On the feast day of Saints Methodius and Cyril, the bishops of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia concelebrated with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ at the Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
On May 24, 2026, the feast day of Saints Methodius and Cyril, Teachers of the Slavs, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. This day also marks the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture and the name day of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. His Holiness was assisted at the service by a host of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan Sergius of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, Administrator of the Philippines and Vietnam Diocese.
Representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches participated in the service. Among those worshipping in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior were high-ranking guests, clergy, monastics, abbesses and nuns of convents, and numerous laypeople.
Following the Liturgy, a glorification of Saints Methodius and Cyril was performed. “Many years” was then offered to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, for the namesake of the saints.
