Metropolitan Alexy will perform a service on the Feast of the Destruction of the Venerable Trees of the Holy Crosstranslated

On August 14, the Church celebrates the Destruction of the Venerable Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. On this day, the Dormition Fast begins - a time of prayer, spiritual work and preparation for the Feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, the festive Divine Liturgy will be led by Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass. The service will begin at 8.45. After the Liturgy, Bishop Alexy will bless the faithful for the beginning of the Dormition Fast and will consecrate the honey of the new harvest. CDRO Chelyabinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. All rights reserved.