Memorial services and military rituals were held across Bulgaria on Saturday, when the Church marks All Souls' Day, to honor the country's fallen soldiers.

In Sofia, Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil led a memorial service at the Military-Osuar Museum in the Central Cemetery. A military ritual was honored for servicemen who lost their lives in wars, peacekeeping operations and in the line of duty in peacetime.

President Rumen Radev, Speaker of the National Assembly Raya Nazaryan, Minister of Defense Atanas Zaprjanov, Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov and senior officers of the Bulgarian Army were present.

Patriarch Daniil said that the Bulgarian army has never lost a battle and the Bulgarian flag has never been captured, because the soldiers were taught "in the spirit of patriotism, in the spirit of respect for their parents from their paternal hearth, in the spirit of respect, of patience and the spirit of charity".

"In this way, struggling with their weaknesses and sins, they have learned by doing that a godly life, which is more for others than for themselves, brings real good, builds up the man and gives him strength inspiration for a constructive life. life", said Patriarch Daniil.

He also said that today all responsible factors in society must make all efforts to educate the next generation precisely in the spirit of faith, traditions and virtues that are natural for Bulgarians and are part of the national identity.

Military memorial and ritual services were also held in Shumen, Pleven, Ruse, Yambol, Varna, Burgas, Razgrad, Blagoevgrad, Dobrich and Targovishte, among other settlements. /BTA