{"id":18353,"date":"2021-05-08T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/?post_type=news&p=18353"},"modified":"2021-05-13T12:10:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:10:49","slug":"episkop-feodorit-sovershil-bozhestvennuju-liturgiju-v-subbotu-svetloj-sedmicy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/en\/news\/episkop-feodorit-sovershil-bozhestvennuju-liturgiju-v-subbotu-svetloj-sedmicy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Theodorite celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Saturday of the Bright Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 7 and 8, Saturday services of the Bright Week were held at the Intercession Church of the Moscow Theological Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArtos\u201d is a type of consecrated bread, which symbolizes Resurrected Christ\u2019s Body and His visible presence among us. That\u2019s why, it stands in front of the Royal Doors during the Bright Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, on the last day of the Bright Week, it was distributed to the faithful. Christians keep pieces of the bread as a shrine taking it in their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On May 7, Archimandrite Benedict (Knyazev) officed an evening service at the Intercession Academic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 8, the Bishop of Zvenigorod Theodorite, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, celebrated the Divine Liturgy co-served by teachers and students in the priesthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the ambo prayer, the clergy with the parishioners of the Intercession Church went on a procession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the procession, Bishop Theodorite read a prayer on parceling out the \u201cArtos\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chanting performed by a male choir under the conduct of V.V. Chuvilov and at the Divine Liturgy by a male choir led by Hieromonk Nestor (Volkov).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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