Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Luke in Rechitsatranslated

On the Feast of the Carrying of the Venerable Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord and the Feast of the All-Merciful Savior and the Most Holy Theotokos, August 14, 2026, His Eminence Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) in Rechitsa.

Concelebrating with the Most Reverend Bishop was the secretary of the Gomel diocese, Archpriest Georgy Alampiev, the dean of the churches of the Rechitsa district, Archpriest Alexy Peshko, the rector of the parish of the Church of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) in Rechitsa, Priest Nikolai Savostyanov, and the clergy.

During the service, intense prayers for peace were offered.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the archpastor congratulated the participants on their reception of the Holy Mysteries of Christ and addressed the worshipers with a word of fidelity to God. The Bishop emphasized that Christian life should not be limited to the external fulfillment of church institutions: faith should be manifested in deeds, attitude towards others and everyday life. Referring to the example of the Maccabean martyrs, who remained faithful to God in the face of suffering and death, Archbishop Stephen called on believers to confirm their faith through actions and maintain the sincerity of their Christian life.

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