On May 21, 2024, an ark with a part of the relics of St. Mitrophan of Voronezh was transferred to the chapel in honor of St. Mitrophan of Voronezh at Paveletsky Railway Station in Moscow.
The transfer of the relic was organized with the participation of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The transfer of the relic was organized with the participation of the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Charitable Foundation of the Holy Martyr Vonifatius, the Independent Research Scientific Expertise named after P.M. Tretyakov, JSC «Russian Railways»
With the blessing of the Editor-in-Chief of the Moscow Patriarchate Publishing House Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuev, the solemn prayer service on the occasion of handing over the ark was performed by the clergyman of the Transfiguration Cathedral of Balashikha, Moscow region, Priest Andrei Somov.
The event was attended by the president of the Charitable Foundation of the Holy Martyr Wonifatius Natalia Mezentseva, representatives of JSC «Russian Railways» and the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The event was attended by the president of the Charitable Foundation of the Holy Martyr Wonifatius Natalia Mezentseva.
Addressing the faithful, the priest thanked all the participants of the project, thanks to which now at Paveletskiy railway station will be a part of the relics of St. Mitrofan of Voronezh.
In her speech to the audience, Natalia Mezentseva emphasized that the transfer of the relic took place within the framework of the project. of the program «Spiritual strengthening of the Russian military». With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the Foundation has been implementing this program jointly with the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies since 2016. Within the framework of the project, military marching icons are transferred to military churches, military schools, cadet corps, etc.
Military icons are donated to military churches, military schools, cadet corps, etc.
The ark with a part of the relics of St. Mitrophan of Voronezh will stay in the chapel at Paveletskiy railway station, where soldiers are escorted and met and where they and their relatives can pray to St. Mitrophan. The icon of St. Mitrophan of Voronezh and his holy relics can be worshipped daily.
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The chapel in honor of St. Mitrophan of Voronezh was consecrated at Paveletskiy railway station of the capital in 2001 within the framework of the project of the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate «With God on the Road». In the chapel there is daily liturgical life, here prayers are performed, akathists are served, one can submit notes for health and remembrance, order services. Here you can also pick up everything you need for reading, meditation and prayer.
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