The stay of the ark with the relics of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in the Pavlodar diocese has ended. More than 13 thousand people venerated the shrine

October 20, 2024. The stay of the relics of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in the Pavlodar diocese has ended.

From September 28 to November 10, 2024, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', the boundaries of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District are visited by a great shrine - the relics and part of the robe of the blessed nun Matrona of Moscow, revered by millions of Orthodox believers around the world.

On October 17, the shrine was brought to the main temple of the Pavlodar diocese - the Annunciation Cathedral, where the Head of the Metropolitan District, together with the diocesan clergy, celebrated the Liturgy.

At the numerous requests of the faithful, the hierarchy decided to extend the stay of the relics of the blessed nun Matrona of Moscow in the capital of the Irtysh region until October 20.

The bringing of the revered shrine of Orthodoxy to the city of Pavlodar became a spiritual gift to the faithful for the 25th anniversary of the Astana and Alma-Ata diocese and the upcoming 15th anniversary of the approval of the canonical status of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District.

In response to the petition of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, His Holiness gave his Primate's blessing for the bringing of the relics of blessed Matrona to the diocesan centers for prayerful veneration and spiritual strengthening of the people of Kazakhstan. The shrine is accompanied on pilgrimage by Kazakhstan's archpastors and clergy along with Metropolitan Alexander.

Support for bringing the relic is provided by the public foundation "Apostol" (president - G.G. Sosnovsky).

More than 13 thousand people bowed to the relics of the saint of Christ.