Bishop Theodorite celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Day of supreme apostles Peter and Paul

Supreme apostles Peter and Paul are giants of the faith, as they immediately responded to the call of the Lord followed Him.

Firstly, a name of St. Apostle Peter was Simon. He was an ordinary fisherman but the first one, who confessed Christ as the Son of God and got a new name Peter, which meant a "stone".

"And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it". 

In opposite, St. Apostle Paul was a zealous Pharisee and a persecutor of first Christians. Once on the way to Damascus he heard a voice saying to him:

«Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?»

Since then his life had completely changed and St. Paul started preaching the Word of God fearlessly undergone arrests and abuses.

Altogether, supreme apostles Peter and Paul preached the Good News and died as martyrs. Each of them became an example of unshakable faith and love to God.

On July 11, the Bishop of Zvenigorod Theodorite, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, officed an All-night Vigil together with the Bishop of Sergiev-Posad and Dmitrovsk Thomas, Abbot of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius’s Lavra, at the Dormition Cathedral.

On July 12, Bishop Theodorite celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral co-served by the academic clergy and monastery brethren in the priesthood.

Background information

Canting at the evening service performed by two choirs led by Vladimir Gorbik and Hegumen Siluan (Baranov).

Chanting at the Divine Liturgy performed under the direction of monk German (Burlakov).

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