Sunday in the Cathedral of the Resurrection, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill prayed for the fallen defenders of the Fatherland and for deliverance “from the destructive plague” (coronavirus COVID-19). Earlier, the Patriarch consecrated the Cathedral – the Main Church of the Russian Armed forces and conducted the divine Liturgy. The stream of worship led TV channel “Russia 24” and the website Вести.Ru.
the rite of the great consecration of the Cathedral of the Resurrection had planned to make to win the Day, but was postponed due to quarantine restrictions. And today in the Cathedral in the Moscow Military-Patriotic Park “Patriot” was only attended by the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, the defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, his deputies and representatives of the secular authorities.
the Main temple of the Russian Armed forces have collected more than 3 billion rubles of donations of citizens and organizations. Moscow has made 2 billion rubles, Moscow oblast – 950 million.