On the eve of the Nativity of St. Nicholas, Metropolitan Alexy celebrated an all-night vigiltranslated

On the eve of the celebration of the Nativity of St. Nicholas, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass celebrated an all-night vigil in the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Source” in the village of Roshchino. The ruling bishop was assisted by the dean of the Sosnovsky deanery, Archpriest Georgy Artaryan, the rector of the church, Priest Alexander Kvach, and other clergy. The archpastor and clergy read an akathist to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The ruling bishop anointed the parishioners with blessed oil. In his sermon, Metropolitan Alexy recalled that the Nativity of St. Nicholas is a very ancient holiday, but in the 18th century they stopped celebrating it. “His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II blessed the celebration of this day. And we rejoice that we have the opportunity to all gather together and glorify St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, whom, of course, we know as a helper, man of prayer, intercessor and intercessor for all of us. Through his prayers, may the Lord protect you and grant you spiritual salvation and physical health,” said Bishop Alexy.

The stone church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Source” in the village of Roshchino, Sosnovsky district, was founded in the fall of 2016. The first Divine Liturgy was celebrated on January 7, 2020, on the feast…