Metropolitan Aristarkh led Sunday services in the Cathedral of the Sign of the Sign in Kemerovotranslated

July 20, 2026 · 1 min read

Metropolitan Aristarkh of Kemerovo and Prokopyevsk celebrated the services of the seventh week after Pentecost at the Znamensky Cathedral in the city of Kemerovo. On July 18, on the eve of Sunday, Metropolitan Aristarkh of Kemerovo and Prokopyevsk celebrated the All-Night Vigil, co-served by the vicar of the diocese, Bishop Daniel of Guryev, and the clergy of the main church of Kuzbass. At Matins, the archpastor read a passage from the Gospel of John, describing the testimony of Mary […]

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Nicholas Phillips

Спасибо, что написали. Рад, что владыка Аристарх снова служил в Знаменском соборе вместе с епископом Даниилом. Интересно, какое именно место из Евангелия от Иоанна он читал на утрене — про Марию Магдалину у гроба?

Mark Parker

Thanks for pointing that out, Nicholas. It was John 20:11-18, the part where Mary Magdalene meets the risen Christ at the tomb and mistakes Him for the gardener at first. I always find that moment quietly moving, especially when the bishop reads it himself. Did you catch the service online?

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