In the St. Isaac's Cathedral of St. Petersburg, they performed a memorial service for the victims of the plane crash in Egypt

On the ninth day after the A321 plane crash in Egypt , the Life of 224 people, a memorial lithium, which the blessing of the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Varsnophia, was served by Bishop of Tsarskoye Socialist Revolutionary Markell, was completed by Bishop of Tsarskoyan -Ininthon, according to the Blagod-Superior Information.Site of the St. Petersburg Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church .

The service began with the performance of the chant "now go." Isaac's Cathedral was full of prayers. Bishop Markell, turning to those present, said that disasters and natural disasters are terrible for us that death comes suddenly to those who do not wait for it.

"After how many years we will leave this world - in a year, after 10 years or after 50 - we do not know, this is a secret for us. But we have one comfort - faith in God, in universal resurrection. And now we will pray for the rest of those whose life this disaster has taken away, and the mitigation of the suffering of their relatives and friends."

The Governor of St. Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko and other members of the government, the chairman of the Legislative Assembly, Vyacheslav Makarov and other deputies prayed for the worship.

The service was the beginning of the "Hour of Memory" campaign. She continued with the performance of the choir of Smolny Cathedral under the direction of Vladimir Beletsov. The performers came out with the burning suppositories-tunics in their hands, the choir performed the spiritual chants of Russian composers.

The mournful action of Petersburgers and guests of the city announced the mournful ringing of the Bell of the Isaacievsky Cathedral, which hit 224 times.

The A321 aircraft of Kogalymavia airlines on October 31 flew out of Sharm Esh-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. The aircraft crashed on the Sinai Peninsula about 23 minutes after takeoff. 224 people were on board the liner, no one survived.

Memory measures dedicated to the victims of the plane crash continue in St. Petersburg all week. Panichids are performed in the temples, the clergy is assisted in the funeral of the dead and spiritual support to their relatives.