Moscow Theological Academy celebrated the 5th Week of the Great Lent 

There are only a few days left until the end of the Great Lent, however, the Church keeps encouraging, strengthening and supporting its faithful children. Now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? (Gal.4:9). 

St. Mary of Egypt, gives a great spiritual example to all those who are on the eve of the Holy Week. She inspires Christians walking through the desert of a vain world. Her experience of great asceticism strengthens both who entered the Great Lent from the very beginning and who joined “about the eleventh hour” (Matthew 20:1-6). 

On April 20, 2024, Archimandrite Venedict (Knyazev) officiated an All-night Vigil at the Intercession Academic Church co-served by the academic clergy. 

After the Kathisma, Joseph Oparin, a fourth-year undergraduate student, delivered a sermon. 

On April 21, 2024, on the fifth Sunday of the Great Lent, Archimandrite Benedict, celebrated the Divine Liturgy co-served by the academic clergy. 

Before the Communion, Hegumen Meletius (Sokolov) delivered a sermon. 

During the Divine Liturgy, with the blessing of the Bishop of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov Kirill, Rector of the Moscow theological Academy, chanting was performed by children's and the youth choir "Sofia" of the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hand on the Road of Life in St. Petersburg. 

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Chanting during the evening service performed by the second Academic Choir under the conduct of A.O. Leventsova and the third mixed choir led by A. Antonova. 

Chanting during the morning service performed by the second Academic Choir under the conduct of A.O. Leventsova and children's and the youth choir "Sofia" under the conduct of M.V. Gutsu.

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