Thank you for this reminder, Patriarch Kirill. Here in Lyon, the parish support group for those struggling with alcohol meets on the second Tuesday of the month, and this message comes at just the right time before the start of the school year. I will talk to the priest about it this Sunday.
Yes, memories like these are important. Here in Berlin, after the service, we often talked about the old Russian traditions, where September 11th has long been celebrated as a day of abstinence. I will mention this in chorus, maybe we can prepare something small next year.
