On the day of remembrance of the beheading of the head of the Baptist John, Metropolitan Benjamin led the Liturgy at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsktranslated

At the end of the Liturgy, Metropolitan Benjamin read out an address from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of the church-wide Day of Sobriety, and then led a prayer service for those suffering from the ailments of wine drinking and drug addiction.