On the feast of the Icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa”, Metropolitan Alexy celebrated the Liturgy in the church on the territory of the oncology centertranslated

On the feast of the Icon of the Mother of God “All-Tsaritsa,” Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Chelyabinsk church consecrated in honor of this holy image. Concelebrating with the ruling bishop was the rector of the church, Priest Dimitry Volkov. The hymns of the service were performed by the Bishop's Choir under the direction of regent Marina Goman. After the Liturgy, the clergy and parishioners walked around the church in a procession of the cross. A small wooden church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa” is located on the territory of the Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. The chief physician of the medical institution, Andrei Aleksandrovich Lukin, doctors and numerous parishioners prayed during the service. The Athos image of the Mother of God is known for having the special grace to help people suffering from cancer. “The Lord allows trials, sorrows, and illnesses so that we stop and think about eternity. And when the moment of returning to God, repentance, occurs, the Lord gives a person many opportunities to correct him in his earthly life.

The Lord calls us to this in different ways. Most often you have to endure various sorrows, because in order to be healed you have to drink bitter things...