On 7 September 2025, in the week of the 13th Pentecost, Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy, Primate of the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg, commemorated Matins and the Divine Liturgy.
Then a rite of prayer for the preservation of God's creation was celebrated. In our time, due to environmental problems associated with human activity, the world around us is suffering: many species of animals and plants are on the verge of extinction. In 2015, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, a special prayer rite was established in the Russian Orthodox Church. All those gathered offered prayers for the preservation of nature in its pristine beauty and diversity.
At the end of the prayer service, prayers were recited for the beginning of the new school year. Afterwards, students, pupils and their parents were sprinkled with holy water. The rector of the parish urged everyone to pray earnestly to St Sergius for success in their school studies and the knowledge of the revealed truths of the Orthodox faith.
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