Metropolitan Alexy celebrated the all-night vigil on the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Marytranslated

On the eve of the twelfth feast of the Nativity of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass celebrated an all-night vigil with litia in the lower church of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. The ruling bishop was assisted by the clergy of the cathedral. The service chants were performed by a mixed choir under the direction of regent Yulia Vasina. During the service, the troparion of the holiday was sung repeatedly, as well as the glorification of the Most Holy Theotokos. During the reading of the canon, Metropolitan Alexy anointed the believers with consecrated oil. In his sermon, the cleric of the Nativity Cathedral, Priest Simeon Laptev, told the story of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known from legend, and recalled that Her parents, Joachim and Anna, were condemned by Jewish society for “chastity” and endured reproaches. “They turned their quiet cry of prayer to the Lord, they believed that the Lord was busy creating the salvation of the world. As a reward for their faith, Mary was born to them, who was destined to become “More honorable than the Cherubim and more glorious than the Seraphim.”

And we also need to pray and believe that the Lord will hear our prayers, because He is constantly engaged in creating the salvation of each of us,” said Father Simeon. CPRO Chelyabinsk Diocese...