On the Day of Sobriety in the Russian Orthodox Church special petitions will be offered for those suffering from alcoholism - For the first time, the Day of Sobriety in Russia was established by the Holy Governing Synod in 1913 and restored by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2014translated

On September 11, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the Beheading of John the Baptist and the Day of Sobriety in Russia, prayer singing will be performed in all operating churches of the Russian Orthodox Church for those suffering from the disease of wine drinking or drug addiction, reports Diakonia.Ru.

This rite and the Concept of the Russian Orthodox...