During an Easter service at Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral held on Saturday night, Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill referred to the holiday as a “victory day”

“Easter is a victory day. We know there’s the victory day connected to victory in war, but Easter is a day of victory over the greatest enemy — over the devil, and over the forces of evil that once held total sway over the world,” Patriarch Kirill told the congregation

He referred to Easter as a “victory day” several more times throughout the sermon

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in attendance at the service, along with Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin