Patriarchal service for Royal Martyrs to be aired live on site of Russian Church

Ekaterinburg, July 16, 2018

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will lead the services in Ekaterinburg tonight in honor of the centenary of the martyrdom of Tsar Nicholas II and his holy family.

With the support of the Orthodox TV station “Union,” the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy will be broadcast on the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The broadcast begins at 10:00 PM Moscow time (3:00 PM Eastern).

The services will begin with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Pat. Kirill on the square in front of the Church on the Blood in Ekaterinburg, after which he will lead the procession from the church to the Monastery of the Royal Passion-Bearers at Ganina Yama, on the site where the Royal Martyrs’ bodies were disposed of.

Upon arrival at the monastery, a moleben to the Royal Martyrs will be celebrated.

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7/16/2018

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