Patronal feast of the house church of the Brest Diocesan Administrationtranslated

On July 11, 2026, on the feast of the Icon of the Mother of God “Three-Handed,” Archbishop John of Brest and Kobrin celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the house church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Three-Handed” of the Brest Diocesan Administration.

His Eminence was served by: assistant secretary of the diocesan administration, rector of the parish of the Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in Brest, priest Andrei Petrusevich; clergy of the Cathedral of St. Simeon the Stylite in Brest, Priest Alexy Makarenko, Priest Andrei Khantsevich, Priest Pavel Lupish.

The diaconal rank was composed by the clergy of the Cathedral of St. Simeon the Stylite in Brest, Deacon John Shkulepa.

Liturgical hymns were performed by the Small Choir of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Brest under the direction of Svetlana Zgrebnaya.

The abbess of the convent of the All-Merciful Savior in Kobrin, Abbess Euphrosyne (Kurakevich), as well as employees of the Brest diocesan administration, prayed during the service.

After the special litany, Archbishop John offered a prayer for the restoration of peace.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Archbishop John led the religious procession and sprinkled the diocesan administration with holy water. IN…