{"id":23610,"date":"2022-08-28T23:04:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/?post_type=news&p=23610"},"modified":"2022-09-28T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T08:13:11","slug":"priidite-vernii-ko-grobu-pristupim-bozhija-matere-v-akademii-pochtili-uspenie-presvjatoj-bogorodicy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/en\/news\/priidite-vernii-ko-grobu-pristupim-bozhija-matere-v-akademii-pochtili-uspenie-presvjatoj-bogorodicy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCome, believers, let us approach the tomb of the Mother of God\u201d. The Academy had divine services in honour of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, the Holy Church commemorates the Assumption of the Mother of God. For Christians, It is a triumph of life over death, a celebration filled with Easter joy. The Assumption became a sacrament of awakening for an everlasting life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On August 27, the holiday eve, teachers and students gathered at the home church of the Moscow Theological Academy for a joint prayer. Archimandrite Hilarion (Forkavets) led the akathist to the Mother of Gor. The Bishop of Venev Theodorite officed an All-night vigil co-served by the academic clergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the all-night vigil, Bishop Theodorite led the festive Lithia with the blessing of the bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Matins, the choir sang the Burial troparion and the clergy solemnly brought the shroud of the Most Holy Theotokos from the altar, which was put in the center of the church for general veneration. The priesthood sang special Praises to the Mother of God and performed the rite of the Burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Canon, a quartet conducted by Ivan Bondaruk, a third-year undergraduate student, sang the exapostilarion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Great Doxology, the academic clergy, students, teachers and parishioners went on a procession with the shroud and singing the hymn to the Mother of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On August 28, Bishop Theodorite celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Intercession Church of the Moscow Theological Academy co-served by teachers and students in the priesthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After reading the Gospel, Bishop Theodorite delivered a sermon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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