Metropolitan Kirill celebrates Divine Liturgy in St.Seraphim’s church in Svetlogorsk on the commemoration day of St.Seraphim of Sarov

On 15 January 2006, the commemoration day of St.Seraphim of Sarov, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St.Seraphim’s church in Svetlogorsk.

Concelebrating with the ruling bishop were Bishop Seraphim of Baltiysk, diocesan secretary archpriest Marian Pozun and rector of the church priest Oleg Onishchuk.

The church of St.Seraphim of Sarov could accommodate all people who came to worship. In his archpastoral address to numerous parishioners Metropolitan Kirill noted that the exploit of St.Seraphim gives us an example of a true Orthodox Christian. ‘This old man, who was stooping and feeble, stood on the stone for a long time. His exploit witnesses that the power of God joins with human power, that God does not exist separately, but really and tangibly helps people once they beseech Him to do so’.

That same day at ‘Khrabrovo’ airport Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad had a friendly unofficial meeting with the commander of the Baltic Navy V.P.Valuev.