In the Volgograd region celebrated the 10th anniversary of the glorification of St. Arseny
In the Ust-Medveditsk Spaso-Preobrazhensky women's monastery on November 13, celebrations were held dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the glorification of St. Arsenia - Abbess of Ust-Medveditskaya - in the face of locally venerated saints
On the eve of the memorable date, a festive divine service was held at the monastery: Metropolitan Theodore of Volgograd and Kamyshin, together with Bishop Elisha of Uryupin and Novoannin, Bishop Alexy of Galich and Makariev and the clergy of the metropolis, served a small vespers with an akathist and an All-Night Vigil.
According to the Volgograd diocese, the abbess of the abbess George (Borovik) prayed for the service together with the sisters of the monastery, as well as numerous pilgrims and parishioners. Believers were blessed and blessed with oil. In his address, the bishop stressed the importance of sobriety of mind, urged to protect the heart and mind and warned against excessive immersion in virtual reality.
On the night of November 13, in the cave temple of the monastery, Metropolitan Theodore headed the Divine Liturgy. He was served by Archimandrite Gabriel (Golovko), viceroy of the Holy Spirit Monastery of Volgograd, and priest Vitaly Sviridov, head of the protocol service of the Uryupin diocese. At the end of the service, the head of the Metropolia pronounced the archpastoral word.
