With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, on the evening of Sunday, March 8, 2026, His Grace Siluan, Bishop of Orhei and Vicar of the Metropolis of Moldova, officiated the Passion Service at the Metropolitan Cathedral “The Nativity of the Lord” in Chișinău.
“Confirming the universal resurrection before Thy Passion, Thou didst raise Lazarus from the dead, O Christ God. Therefore, like the children, we also bear the symbols of victory and cry out to Thee, the Conqueror of death: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord!” (Troparion of the Raising of Lazarus, Tone 1)
“How dost Thou die, O Life,
And how dost Thou dwell in the tomb?
Yet Thou destroyest the kingdom of death
And raisest the dead from Hades.”
“Confirming the universal resurrection before Thy Passion, Thou didst raise Lazarus from the dead, O Christ God. Therefore, like the children, we also bear the symbols of victory and cry out to Thee, the Conqueror of death: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.” (Troparion, Tone 1)
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, on the evening of Thursday, April 9, 2026, His Grace Siluan, Bishop of Orhei and Vicar of the Metropolis of Moldova, celebrated the service of Matins with the reading of the Twelve Gospels of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the Second Sunday after the Resurrection of the Lord (the Sunday of the Holy Apostle Thomas), His Eminence Vladimir, Metropolitan of Chișinău and All Moldova, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral “Nativity of the Lord” in Chișinău.
On Friday, April 17, 2026, on the Feast of the “Life-Giving Spring”, His Grace Siluan, Bishop of Orhei and Vicar of the Metropolis, with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Țigănești Monastery. Concelebrating with the hierarch were Archimandrite Irinarh (Costru), the abbot of the monastic community, together with a host of priests and deacons. Numerous faithful took part in the service, coming to honor this feast dedicated to the Mother of God.
His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, celebrated on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Metropolitan Cathedral “Nativity of the Lord” in the capital, the Divine Liturgy dedicated to the great Feast of the Annunciation.
“The Divine Liturgy is a sacred work for the preparation of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, to be given in Holy Communion to all the faithful. This is the entire purpose and meaning of the Liturgy: the communion of the faithful.” (Saint Symeon of Thessalonica)
His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Friday, April 17, when the Icon of the Mother of God “The Life-Giving Spring” is commemorated, at the “Holy Myrrh-bearing Women Martha and Mary” Monastery in Hagimus, Căușeni district.
On the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to Saint Mary of Egypt, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, celebrated the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great at the Metropolitan Cathedral “Nativity of the Lord” in Chișinău.
On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas, with the blessing of the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, His Grace Siluan, Bishop of Orhei and Metropolitan Vicar, celebrated the Holy and Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral “The Nativity of the Lord” in Chișinău. Concelebrating with His Grace was the assembly of clergy serving the Cathedral.
On Saturday, April 18, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Saint Venerable Parascheva” Church in the village of Văsieni, Ialoveni district, following the completion of the interior painting of the church.
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, on the evening of the Third Sunday of Great Lent — the Sunday of the Holy Cross — His Grace Bishop Filaret officiated the Akathist of the Holy Passion at the Metropolitan Cathedral “The Nativity of the Lord” in Chișinău.
