{"id":13298,"date":"2020-08-29T16:26:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T13:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/?post_type=news&p=13298"},"modified":"2020-10-08T16:58:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T13:58:05","slug":"akademija-vstretila-novogo-rektora","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/en\/news\/akademija-vstretila-novogo-rektora\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy met its new rector"},"content":{"rendered":"

On August 29, the Bishop of Zvenigorod Theodorite for the first time crossed the threshold of the Moscow Theological Academy as its Rector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the gates of the Intercession academic church Bishop Theodorite was met by administration representatives, teachers, students and staff. Singing the troparion to the Assumption of the Virgin, a procession went into the church, where Bishop Theodorite performed a prayer service asking for God\u2019s blessing for a good cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An academic choir under the conduct of Hieromonk Nestor (Volkov) sang at the divine service. After a prayer, the Rector said a welcoming word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear fathers, brothers and sisters! I would like to greet you cordially!<\/em><\/p>

It was a deep feeling both of anxiety and thrill that accompanied my first divine service here as the Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy.<\/em><\/p>

I will not hide my inner excitement and trepidation before this forthcoming role.<\/em><\/p>

Of course, the Academy is well-known for me. As well as this academic temple which especially dear for me. In its altar, I prayed with my brothers for two days after taking my monastic vows. Here I was ordained into a hierodeacon and later into a hieromonk by Bishop Eugene.<\/em><\/p>

However, in four years of my absence lots of things have changed at the Academy. So did we, especially under the weight of responsibility and previous experience.<\/em><\/p>

At such moments of life prayer and support of loved ones is very important.<\/em><\/p>

Today at the Liturgy, a Gospel passage told us how the on His way to Jerusalem was not allowed to come into a Samaritan village. Luckily that the Academy is not a Samaritan city, so you lovingly accept a traveler who wants to reach high Jerusalem.<\/em><\/p>

Greeting you I cannot find better words than Apostle Paul said:<\/em> <\/em>\"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Then Vladyka gave to everyone his archpastoral blessing for the upcoming labors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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