December 16, 2025. Almaty. Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Sophia Cathedral of the Iversky-Seraphim Convent in the southern capital.
At the conclusion of the service, the Head of the Metropolitan District bestowed the blessing to wear the podryasnik upon students of the preparatory course of the Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary.
At the end of the rite, His Eminence addressed the students with words of exhortation.
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