On November 10, His Eminence Agafangel, Metropolitan of Odesa and Ishmael, in cooperation with the Vicar of the Odesa Diocese, Archbishop Victor of Artsyz and the brothers of the Intercession Monastery in the village of Marynivka, performed a thanksgiving prayer in the temple of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in the Holy Intercession Men's Monastery. After the prayer service, the decision of the Holy Synod of the UOC to grant the Holy Intercession hermitage in Marynivka the status of a monastery was read before the revered Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God. With the blessing of His Eminence Agafangel, Metropolitan of Odesa and Ishmael, the icon of Saint Nektarios of Aegina arrived from Greece and began its journey through the Odesa land from the St. Nicholas Monastery in the city of Ishmael. On November 10, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, the rector of the Odessa Theological Seminary, Archpriest Dimitrii Yakovenko, led the Divine Liturgy in the cathedral church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Life-Bearing Source" of the Holy Dormition of the Odessa Men's Monastery. On November 14, the Vicar of the Odesa Diocese, Bishop Anastasius of Ovidiopol, with the co-service of the clergy of the city of Odesa, performed the funeral Divine Liturgy and rite of burial for the newly deposed Archpriest Antonin Diakovsky. As a result of another massive shelling of Odesa on November 14, the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "The Sign" of Kursk-Korinna was damaged. The roof and walls of the church were pierced, the windows were broken, and the church car was damaged. On November 10, the Church celebrated the memory of Saint Iov, hegumen of Pochaivskyi. In the Odesa diocese, in the Tarutynsky parish, in the village of Voznesenka Druga, in the St. John-Pochaiv temple, a solemn feast was held on this day. Dear brothers and sisters! The world we live in is full of bustle and sin; how often we surrender ourselves to earthly cares and forget that there are things eternal and unchanging. Think about the greatness of what Christ accomplished. He came to free us from the bonds of sin that we could not break on our own. He came to bear our infirmities, to give us strength where we had none. He did not seek glory or wealth for Himself, did not seek power, but, with boundless love and humility, gave His life so that each of us could find the way to salvation. The Holy Scriptures teach that our faith should be reflected in our actions. Because as a lamp shines in the darkness, so our life should be a testimony of our love for God. Our actions should be full of mercy and compassion, and our words should be kind and edifying. God calls us to a life full of purity and hope, where we, as His children, show His grace to the world. We often face difficulties, doubts and pain, and sometimes it seems that the Lord has left us. But did He not say, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you"? So let's walk the path illuminated by His word and love. Let every day be a reflection of His light and love. Let us serve the Lord with joy, let us offer our prayers, let us live so that everyone can see the image of God in us. And then, on the great day when He comes again, we will be ready to stand before Him, knowing that our lives have been a testimony of our faith and devotion to Him.