Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of Gubkin celebrated its 30th anniversarytranslated

With the blessing of Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol, on October 4, the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrations were held in Gubkin on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Transfiguration Cathedral. The festive service was performed by Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol and Bishop Abel of Gubkin and Grayvoron, co-served by the deans and clergy of the metropolis. After reading the Holy Gospel, Metropolitan John addressed the worshipers with a sermon. In his sermon, the bishop drew a parallel between the technological process of iron ore enrichment at the Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Plant and the spiritual growth of man. “The expression “enriched ore” is well known, when everything unnecessary is cut off - scale, sulfur, and so on - and is prepared to smelt metal from the ore. The higher the percentage of ore enrichment, the better the metal. The same thing happens with the human soul.

When we cut off our egoism, when we cut off passionate desires inspired by the devil, we become enriched, that is, we become closer to God. We gain a true view of everything that is happening,” said Metropolitan John. Vladyka recalled how 30 years ago, in the difficult 90s,...