The all-night vigil on the eve of the patronal feast of the St. John the Baptist Monastery was performed by the monastery's holy archimandritetranslated

On the evening of July 6, on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of the venerable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, His Eminence Archbishop Savva of Tiraspol and Dubossary led the service of the All-Night Vigil with lithium at the St. John the Baptist Monastery in the Kalagur tract.

Concelebrating with the Hierarchimandrite of the monastery were the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Zosima (Grzhibovsky), the first assistant to the Ruling Bishop, Archimandrite John (Danilescu), the deans of the Slobodzeya, Bendery and Central districts, Archpriests Andrei Danilescu, Mikhail Lungu and Sergius Verbitsky, the inhabitants of the monastery and the clergy of the Rybnitsa and Central deaneries.

At the end of the service, His Eminence addressed the pilgrims gathered at the monastery with words of congratulations on the upcoming patronal holiday. In his archpastoral speech, Vladyka Savva recalled the great feat of the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, calling on believers to imitate his firmness in confessing the truth, repentant attitude and selfless devotion to the will of God. Then the Ruling Bishop announced the time of the beginning of the festive Divine Liturgy, inviting everyone to take part in the patronal celebration...