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Archbishop Sava celebrated the Divine Liturgy and diaconal ordination in the cathedraltranslated

August 5, 2026 · 1 min read

On August 5, the day of the festival in honor of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God and the memory of the holy righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov, His Eminence Archbishop Savva of Tiraspol and Dubossary celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. Concelebrating with the Most Reverend Bishop was the dean of the Bendery district, Archpriest Mikhail Lungu, the clergyman and clergy of the cathedral, and the clergy of the Bendery deanery. Numerous parishioners prayed during the service, who came to honor the Most Holy Theotokos on the day of the glorification of Her Pochaev Icon, and also to ask for the prayerful intercession of the holy righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov. During the Divine Liturgy, the deacon's ordination was performed. By the grace of the Holy Spirit, through the ordination of bishops, the Holy Church acquired a new clergyman, called to serve at the Throne of God, participating in divine services, promoting the preaching of the Gospel and the work of church care for believers. At the end of the Liturgy, glorification was performed in front of the copy of the Pochaev Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and the honest image of the righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov with a particle of his holy relics,...

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