On this day, the Russian Orthodox Church remembers all the soldiers who died for their faith and fatherland on the battlefield, as well as all those who died a sudden death, who were not admonished into eternal life by the prayers of the Holy Church. Dimitrievskaya Saturday was established by the Grand Duke Dimitri Ioannovich Donskoy. Having won the famous victory on the Kulikovo field over Mamai, on his return from the battlefield, Dimitri Ioannovich visited the Trinity-Sergius monastery. St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki.
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'When a person dies, sobs and tears are so understandable and natural. And the closer the deceased is to us, the heavier our grief. Who will console ... the crying and sobbing? Only Christ the Savior will comfort them. He answers all those who grieve at the grave of the dead who are close to them: Do not cry! They did not die, but fell asleep. The dead have not left you forever. Let their sleep be long, but it will end. Do not cry, mother! You will see your dear son. Do not grieve, wife, about separation from your husband: you will be together again. All of us will again be with our dear and dear people ... Truly, truly I say to you: the time is coming, and it has already come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and, having heard, will come to life. ' (Hieromartyr Onuphry (Gagalyuk), Archbishop of Kursk)
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