
The confessor of Patriarch Kirill and the brothers of Optina Pustyn, 88-year-old Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin) flew around Moscow and St. Petersburg by plane with a prayer to protect Russia from the coronavirus epidemic, a source in the Moscow Patriarchate told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
'The confessor of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and the brothers of Optina Hermitage, Elder Elijah, flew around our capitals today with a prayer to protect Russia from the coronavirus epidemic. They flew from Kaluga to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and then back,' the source said.
And on Friday, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will make a detour around Moscow with the 'Tenderness' icon, which the Orthodox believe is miraculous.
'His Holiness the Patriarch appeals to the believers, while staying in their homes, to pray together, starting the reading of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos with the addition of a prayer for deliverance from the harmful epidemic - coronavirus infection - from 4 pm Moscow time on Friday, April 3, 2020,' the official said. site of the Russian Orthodox Church.
also in on Friday at 6 pm, Patriarch Kirill will perform an evening service at the Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow.
The Bringing of the Icon 'Tenderness' and the services will be broadcast live by the TV channels 'Spas', 'Soyuz' and the official website of the Russian Church.