Sunday services at the Moscow Theological Academy
On September 11 and 12, Sunday services on the Day of Blessed Prince Alexander of Neva took place at the Intercession Church of the Moscow Theological Academy.
In 1721 after a long and exhausting war, Peter I concluded the peace with the Swedes. In honor of the victory of the Russian army, he decided to mark that day by transferring the relics of Blessed Prince Alexander of Neva from Vladimir to St. Petersburg. On September 12, 1724, the shrine was brought to the Holy Trinity Monastery in the northern capital.
Познай свою братию, российский Иосифе, не в Египте, но на Небеси царствующий, благоверный княже Александре, и приими моления их, умножая жита людем плодоносием земли твоея, грады владычествия твоего ограждая молением, православным христианом на сопротивныя споборствуя”.
On September 11, Archimandrite Platon (Igumnov) officed an All-night vigil in the Intercession Academic Church.
On September 12, Archimandrite Benedict (Knyazev) performed the Divine Liturgy co-served by teachers and students in the priesthood.
After the sacrament verse, Hieromonk Theodore (Yulaev) delivered a sermon.
At the end of the service, the academic clergy sang the glorification to Blessed Prince Alexander of Neva.
Background information:
Chanting performed by the second academic choir under the conduct of V.V. Chuvilov and the first joint choir led by S.P. Borovinskaya.
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