On July 10, the day of the celebration of the Suknevichi Icon of the Mother of God, Archbishop John of Brest and Kobrin in the concelebration of Archbishop Anthony of Grodno and Volkovysk, Bishop Seraphim of Bobruisk and Bykovsky, Bishop Leonid of Turov and Mozyr, Bishop Pavel of Molodechno and Stolbtsi, Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon, Bishop Ignatius of Polotsk and Glubokoe, Bishop Pinsky and Luninetsky George, Bishop Ambrose of Svetlogorsk held the Divine Liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in Smorgon, Grodno region.
The archpastors were served by the dean of the Smorgon district, the rector of the Transfiguration Cathedral, Archpriest Anatoly Rezanovich, and the clergy of the Diocese of Lida and invited guests in holy orders.
The deaconess rank was headed by Protodeacon Dmitry Shepelev.
During the divine service, special prayers were offered for the restoration of peace.
The sermon before Communion was delivered by Archpriest Rostislav Solovyov.
After the prayer of the intercession, the archpastors and clergymen celebrated the glorification of the Most Holy Theotokos.
After the dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon addressed with a welcoming speech. Vladyka thanked Archbishop John for the joint prayer. Then the participants of the celebrations were greeted by the chairman of the District Council of Deputies Sergey Kudenchuk.
Archbishop John congratulated the worshippers on the holiday, thanked them for their joint prayer and addressed them with a word of edification.