Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God (1996)

St.

Basil's Cathedral.

Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Protection of the Holy Mother of God.

Patriarch Alexy II and clergy stand on the porch of the cathedral.

Cover of the book "The Life of St.

Basil the Blessed." Parishioners climb the stairs to the cathedral.

Parishioners in the cathedral.

View of the domes of the cathedral.

A folk ensemble plays outside.

Parishioners kiss the cross.