elders, so that there are worthy and correct relationships in marriage, so that there is honesty and support at work, so that there is love between neighbors. There are different ways to achieve this. We...