His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II prayerfully honored in Moscow

February 23, 2016, the 87th anniversary of the birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II, Metropolitan Arseny of Istra, the first Moscow vicar to the patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, administrator of the Central and Southern vicariates of the capital, served a Divine Liturgy and Pannikhida in Theophany Cathedral, where is buried the fifteenth primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

His Eminence concelebrated with the rector of Theophany Cathedral Archpriest Alexander Ageikin, and other Moscow clergy.

Liturgical hymns were sung by the choir of Theophany Cathedral under the direction of director Ekaterina Loginova.

Abess of the Nativity of the TheotokosStavropegial Monastery IgumenaViktoria (Perminova) along with the sisters of the convent were also present to pray.

 Source: Pravoslavie.ru