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Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe celebrates Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church in Brussels
DECR Communication Service, 12/10/2026
On 8th October 2026, commemoration day of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Metropolitan Mark of Korsun and Western Europe, Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Metochion Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Brussels. Exactly twenty-four years ago, the first Liturgy had taken place there, and in March 2003 the church had been consecrated by Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (now Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’), website of the Korsun Diocese reports.
Concelebrating the Divine Liturgy with Metropolitan Mark were Archpriest Pavel Nedosekin, Rector of the Holy Trinity Church, and the clergy of the Brussels and Belgium Diocese.
After the Dismissal, the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe delivered a homily, saying in particular: “As we glorify and commemorate the Venerable Sergius, let us also strive to serve God and purify our soul for the sake of its salvation. Let us not worship our bodies as idols, serving them, as we often do, with our passions. May God help us to always treasure in our soul the memory of St. Sergius – a great ascetic and saint of the Russian land.”
Father Pavel Nedosekin thanked the archpastor for his visit and the joy of the joint prayer and Eucharistic celebration.
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