On the eve of the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Alexy celebrated an all-night vigiltranslated

On the eve of the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass celebrated an all-night vigil with lithium in the St. Simeon Cathedral. The ruling bishop was co-served by the clergy of the cathedral, led by the clergyman, Archpriest Vladimir Manichev. During the service, an akathist to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was read. Metropolitan Alexy anointed the believers with consecrated oil. The holiday was established in honor of the appearance of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Kazan in 1579. The Mother of God appeared to the Matrona Girl in a dream and indicated the place on the ashes where Her icon was buried. At the site where the image was found, the Mother of God nunnery was founded, and the icon itself became one of the most revered in the Russian Orthodox Church. For the parish of the St. Simeon Cathedral, this holiday is patronal: the southern chapel of the temple was consecrated in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God after the reconstruction of the church in the late 80s of the last century. On the day of the holiday itself, July 21, the late Liturgy in St. Simeon's Cathedral will be led by Metropolitan Alexy. CDRO Chelyabinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. All rights reserved.