On the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Bishop Ignatius celebrated the All-Night Vigiltranslated

On September 26, on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Bishop Ignatius of Polotsk and Glubokoe celebrated an all-night vigil in the Cathedral of the Epiphany in the city of Polotsk.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were: Secretary of the Polotsk Diocese Archpriest Alexander Petlitsky, Priest Georgy Odynets, Priest John Gavrilchik, Priest Georgy Dubovsky, Deacon Vladimir Dzhezhora, Deacon Gennady Dzichkovsky, Deacon John Kamenkov, Deacon Boris Marmuzevich.

The liturgical hymns were performed by the bishop's choir under the direction of Natalia Semashko.

On the occasion of the holiday, a vigil with lithium was held in the church. After the great doxology, Bishop Ignatius took the cross out of the altar and, while singing “Holy God...” with the cathedral clergy, carried it throughout the church, after which the cross was installed on the central lectern. Then the archpastor performed the rite of raising the cross: the bishop blessed all those praying with a cross raised high on the four sides of the church.

During the service, Vladyka Ignatius anointed the worshipers with consecrated oil.

Video of Worship