The Academy held Sunday services on the day of St. Prophet Hosea and St. Martyr Andrew of Crete

On October 30, the 20th Week after Pentecost, the Holy Church commemorates two saints who preached the word of God. St. Prophet Hosea and St. Martyr Andrew of Crete were from different eras.

St. Prophet Hosea (IX century BC) lived Israel foreshadowing the coming punishments because people had turned off from God and worshiped idols. The prophet told the Israelites about their guilt and the coming future.

Following the right path of Your Lord’s commandments, St. Prophet Hosea, you were filled with Holy Spirit and got the gift of prophecy, proclaiming to Israel Christ, who comes in years of the coming, taking sinful people from the wrong path and guiding them on the path to the Heavenly Jerusalem, where you are now standing up and praying endlessly for all of us.

St. Martyr Andrew of Crete lived during the reign of emperor Constantine Copronimos (741–775). Under the threat of death, the iconoclast ordered Christians to remove icons from churches and houses. Despite that, St. Andrew came to Constantinople and in St. Mamant’s church publicly denounced the heretic emperor. Later, he accepted a martyr's death.

Fasting on the mountain, you defeated the enemies by the full armor of the Cross, the blessed, you are bravely dressed in suffering, killing Copronymus with a sword of faith, and for the sake of both you were crowned by God, St. martyr ever-memorable Andrew.

On October 29, the Bishop of Zvenigorod Kirill, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, officed an All-night Vigil at the Intercession Academic Church co-served by the academic clergy.

Before the Kathisma, Nikolay Shcherbatykh, a first-year Master's student, delivered a sermon.

At the Canon, Bishop Kirill elevated Reader Alexander Ivanov, a first-year Master's student at the Sretenskaya Theological Academy, to the rank of Subdeacon.

On Sunday, the Bishop of Zvenigorod Kirill performed the Divine Liturgy at the Intercession Church co-served by the academic clergy.

At the funeral Lithany, the Academy prayed for the repose of all the victims perished in the XX century.

After the Eucharistic Canon, Bishop Kirill ordained Subdeacon Alexander Ivanov into a deacon.

After the Sacrament Verse, Georgy Grebenshchikov, a first-year Master's student, delivered a sermon.

At the end of the service, Bishop Kirill addressed an assembly with his archpastoral word.

At the funeral service, they proclaimed petitions for the repose of victims perished at hard times, who were suffered, tortured, imprisoned or died in exile and whose names does the Lord know. 

Background information:

Clergy served at the All-night Vigil: the Bishop of Zvenigorod Kirill co-served by Archimandrite Venedikt (Knyazev), Archimandrite Platon (Igumnov), Archimandrite Hilarion (Farkovets), Archimandrite Luke (Golovkov), Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky), Abbot Melety (Sokolov), Abbot Adrian (Pashin ), Abbot Gerasim (Dyachkov), Hieromonk Barnabas (Losev), Hieromonk Theodore (Yulaev), Hieromonk Kassian (Plosky), Priest Valery Dukhanin, Hieromonk Micah (Kopytov), ​​Hieromonk Serapion (Zalesny), Hieromonk Methodius (Agus), Deacon Nikolai Goyuk, Deacon Dimitry Maslov.

Clergy served at the Divine Liturgy: Bishop Kirill co-served by Archimandrite Venedikt (Knyazev), Archimandrite Platon (Igumnov), Archimandrite Hilarion (Farkovets), Archimandrite Luke (Golovkov), Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky), Abbot Melety (Sokolov), Abbot Adrian (Pashin), Abbot Gerasim (Dyachkov), Abbot Cyprian (Yashchenko), Hieromonk Barnabas (Losev), Hieromonk Theodore (Yulaev), Hieromonk Cassian (Flat), Hieromonk Pavel (Field), Priest Valery Dukhanin, Hieromonk Micah (Kopytov), ​​Hieromonk Serapion (Zalesny) , Hieromonk Methodius (Agus), Hieromonk Athanasius (Italo), Hieromonk Boris (Zelyuchenko), Deacon Nikolai Goyuk, Deacon Dimitry Maslov.

Chanting performed by a male choir conducted by V.V. Chuvilov and a mixed choir led by S.P. Borovinskaya.

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