On the 10th week after Pentecost, Archbishop Varlaam celebrated the Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of Makhachkalatranslated

On August 9, 2026, on the 10th week after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon (305) and St. Herman of Alaska (glorification 1970), Archbishop Varlaam of Makhachkala and Derbent celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral of the capital of Dagestan.

The night before, the archpastor led an all-night vigil in the cathedral church.

His Eminence was co-served by the clergy of the Assumption Cathedral.

After reading the Gospel, the bishop addressed the flock with an archpastoral word.

At the special litany, special petitions were offered. Archbishop Varlaam read a prayer for Holy Rus', performed in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.

The sermon before communion was delivered by the dean of the Makhachkala church district, Priest Sergius Abasov.

At the end of the Liturgy, glorification was performed to the holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon.

Then Archbishop Varlaam held an evangelical conversation with parishioners at the diocesan spiritual and educational center on the territory of the Assumption Cathedral.

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