anton tolpa watched the celebrations. god glorifies the good. on christmas night in in the cathedral of christ the savior there is a patriarchal service, prayers are said for all to hear, an all-night vigil and the liturgy of st. basil the great, and of course, this night the patriarch’s address is heard. congratulations on the great holiday of the nativity of christ, and may the lord help us all to strengthen ourselves in faith, in hope, in love, including through prayer, which now lies before us all. god's blessing, may it. abides over all of you, over our people, over our fatherland, over the world in which we live, and we believe that through prayers the lord gives to those who i sincerely believe that god hears our prayers. on the eve of christmas , the trinity was delivered to the cathedral of christ the savior, this is an icon of andrei rublev, painted at the beginning of the 15th century, it was placed in a special icon case, installed near the right choir of the temple, the famous image will be... the story of the birth of jesus is told