Matins with the removal of the Holy Cross on the eve of the Feast of the Origin of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lordtranslated

On August 13, on the eve of the celebration of the Origin of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, a solemn service was held in the cathedral.

The Divine Matins was performed by Bishop Feognost of Serov and Krasnoturinsky. His Eminence was concelebrated by the clergy of the cathedral. A special moment of the service was the removal of the Cross of the Lord - it reminded believers of the great significance of the Cross as a symbol of salvation and the victory of life over death.

At the end of the service, Bishop Theognost addressed the parishioners with the words of a sermon. The Archpastor noted that the Cross of Christ is not only a sign of the Savior’s suffering, but also the greatest evidence of His boundless love for people. “The cross teaches us not to be afraid of sorrows,” the bishop emphasized, “after all, through them the Lord leads a person to spiritual growth. Suffering, accepted with faith and humility, becomes the path of soul transformation.”

The Bishop recalled that the Feast of the Origin of the Venerable Trees of the Cross of the Lord has long been associated with special reverence for the shrine: in ancient times, the Cross was taken out for worship in order to strengthen the people in faith and ask God for protection and mercy. “And today, worshiping the Cross, we confess our fidelity to Christ and ask Him to grant us the strength to bear our...