Putin Wishes Orthodox Christians a Merry Christmas

[vostok]

VORONEZH, January 7 (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin wished all Orthodox Christians a merry Christmas; the holiday is celebrated on January 7 by most Russians, in accordance with the Julian calendar.
The president celebrated this year's Christmas in the village of Otradnoye near the southern Russian city of Voronezh, where he attended a service at the local Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin.
Putin personally thanked the church's rector, Archpriest Gennady Zaridze, for his efforts in restoring the church and the church-run orphanage.
The president also visited the local parish house, which has housed some 980 refugees from Ukraine's Donbas since an armed conflict broke out in the region in April.
The Otradnoye church was built more than a century ago but closed in 1930 and was used as a grain storage facility until 1991, when it was transferred back to the diocese and restoration began.
Putin Wishes Orthodox Christians a Merry Christmas / Sputnik International

 

[Vassnti]

Счастливого Рождества Vostok

 

[Parul]

S Rozhdestvom!

 

[Aepsilons]

Glory to You, O Christ our God, glory to You!

May Christ our True God, whose Nativity we celebrate, through the intercessions of His holy and pure Mother, through the power of the life giving Cross, through the protection of the Angelic Powers, through the prayers of St. John the Baptist, the supplications of the Holy Apostles, Martyrs, Fathers and Mothers of our Faith, and all the saints, have mercy on us and save us.

Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us.


Amen.

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VORONEZH, January 7 (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin wished all Orthodox Christians a merry Christmas; the holiday is celebrated on January 7 by most Russians, in accordance with the Julian calendar.
The president celebrated this year's Christmas in the village of Otradnoye near the southern Russian city of Voronezh, where he attended a service at the local Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin.
Putin personally thanked the church's rector, Archpriest Gennady Zaridze, for his efforts in restoring the church and the church-run orphanage.
The president also visited the local parish house, which has housed some 980 refugees from Ukraine's Donbas since an armed conflict broke out in the region in April.
The Otradnoye church was built more than a century ago but closed in 1930 and was used as a grain storage facility until 1991, when it was transferred back to the diocese and restoration began.
Putin Wishes Orthodox Christians a Merry Christmas / Sputnik International

Merry Christmas, @vostok, and to all who belong to Christian Orthodoxy!

May The Lord Bless Us All!