The memory of the righteous is praised with hymns, and for you the testimony of the Lord is sufficient, O Forerunner. For you were truly shown to be more honorable than the prophets, since you were deemed worthy to baptize in the waters Him whom you had proclaimed. Therefore, having suffered for the truth, with joy you proclaimed God even to those in Hades—Him who was manifested in the flesh, who took away the sin of the world and granted us great mercy.(Troparion of Saint John the Baptist)

When You were baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Holy Trinity was revealed; for the voice of the Father bore witness to You, calling You His beloved Son, and the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the truth of His word. O Christ God, Who have revealed Yourself and enlightened the world, glory to You.
(Troparion, Tone 1)

On Monday, January 19, 2026, His Eminence Vladimir, Metropolitan of Chișinău and All Moldova, held a meeting with the delegation of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), led by Mr. Maximos Charakopoulos, Member of the Hellenic Parliament and Secretary General of the IAO.

On Sunday, January 18, 2026, on the Eve of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral “Nativity of the Lord” in the municipality of Chișinău, joined in prayer by Archpriest Vadim Cheibaș, Secretary of the Metropolis and Ecclesiarch of the Cathedral, together with the clergy and the faithful of the holy church.

On Thursday, 15 January, on the feast day of the Venerable Saint Seraphim of Sarov, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, made an archpastoral visit to the Church of the Venerable Saint Seraphim of Sarov, located on Ceucari Street, in the Poșta Veche neighborhood, Rîșcani District of the capital.

On Saturday, 15 January 2026, on the feast day of the Venerable Saint Seraphim of Sarov, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the patronal feast of the chapel located within the Residential Center for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Chișinău.

His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir held a courtesy meeting on Tuesday, January 13, with Mr. Nick Pietrowicz, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States of America in the Republic of Moldova, at the Metropolitan Palace in Chișinău.

The youth volunteer group “Venerable Confessor Sofian of Antim”, operating within the Synodal Department for Social Activity and Charity of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, organized on Monday, January 12, 2026, in Chișinău, an evening of traditional Christmas carols, held in the presence of His Eminence Vladimir, Metropolitan of Chișinău and All Moldova.

His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the first Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the in Chișinău.

The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Moldova, His Holiness Metropolitan Vladimir, celebrated the Divine Liturgy on friday, January 9, 2026, on the feast of the Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen, at the “Nativity of the Lord” Monastery in the village of Zabriceni, Edinet district.