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Russian compatriots in many countries of the world celebrated Christmas, TASS reports. The day before, a festive divine service took place in the Italian city of Bari. It took place in the basilica where the relics of St. Nicholas are located.
According to Archpriest Vyacheslav, rector of the Patriarchal metochion of St. Nicholas in Bari, Christmas this year was celebrated on Thursday. According to a long tradition, Orthodox services are held in the Catholic Cathedral on Thursdays. Due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation, less than 50 people gathered in the temple. Orthodox services have been held in the basilica, as well as in the crypt, where the relics of Nicholas the Wonderworker are kept, for more than 20 years.
Christmas services were also held in the Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in Rome.
Believers living in Shanghai came to the Russian Consulate General on the eve of Christmas. There was a night festive service. It was headed by the rector of the local Orthodox community, Priest John. About 60 people gathered for the service, among whom were immigrants not only from Russia, but also from other countries.
The representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Helsinki has prepared a Christmas present: a concert of works by Russian and foreign composers performed by compatriots living in Finland.
Los Angeles Orthodox Christians gather for a Christmas service in a churchyard. People were wearing masks, kept their distance, received communion with disposable devices.
Russkiy Mir
