Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Celebrations on the occasion of the 365th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Leonid Ustnedumsky took place in the Diocese of Yaran

Celebrations on the occasion of the 365th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Leonid Ustnedumsky took place in the Diocese of Yaran В Яранской епархии прошли торжества по случаю 365-летия преставления преподобного Леонида Устьнедумского print version July 31, 2019 13:40 On July 30, 2019, on the Day of Remembrance of St. Leonid of Ustnedumsky (1654), the Church of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos of the village of Ozero, Luzsky District, Kirov Region, was held on the occasion of the 365th anniversary of the repose of the saint. Divine liturgy was led by the Bishop of Iran and Luz Paisius . His Grace was served by the dean of the Northern District of the Iranian Diocese , the rector of the Vvedensky Church, Archimandrite Vladimir (Dyachenko), hieromonk David (Siver), the clergy of the Northern Deanery and guests from other dioceses in holy orders. A representative of the governor of the Kirov region, the head of the ethno-confessional relations department of the Ministry of internal and information policy of the Kirov region A.Yu. attended the service. Berezin. Residents of Luza, as well as pilgrims from Kirov, Vologda, Nizhny Novgorod and other regions of Russia, gathered to commemorate the memory of the saint and worship his relics, found on March 17, 2018. At the small entrance, Bishop Paisy awarded priest Maxim Sherstkov and cleric of Vvedensky church in the village of Lake Priest Mikhail Voitsheshko to the abbot of the church of the faithful prince Alexander Nevsky of the village of Oparino, Kirov region. The sermon before communion was delivered by priest Maxim Sherstkov, who spoke about the tradition of honoring the holy relics of God's saints. At the end of the Liturgy, Vladyka Paisii celebrated Reverend Leonid, then congratulated the clergy and laity on the day of the memory of Ustnedumi wonderworker and, in particular, said: we can attach ourselves to this shrine. The Monk Leonid, at the behest of the Mother of God, came to this deaf and wild region, consecrated it with his exploits and founded a monastery here. He put a lot of effort to drain the swamps that repeatedly flooded the monastery. The monastery has not survived to the present day, but until now everyone can see the river Nedum dug out by the monk’s hands. Let us remember that we are the spiritual heirs of the monk and must continue his work, testifying of faith in Christ by the life of the gospel. ” In memory of the discovery of the relics of St. Leonid, Bishop Paisius presented a church with an altar cross. Then the bishop handed the bishop diplomas and letters of thanks to the philanthropists and parishioners of the church who take an active part in the life of the parish. The believers were also congratulated by A.Yu. Berezin and the head of the Luzsky District, D.V. Orlov. Archimandrite Vladimir thanked Vladyka Paisiy for the joy of joint prayer and presented Panagia as a gift to His Eminence as a gift to the memory of the congregational divine service. At the end of the celebrations, a festive meal was organized for all participants in the church service.

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