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Russian citizens residing in Myanmar attend divine service on the Eve of Holy Theophany
DECR Communication Service, 20/01/2025
On 18th January 2025, the Eve of the Holy Theophany, with the blessing of Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia, Archpriest Sergy Yeremin, a cleric of the Odintsovo Diocese, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and performed the rite of the Great Blessing of Water at the Parish of the Holy Transfiguration in Yangon, Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
As the Exarchate’s Telegram channel reports, attending the divine service were staff members of the Embassy of the Russian Federation with their families and Russian citizens residing in Myanmar.
After the Divine Liturgy, the faithful could take part in the traditional immersion on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Later that day, Father Sergy baptized children of several Russian diplomats and other compatriots living in Myanmar. It was the first time the Sacrament of Baptism was administered at the Holy Transfiguration Parish in the capital of Myanmar.
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