{"id":37873,"date":"2025-06-17T22:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/?post_type=news&p=37873"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:23:47","slug":"rektor-blagoslovil-uchashhihsja-mda-na-brak","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/en\/news\/rektor-blagoslovil-uchashhihsja-mda-na-brak\/","title":{"rendered":"Rector Blesses MThA Students for Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marriage is a sacrament of Divine love. In the Bible, Christian marriage is often compared to the relationship between Christ and the Church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Apostle Paul says that husbands should love their wives as Christ loved the Church, that is, to the point of death. Therefore, true love is a daily sacrifice and effort that spouses must learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On June 13, the Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, Bishop Kirill of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov, gave his blessing for marriage to the following students of the theological school:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Postgraduate student Alexei Kostin and icon painting faculty graduate Anastasia Yurtova<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Second-year bachelor's student Kirill Malinka and Irina Sekriy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Second-year bachelor's student Nikita Alyoshkin and MThA staff member Khristina Volkova<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Second-year bachelor's student Alexei Balokhonov and Anastasia Shlyapina<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Second-year bachelor's student Dmitry Mochalin and Zlata Rastorgueva<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fourth-year bachelor's student Mikhail Polyakov and Elizaveta Kravchenko<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • First-year icon painting faculty student Maria Mishkel and Denis Polin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Bishop Theodorite congratulated students and their fianc\u00e9es and presented them icons of the Intercession of the Mother of God and Bibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    MThA Press Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n