On August 30, 2025, at Khabarovsk Nevelsky Airport, Metropolitan Artemiy of Khabarovsk and Amur Region and Dmitry Demeshin, Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, met an ark with a fragment of the relics of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia, brought from the Primorsky Metropolis to Khabarovsk land.
The shrine was accompanied by the Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the blessed repose of St. Tikhon, Archpriest Kirill Kaleda, rector of the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in Butovo, and Yuri Zhukov, Deputy head of the Secretariat for Work with the regions of the World Russian People's Council.
After the prayer service at the airport, the ark with the relics was transported to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Khabarovsk. Here the shrine was greeted by the bishops of the Amur Metropolitan Area, Bishop Nicholas of Amur and Chegdomyn, Bishop Aristarchus of Vanino and Pereyaslav, Bishop Innokenty of Nikolaevsk and Bogorodsky, and Bishop Panteleimon of Bikinsky.
Metropolitan Artemiy and Governor Dmitry Demeshin brought the ark to the cathedral. The archpastors and clergy performed a prayer service to St. Tikhon. The ark was installed in the center of the temple for public worship. Vladyka Artemy performed a prayer service. Then the archpastor and the governor addressed the audience with words of greeting. Those present were able to venerate the relics.
On August 31, Metropolitan Artemiy of Khabarovsk and Amur Region celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral.
The Liturgy was celebrated in front of the ark with the relics of St. Tikhon. Khabarovsk residents and pilgrims from the churches of the metropolis, who came to worship the shrine, prayed in the temple. Icons with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia were presented to all those who came to the temple for prayer.
The sermon before Communion was delivered by Archpriest Kirill Kaleda. At the end of the service, Metropolitan Artemy addressed the audience with a sermon. Then Khabarovsk residents venerated the shrine. A communal meal was organized for the pilgrims.
On September 1, the Liturgy in the cathedral was led by the dean of the Khabarovsk Church District, Archpriest Georgy Sivkov, in the concelebration of the clergy of Khabarovsk churches. After that, prayer services were held hourly at the ark in the cathedral.
On September 2, a farewell moleben was served at the Transfiguration Cathedral in front of the relics of the saint. During the divine service, which was performed by Hieromonk Nikolai (Belozerov), Secretary of the Khabarovsk Diocese, and Archpriest Georgy Sivkov, rector of the cathedral, the sisters of the Peter and Paul Convent, along with Abbess Abbess Anthony, and parishioners of Khabarovsk churches, prayed.
After the prayer service, the shrine was seen off. From Khabarovsk airport, the delegation accompanying the shrine headed to Chita.
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the blessed repose of St. Tikhon. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the ark with the relics of the saint is being brought to the cities of Belarus and Russia. The shrine offering program covers 90 major cities in both countries. Russians Russian Orthodox Church's Commission for the Development of Pilgrimages and the Bringing of Shrines is the organizer of the offering of the relics, with the assistance of the leadership of the regions of Russia and the organizational support of the World Russian People's Council, as well as the Tsargrad Charitable Foundation.
The relics of Patriarch Tikhon were brought to the Amur Archdiocese.
03.09.2025, 08:00
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